motocatfish
Squidicus Adventurous
- Joined
- May 19, 2006
- Location
- Concord, CA, USA
- Moto(s)
- KTM 390 Adv X, Beta 520RS, Beta Explorer
- Name
- Mike
I've started reading barf again. Advrider just doesn't seem to attract bay area folks the way it used to. So maybe I need to contribute over here more....
My riding partner & I reserved a site at Lake Alpine mid-week. Most sites were available Sun-Thurs. We hadn't ridden the passes together in a while. We were on our 390 ADVs, but it was mostly a road assault. ;-)
Had the 1st day to myself, so up Ebbetts 1st. Only had one small truck to pass. Did not catch anything over Monitor! Sonora is so scenic, and only 3 cars to pass before a controlled-traffic zone just above Strawberry. Continued down to the Chevron station in Cold Springs, and back up to the Strawberry Inn for lunch.
The pulled pork was perfectly juicy, and the BBQ sauce reminded me of KC Masterpiece. MMM!!! Huge po'boy bun. I could only eat half! The onion rings were outstanding. Coleslaw was pretty good. They have lotsa beers & spirits, but I was drinking water. I had Redbreast & blue dream in camp. ;-)
Back over the same 3 passes. Yes, a 2-summit & 6-pass day!!!
It was cool by Lake Alpine, so I went up to the showers behind the lodge. $3.25 in quarters gets you 5 minutes of a nice hot shower. Ahhh. As I rode back to camp, I stopped on the bicycle path for a lake photo. <shhh!>
I got back to camp just as she arrived & pitched her camp.
She wanted 6 passes tomorrow. Twist my arm!
Day 2 presented a little more traffic, but it was glorious again! Stopped at the Strawberry Inn again for lunch. She wanted to split a Philly cheese steak sandwich & onion rings. OMFG, that was the best PCS ever! Noticed they had ribs & brisket on the menu. These folks know how to do meats & I'm coming back for more!
The 3-pass return was too good to be true.
After dinner we enjoyed another fire & some quality libations.
Day 3 was cool, so she started a fire from last nights coals. About mid-day we headed to Spicer Reservoir to enjoy that road & fly a drone.
It was a gray windy day. Not the best for droning. I strafed a sheriff truck by accident, so maybe I'll process that footage. ;-)
We had a nice 3 days in the Sierra!
Watch in 4K & enjoy the sounds!
Catfish ...
My riding partner & I reserved a site at Lake Alpine mid-week. Most sites were available Sun-Thurs. We hadn't ridden the passes together in a while. We were on our 390 ADVs, but it was mostly a road assault. ;-)
Had the 1st day to myself, so up Ebbetts 1st. Only had one small truck to pass. Did not catch anything over Monitor! Sonora is so scenic, and only 3 cars to pass before a controlled-traffic zone just above Strawberry. Continued down to the Chevron station in Cold Springs, and back up to the Strawberry Inn for lunch.
The pulled pork was perfectly juicy, and the BBQ sauce reminded me of KC Masterpiece. MMM!!! Huge po'boy bun. I could only eat half! The onion rings were outstanding. Coleslaw was pretty good. They have lotsa beers & spirits, but I was drinking water. I had Redbreast & blue dream in camp. ;-)
Back over the same 3 passes. Yes, a 2-summit & 6-pass day!!!
It was cool by Lake Alpine, so I went up to the showers behind the lodge. $3.25 in quarters gets you 5 minutes of a nice hot shower. Ahhh. As I rode back to camp, I stopped on the bicycle path for a lake photo. <shhh!>
I got back to camp just as she arrived & pitched her camp.
She wanted 6 passes tomorrow. Twist my arm!
Day 2 presented a little more traffic, but it was glorious again! Stopped at the Strawberry Inn again for lunch. She wanted to split a Philly cheese steak sandwich & onion rings. OMFG, that was the best PCS ever! Noticed they had ribs & brisket on the menu. These folks know how to do meats & I'm coming back for more!
The 3-pass return was too good to be true.
After dinner we enjoyed another fire & some quality libations.
Day 3 was cool, so she started a fire from last nights coals. About mid-day we headed to Spicer Reservoir to enjoy that road & fly a drone.
It was a gray windy day. Not the best for droning. I strafed a sheriff truck by accident, so maybe I'll process that footage. ;-)
We had a nice 3 days in the Sierra!
Watch in 4K & enjoy the sounds!
Catfish ...
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