3 passes camping ride

Date: Saturday June 14, 2008
Time: 8:00 am
Author: aderoo_pea
Type: Appointment
Location: Twin Lakes
This will be a 2 days camping ride with an estimated 450 miles over 3 passes and a visit to the ghost town of Bodie. We will be camping in the Twin Lakes area for Saturday night. Hotels are available near by in Bridgport.
Meet at 9 AM at the intersection of Hwy 99 and 104 in Galt (Raley's gas station) on Saturday the 14th. There is gas, food, coffee and hotel here.
Participants:AlainD,SteveD, DaveE

Map document: http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/5/27/1932734/My%20Documents/3Passes-Maps.doc

GPS tracks: http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/5/27/1932734/My%20Documents/3Passes-GPS.gpx

Well, it was another great ride going over Ebbet, Monitor and Sonora passes. Much cooler temperatures up there.
Since it was only Donna and I, we off course left on time )
Well ok, it was 8:30 AM. We made it over Ebbet pass and had lunch at Markleeville around 12:30 and went on to
a camp site just before Twin Lakes by 3 PM. We then set camp, and went for a little tour of the Buckeye area (dirt roads) and discover a
new hot spring (for us), thanks to the info from our buddy Terry... really cool area if you do not mind the dirt roads... we don't.
Since no one else joined us on this trip, we passed the loop to Boddie and came bcak home via Sonora pass.
It was a great ride, very few people on the road.
You can go see the pics right here: http://high-yo-silver.smugmug.com/gallery/5216345_qgmpQ#316663862_VCCUB
Enjoy
Alain

Alain,

Wow, those are beautiful pictures! That must have been a great ride.

Were the roads pretty clean, no debris? How did your scoot handle the elevation, any issue with power?

I especially like the shots of the streams going through the boulders. It reminds me of the power of mother nature when just plain water can create such beautiful sceneries.

Yes, magnificent pictures. Makes you realize how beautiful the world can be, and how small we are...

The roads were just great and with no traffic at all. We sure did enjoy the cool temperatures as well since it was a blazing week end everywhere else. Two up plus gear, the scoot did great and still manage 50m/g.