Migrant's WRR Photos

Today's ride about an hour from home.

Is that Mt Lassen area? I went to school at Chico.

Cache Creek area near Hwy 16, south of Hwy 20.

Today's ride across the southern border of Mendocino Nat'l Forest.


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Got out again today. First shot overlooks Davis Creek Reservoir, built for Homestake Mining as their water supply. Rain due later this week.

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Added an IMS tank and Britannia fairing, returned the Sargent seat. Got out today before the 49'er game. Running from the rain.

Great day to be out.

Too nice out to work, took a vacation day to ride. Is it really winter? Headed for Mendocino National Forest to hit the fire roads.
Hwy 16 north to Bear Valley Road, then west on Bartlett Springs to Twin Valley Rd.


Twin Valley was challenging to this easily-challenged rider. There were sections with deep ruts, areas of mud, several water crossings. Glad to have the WRR.
No pictures of the challenging parts, I was kind of...busy.




Turned east on M10 and went through Stonyford, then south on Ladoga Rd. Looking back toward Stony.



And south on Bear Valley Rd, headed home. Excuse the glove over the lense.

I live in Elk Grove and would like to ride with you some time.


Alex

A66auto wrote:

I live in Elk Grove and would like to ride with you some time.


Alex

I'm from Galt, but currently live in Lodi, and I'm always looking for people to ride with, especially another WRR/X. Down to go to Carnegie sometime?

Ridge running today.

Today's ride, one of my favorite local views. WRR perched like a bird of prey watching over his area.

Today was my first ride with my son (on the left) who just received the "green light" from his mom for a motorcycle. I guess when you're 22 and nearing the end of college it is time for her to let go. He got his gear last week and is jazzed about riding. Didn't fall far from the tree I guess. He's on the WRR and I'm on the green KLR. My friend came along on his KLR.

Son did great for his first dirt ride. Couldn't have picked a better dual sport for him to start out on.

I've been riding, but haven't been taking photos until this weekend. So easy to keep going without getting out the cell phone. Today's ride was a treat, saw a bald eagle at Davis Creek Reservior that usually is out of sight when I pass by. He's in the tree above the front fender in the firs photo, enlarged in the second photo.

Nice post, maybe I will see you riding the Sheetiron Dual Sport next month. Stonyford to Fort Bragg and back

....I went to Chico State too. I can just imagine the riding out there in the hills.

What kind of giant loop type bag is that on your bike?

Didn't sign up for Sheetiron, not much for large group rides. Something out there for everyone, right?

It is an early Giant Loop bag before they came out with the Coyote and Great Basin. Just bare textile, no waterproof coating. Handy size to keep a few tools and stuff. I have the Coyote and Fandango tank bag also.

Looking north at Davis Creek Reservoir. Great ride today with my son on trails I hadn't explored before. He has pretty much taken over the WRR, leaving me struggling with a heavy KLR.

Got to ride the WRR today. Up Bear Valley Road



Bartlett Springs road west (no photos) to Twin Valley Road heading north.




Although it is a national forest, there are some private land owners. This is Wild Bill's place.


Several water crossings along Twin Valley Road, none too serious.

Anyone lose a vehicle?

Nearing M-10 intersection


Now headed west on M-10 toward Upper Lake. This water crossing was the widest/deepest but no casualties. The WRR is easy to ride these compared to my portly KLR.

South end of ridge trail, west of Cache Creek.

Nice pics! This is one of my fav threads.

No riding last weekend with Mothers Day activities, so I was due for a nice one. North on 16 to Bear Valley Rd, stopped by a traffic jam. Dang guys refused to stay on their side of the road!


North end of Indian Valley Reservoir, the creatures of the black lagoon arise.


North on Twin Valley Rd


Still on Twin Valley


Turned left here on 17N11 instead of going straight on 17N04 toward M10.



New territory for me.



At the end of 17N11, turned south on 16N01 toward Upper Lake






Lunch in Clearlake Oaks at a mom-n-pop diner, continued to Lower Lake to Morgan Valley Road, then left on Reiff Road toward Hwy 16/Cache Creek.


Looking west toward Knoxville, headed for the first ridge


Downhill to Davis Creek Reservoir




No pictures of the next climb/descent, home via Hwy 16

Trip to Oregon with my son. Highway 128 through Fort Bragg, then north on Usal Road. Spent first night in Sinkyone State Park. The camp host said the road to Bear Harbor was closed to motorized vehicles but our bikes could make it through. Darn, had the place to ourselves. Think it ever gets windy there?


Our campsite


The next morning we had visitors, had to ride past them to get out.


Lost Coast, Mattole Road


As steep as it looks




Second night in Loeb State Park east of Brookings, Oregon. Next morning took forest road 1376.


As good as it gets, favorite section of the ride


Another view of same spot


Back in California, highway 3

Today's ride was up Bear Valley Road, across Bartlett Springs to M5, north to Wilson Camp turnoff.

Indian Valley Reservoir in the background

May I mention that street tires SUCK on dirt! Dumped in a couple times in the steep stuff, Shinko 705s are not for dirt use.



Rain on the way home, June in California?

I Like your pic's very much