Yosemite 8/16/03 - BARF

Hyperlite · 08-21-2003, 11:11 PM

Rocketbunny decided to take me to new and exciting places this past weekend. Our route on day 1 took us south to Hwy 25, Peach Tree Rd and Indian Valley Rd, across the central valley skipping along Hwy 58 to 33, then finding our way to hwy 41 which led us to Fresno. After fighting the yaks out there (I had 2 1D10T's cut me off baddddd) we found our way to our hotel. We didn't really stop to take any pics the first day as the roads were just too enjoyable to stop on. Check out Pashnit.com for Hwy 58, that is one AWESOME hwy, the pavement couldn't be any better, a great mix of sweepers and twisties with long straights to clean that carbon out of your exhaust and a section of whoops that seriously take you airborne above 90mph. Of course I would never be going fast enough to test that theory

and fortunately rocketbunny knew about em so she warned me.

Day 1 map:

A warm stop at the Mission San Miguel Arcangel

rocketbunny · 08-21-2003, 11:28 PM

Yeah - we really had an awesome time. First day was hundreds of miles of twisties with few cars. Just scenic central coast backroads. I discovered new dimensions to Yosemite. The roads rock! My next trip is definitely gonna be back in the Sierras.

Only downer on the trip was the temp. Stopped for root beer floats in Lost Hills and someone said that the temp was around 100. We were both wearing camelbaks though, and having water readily available definitely helped.

Speaking of water - pics from lunch at Margie's Diner in Paso Robles. We didn't quite finish the pitcher. But the triple sized (yum - comes standard there) milkshakes helped.

Hyperlite · 08-21-2003, 11:33 PM

Day two led us from Fresno along Hwy 41 into Yosemite. Hwy 41 is another beautiful road that leads straight to Yosemite, once you get past the town of Oakhurst you will be able to enjoy some very scenic twisties. By the time we got into Yosemite our tires were scrubbed like we had been to the track

Our route for this day was Hwy 41 to Glacier Valley Rd. Back on Glacier Valley Rd to hook up with 41 to the end of Yosemite Valley along Southside Rd, looping back along Northside Dr. From there we met up with HWY 140, continuing down hwy 165 to hwy 152 and on home on 101. Total mileage once I finally got was about 760 miles

Starting our morning off to clean off some of the central valley pests

We had a stalker in Yosemite while we were checking out Mariposa Grove and the giant Sequoias.

Here is a small obstruction that was cleared off of the path

"Grizzly Giant" This is a very interesting tree, the branches look like short arms

We found a deer relaxing in the shade on the other side of Grizzly Giant. It's amazing how comfortable the wildlife are around us humans

j/k

Hyperlite · 08-21-2003, 11:33 PM

Views from Glacier Point

A really cool Bronze map casting of the park

yzsofst · 08-21-2003, 11:36 PM

nice pics Hyperlite

Hyperlite · 08-21-2003, 11:54 PM

Bridalveil Falls- this treasure is found just inside the Yosemite Valley Area. A definite must see

Our Mileage at this point

Our Parting shot from the parking lot

Hyperlite · 08-22-2003, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by yzsofst
nice pics Hyperlite

Thanks, I wish I had a chance to take more pics to share more of our experience but I'm slightly technologically illiterate

Outta Control · 08-22-2003, 05:06 AM

Nice Pics. I actually debated if we should stop at Glacier Point but opted not to due to time constraint.

slomustang · 08-22-2003, 09:16 AM

Great pictures! Seems like you had a great time visiting Yosemite in the 'nice' weather.

I miss Margie's. Used to go about twice a month when I was in SLO. I know there's one in Salinas, but it's just not the same.

