hwy 108 &120 - BARF

mightslip · 11-10-2003, 08:56 PM

gotta love these roads

mightslip · 11-10-2003, 08:58 PM

108

mightslip · 11-10-2003, 08:58 PM

108

mightslip · 11-10-2003, 08:59 PM

120

mightslip · 11-10-2003, 09:00 PM

120

mightslip · 11-10-2003, 09:04 PM

thats just above sonora pass.....ya gotta check it out beautiful waterfalls and plenty of curves i droped my camera after the second photo you see so i was unable to get more...that just gives me another excuse to go up again.... ;-)

ScorpioVI · 11-11-2003, 11:28 AM

Awesome pics bro. Gotta make it out there one of these days.

image12 · 11-11-2003, 11:41 AM

nice MV

NoGall · 11-11-2003, 12:17 PM

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Originally posted by mightslip
108

Sweetness!

Ezekiel · 11-11-2003, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bronto
So that's what 108 looks like. Like that desolate rocky terrain. Rocks show allot of weathering. Least not a desert, so it that altitude ?

Desolate isn't the word I'd use to describe that area. It is uninhabited, but not dreary, dismal, sad or forlorn.I'd more say it's typical Alpine scenery, lots of trees & rock, simply beautiful.

When were these pictures taken? I am SOOOOOO bummed I didn't get up there one last time before the snow started falling...I already can't wait until spring when they open again!!

lefty · 11-11-2003, 01:39 PM

I saw that Yamaha FZ-1 parked at the m/c show. The red rims give you away!!!
Great pics!!!!

svangronR6 · 11-12-2003, 03:18 PM

where exactly were you guys at? that looks like the way to Yosemite. how many miles was your trip and do u got a map of your route?

mightslip · 11-13-2003, 02:25 PM

OK here goes, we put a little trip together a month or so ago....we try to do these roads at least a couple times a year. usually, we head on up to don pedro<on hyw 120 south out of Sonora> on Friday night after work so we don't ride very far in the dark and take it kinda easy after work..but mostly we want to ride that first section of twisties hwy 120 starting out in the morning fresh 'cause they're "great" ..then it's on to Yosemite which is to say great scenery and more open sweepers..... from there all the way up to Tioga pass and down to 395 we stopped @ some casino next to mono ,the salt lake up there, it's worth checking out if you have never seen it's tall pillars of salt that surround some area's. and stayed overnight. then on Sunday rode back to 108 which is one of my all time favorite roads it's really tight starting out from the east and then mellows as you get closer to Sonora but in between i'd say you get 50-75 great corners or more though i have never counted them and all types from increasing to decreasing up and down shoot even some sideways i think ...then it was time to head back home....you could do this ride in a day<iron butt style but if you have the time and desire i'd say spend the weekend and even ride down-up & down 108 on Sunday ya gotta see it from both directions next spring i'll post a ride for sure ,so come join us

likely the pass is now closed, they close it with the first snow.......

Tom2 · 11-13-2003, 04:25 PM

cool roads, even better pics

prolixly · 11-13-2003, 04:45 PM

the pass is indeed closed now. today i could theoretically gotten as far as kennedy meadows. however, i stopped at this point, about half way btwn strawberry and KM. the road was *very* slippery and the sky threatening so i wimped out and turned around. on the way back i took 108-49-132, which was warm, dry and all mine.

11-10-2003, 08:56 PM	#1
mightslip Veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: san leandro Motorcycles: Dirt-Street and everything in between Name: Mike	little trip to the mountains hwy 108 &120 gotta love these roads __________________ Suck it up, Tough it out, Do the best you can. Last edited by mightslip; 11-11-2003 at 08:17 AM..

11-10-2003, 08:58 PM	#2
mightslip Veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: san leandro Motorcycles: Dirt-Street and everything in between Name: Mike	108 __________________ Suck it up, Tough it out, Do the best you can.

11-10-2003, 08:58 PM	#3
mightslip Veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: san leandro Motorcycles: Dirt-Street and everything in between Name: Mike	108 __________________ Suck it up, Tough it out, Do the best you can.

