DefyInertia
Former '04 FZ6 Rider
Well….I was off both days this weekend, my wife had to work both days, and the forecast called for nothing but sunshine and 60 degree temps. I’ve only lived in SF for a little over a month and I had yet to ride hwy 9 and Skaggs…so I thought I’d hit them both this weekend.
SATURDAY – 201 miles - MAP
I met up with Chemiker at 9AM before heading up into the mountains. The morning was a little chilly at the higher elevations but it was clear, no fog to speak of all :thumbup: The only problem was the still rising sun was blinding at times and created confusing shadows at other times which made it difficult to read the road…no worries, we just turned it down a notch to compensate. All of the roads on the way to Santa Cruz were great with the exception of 236. It was still fun, but more of a goat trail…very wet, rough, tight, blind, and cold.
We made it to lunch in Santa Cruz and it was very warm…basically perfect weather. Blue skies, sunshine, but not hot. I actually ran into one of my cousins on the street which was pretty random especially since we were both pretty far from home at the time.
After lunch we headed down one for a few minutes before working our way back up and around to hit some of the good stuff. Chemiker was patient while I studied my GPS and eventually we made it back to Skyline Drive before parting ways.
On my way home, I stopped at a general store across the street from Alice’s Restaurant (you can get whatever you want) to get some water and relax. This is a pretty cool spot…it reminded me of the CROT (28 & 129) in that you can just sit there fully entertained watching all the bikes pull in and out…lots of variety that’s for sure.
I took the coast home and managed to get cleaned up before my wife got home from work. We ended up taking a nice long walk to go get some dinner and wine….what a nice Saturday!
SATURDAY – 201 miles - MAP
I met up with Chemiker at 9AM before heading up into the mountains. The morning was a little chilly at the higher elevations but it was clear, no fog to speak of all :thumbup: The only problem was the still rising sun was blinding at times and created confusing shadows at other times which made it difficult to read the road…no worries, we just turned it down a notch to compensate. All of the roads on the way to Santa Cruz were great with the exception of 236. It was still fun, but more of a goat trail…very wet, rough, tight, blind, and cold.
We made it to lunch in Santa Cruz and it was very warm…basically perfect weather. Blue skies, sunshine, but not hot. I actually ran into one of my cousins on the street which was pretty random especially since we were both pretty far from home at the time.
After lunch we headed down one for a few minutes before working our way back up and around to hit some of the good stuff. Chemiker was patient while I studied my GPS and eventually we made it back to Skyline Drive before parting ways.
On my way home, I stopped at a general store across the street from Alice’s Restaurant (you can get whatever you want) to get some water and relax. This is a pretty cool spot…it reminded me of the CROT (28 & 129) in that you can just sit there fully entertained watching all the bikes pull in and out…lots of variety that’s for sure.
I took the coast home and managed to get cleaned up before my wife got home from work. We ended up taking a nice long walk to go get some dinner and wine….what a nice Saturday!
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