ScorpioVI · 08-22-2003, 09:56 AM

Cool pics Tony & Becca!

com3 · 08-22-2003, 11:02 AM

that's rad! you made mention to oakhurst....i used to live there. i used to commute the 41 into fresno twice a day

47.3 miles each way....my fastest time was 22mins 05secs from my doorstep to work doorstep in north fresno.

heheh.

i also live in madera and fresno, so i know all them roads well.. 41 is kinda crappy in a few places though....the grooved pavement... did you ride up the 49 to get to mariposa? the 49 is some HOT shit. i love that hwy. fast, smooth, and some nice twisties....

glad you had a good time. if you have any pics of oakhurst or mariposa, i'd be grateful if you could send em my way.

infrandom · 08-22-2003, 01:34 PM

mmmmmm 58... fun road. Looks like a fun ride Tony, glad you two had fun. Nice pics.

08-21-2003, 11:11 PM	#1
Hyperlite Veteran Founding Member Contributor Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: the south barf bay Motorcycles: sure Name:	Yosemite 8/16/03 Rocketbunny decided to take me to new and exciting places this past weekend. Our route on day 1 took us south to Hwy 25, Peach Tree Rd and Indian Valley Rd, across the central valley skipping along Hwy 58 to 33, then finding our way to hwy 41 which led us to Fresno. After fighting the yaks out there (I had 2 1D10T's cut me off baddddd) we found our way to our hotel. We didn't really stop to take any pics the first day as the roads were just too enjoyable to stop on. Check out Pashnit.com for Hwy 58, that is one AWESOME hwy, the pavement couldn't be any better, a great mix of sweepers and twisties with long straights to clean that carbon out of your exhaust and a section of whoops that seriously take you airborne above 90mph. Of course I would never be going fast enough to test that theory and fortunately rocketbunny knew about em so she warned me. Day 1 map: A warm stop at the Mission San Miguel Arcangel __________________ Martin Dykier, Bill Lockwood, Steve Hempler. See you out on the twisties Last edited by Hyperlite; 08-22-2003 at 11:16 AM..

08-21-2003, 11:28 PM	#2
rocketbunny Veteran Founding Member Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Motorcycles: 2005 BMW R1200ST Name: Becca	Yeah - we really had an awesome time. First day was hundreds of miles of twisties with few cars. Just scenic central coast backroads. I discovered new dimensions to Yosemite. The roads rock! My next trip is definitely gonna be back in the Sierras. Only downer on the trip was the temp. Stopped for root beer floats in Lost Hills and someone said that the temp was around 100. We were both wearing camelbaks though, and having water readily available definitely helped. Speaking of water - pics from lunch at Margie's Diner in Paso Robles. We didn't quite finish the pitcher. But the triple sized (yum - comes standard there) milkshakes helped. __________________ -Becca IBA#33634 Sport Rider to Touring Rider: "Heheh. Wanna race?" Touring Rider to Sport Rider: "Sure... To Phoenix?" Last edited by rocketbunny; 08-21-2003 at 11:46 PM..

08-21-2003, 11:33 PM	#3
Hyperlite Veteran Founding Member Contributor Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: the south barf bay Motorcycles: sure Name:	Day two led us from Fresno along Hwy 41 into Yosemite. Hwy 41 is another beautiful road that leads straight to Yosemite, once you get past the town of Oakhurst you will be able to enjoy some very scenic twisties. By the time we got into Yosemite our tires were scrubbed like we had been to the track Our route for this day was Hwy 41 to Glacier Valley Rd. Back on Glacier Valley Rd to hook up with 41 to the end of Yosemite Valley along Southside Rd, looping back along Northside Dr. From there we met up with HWY 140, continuing down hwy 165 to hwy 152 and on home on 101. Total mileage once I finally got was about 760 miles Starting our morning off to clean off some of the central valley pests We had a stalker in Yosemite while we were checking out Mariposa Grove and the giant Sequoias. Here is a small obstruction that was cleared off of the path "Grizzly Giant" This is a very interesting tree, the branches look like short arms We found a deer relaxing in the shade on the other side of Grizzly Giant. It's amazing how comfortable the wildlife are around us humans j/k __________________ Martin Dykier, Bill Lockwood, Steve Hempler. See you out on the twisties Last edited by Hyperlite; 08-21-2003 at 11:57 PM..