11-10-2003, 08:59 PM	#4
mightslip Veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: san leandro Motorcycles: Dirt-Street and everything in between Name: Mike	120 __________________ Suck it up, Tough it out, Do the best you can.

11-10-2003, 09:00 PM	#5
mightslip Veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: san leandro Motorcycles: Dirt-Street and everything in between Name: Mike	120 __________________ Suck it up, Tough it out, Do the best you can.

11-10-2003, 09:04 PM	#6
mightslip Veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: san leandro Motorcycles: Dirt-Street and everything in between Name: Mike	thats just above sonora pass.....ya gotta check it out beautiful waterfalls and plenty of curves i droped my camera after the second photo you see so i was unable to get more...that just gives me another excuse to go up again.... ;-) __________________ Suck it up, Tough it out, Do the best you can.

11-11-2003, 11:28 AM	#7
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	Awesome pics bro. Gotta make it out there one of these days. __________________ 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

11-11-2003, 11:41 AM	#8
image12 Veteran Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SF Motorcycles: GSXR Name:	nice MV

11-11-2003, 01:39 PM	#11
lefty Veteran Founding Member Contributor+++ Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Menlo Park, CA USA Motorcycles: '05 ZRX1200 Name: Ed	I saw that Yamaha FZ-1 parked at the m/c show. The red rims give you away!!! Great pics!!!! __________________ "The moral progress of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.'' Mohandas Gandhi Honorary Member of the TMU (Trouble Makers Union) local 650. I LOVE DOGS!!!!!

11-12-2003, 03:18 PM	#12
svangronR6 Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dublin Motorcycles: 2014 Harley-Davidson FXSB Breakout Name: Scott	where exactly were you guys at? that looks like the way to Yosemite. how many miles was your trip and do u got a map of your route? __________________ svangronR6 2014 Harley-Davidson FXSB Breakout If you can't race it or take it to bed...it ain't worth having.

11-13-2003, 02:25 PM	#13
mightslip Veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: san leandro Motorcycles: Dirt-Street and everything in between Name: Mike	OK here goes, we put a little trip together a month or so ago....we try to do these roads at least a couple times a year. usually, we head on up to don pedro<on hyw 120 south out of Sonora> on Friday night after work so we don't ride very far in the dark and take it kinda easy after work..but mostly we want to ride that first section of twisties hwy 120 starting out in the morning fresh 'cause they're "great" ..then it's on to Yosemite which is to say great scenery and more open sweepers..... from there all the way up to Tioga pass and down to 395 we stopped @ some casino next to mono ,the salt lake up there, it's worth checking out if you have never seen it's tall pillars of salt that surround some area's. and stayed overnight. then on Sunday rode back to 108 which is one of my all time favorite roads it's really tight starting out from the east and then mellows as you get closer to Sonora but in between i'd say you get 50-75 great corners or more though i have never counted them and all types from increasing to decreasing up and down shoot even some sideways i think ...then it was time to head back home....you could do this ride in a day<iron butt style but if you have the time and desire i'd say spend the weekend and even ride down-up & down 108 on Sunday ya gotta see it from both directions next spring i'll post a ride for sure ,so come join us likely the pass is now closed, they close it with the first snow....... __________________ Suck it up, Tough it out, Do the best you can.

11-13-2003, 04:25 PM	#14
Tom2 Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nor Cal Motorcycles: formers: Kawi ZX6E & Concours, HD FXLRc Name: Tom	cool roads, even better pics __________________ "Life is tough. It's tougher if you're stupid." John Wayne

11-13-2003, 04:45 PM	#15
prolixly Veteran Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: now in washington DC - the weather sucks! Motorcycles: ducati nut:1998 916 track config, 2000 900 SS, 2002 ST4S Name:	addendum Rt 108 / Road Report the pass is indeed closed now. today i could theoretically gotten as far as kennedy meadows. however, i stopped at this point, about half way btwn strawberry and KM. the road was very slippery and the sky threatening so i wimped out and turned around. on the way back i took 108-49-132, which was warm, dry and all mine. Last edited by prolixly; 11-13-2003 at 06:47 PM..

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