08-21-2003, 11:33 PM	#4
Hyperlite Veteran Founding Member Contributor Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: the south barf bay Motorcycles: sure Name:	Views from Glacier Point Views from Glacier Point A really cool Bronze map casting of the park __________________ Martin Dykier, Bill Lockwood, Steve Hempler. See you out on the twisties Last edited by Hyperlite; 08-22-2003 at 12:00 AM..

08-21-2003, 11:36 PM	#5
yzsofst Veteran Contributor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Roseville Motorcycles: Honda 919, Yamaha YZF600r, Yamaha FZ1 Name:	nice pics Hyperlite __________________ One must think like a man of action and act like a man of thought

08-21-2003, 11:54 PM	#6
Hyperlite Veteran Founding Member Contributor Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: the south barf bay Motorcycles: sure Name:	Bridalveil Falls Bridalveil Falls- this treasure is found just inside the Yosemite Valley Area. A definite must see Our Mileage at this point Our Parting shot from the parking lot __________________ Martin Dykier, Bill Lockwood, Steve Hempler. See you out on the twisties

08-22-2003, 05:06 AM	#8
Outta Control Renegade Drone Pilot Founding Member Contributor Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: San Jose Motorcycles: 2016 S1000RR Motorrad aka TaZ Name: OuttaCtrl	Nice Pics. I actually debated if we should stop at Glacier Point but opted not to due to time constraint. __________________ "...A good teacher can never be fixed in a routine... A teacher must never impose this student to fit his favorite pattern; a good teacher functions as a pointer, exposing his student's vulnerability... Lee Jun Fan "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." George Orwell "Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me."..."Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – “Life”." Steve Jobs motorcycling is for everybody, but not everybody is for motorcycling

08-22-2003, 09:16 AM	#9
slomustang Slow and In Control Contributor Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Jose Motorcycles: '03 YZF 600R Name: Jon	Great pictures! Seems like you had a great time visiting Yosemite in the 'nice' weather. I miss Margie's. Used to go about twice a month when I was in SLO. I know there's one in Salinas, but it's just not the same.

08-22-2003, 09:56 AM	#10
ScorpioVI كافر ლ(ಠ益ಠლ AMA #: 1076930 Founding Member Contributor ++++ Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Motorcycles: KTM 990 ADV Name: Alan	Cool pics Tony & Becca! __________________ كافر My Ride Reports: Solo On The Carrizo ¿Por que Baja? A Little Taste of the Alps Martin Dykier a.k.a. "fifthrival", 9/9/75 - 1/25/03 William James Lockwood a.k.a. "B12Bill/RydTher", 8/13/67 - 4/21/08 "No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style." - Vlad Taltos (Jhereg) x

08-22-2003, 11:02 AM	#11
com3 highside surprise! Contributor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Reno, NV Motorcycles: 50cc's of highside safeguard Name: joe	that's rad! you made mention to oakhurst....i used to live there. i used to commute the 41 into fresno twice a day 47.3 miles each way....my fastest time was 22mins 05secs from my doorstep to work doorstep in north fresno. heheh. i also live in madera and fresno, so i know all them roads well.. 41 is kinda crappy in a few places though....the grooved pavement... did you ride up the 49 to get to mariposa? the 49 is some HOT shit. i love that hwy. fast, smooth, and some nice twisties.... glad you had a good time. if you have any pics of oakhurst or mariposa, i'd be grateful if you could send em my way. __________________ 4TheRiders

08-22-2003, 01:34 PM	#12
infrandom Veteran Founding Member Contributor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Far Far away... Motorcycles: Aerox 155 Name:	mmmmmm 58... fun road. Looks like a fun ride Tony, glad you two had fun. Nice pics. __________________ Safety is no accident.

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