Thursday–Sunday, 17–20 Sep 2015
OK, some left on Wednesday and Randy extended the ride beyond Sunday. I’m using the “offical dates” just because.
Randy says…
A bear ran across about 20 feet in front of me in Sequoia NP. I never know whether to think that’s ‘it’ for awhile or eventually it will be more serious.
So kind of a 3 part trip for me-all good but with variations. Left Buckeye to the northwest thru the park but into the foothills and around the fire area. Saw some big plumes of smoke in distance and roads were quiet as they hadn’t been open long and main Kings Canyon highway was still closed. Went thru parched and hot areas…would be great in spring or early summer… like Wonder Valley and Pine Flat Reservoir. Reservoir must have been nearly 300 feet down from full. Area was really quiet with a few small boats waaaaay down there. Headed over to Prather for a much appreciated taco/chile rellano lunch. Then up the big long hill to Shaver Lake. Up that one hill and you go from foothills to alpine. Shaver Lake was a very pleasant small Sierra town-one gas station and one motel and that’s about all I needed. Guy at motel told me all kinds of local info, mostly about how all the lakes around there are Southern California Edison electrical producers, connected by tunnels and were the main early suppliers of power to LA way back in early days.
So next couple days explored quite a few excellent narrow paved and unpaved roads, stopped a neat old Forest Service Ranger Station, saw lakes that would be even more awesome if they had more water, froze butt camping at 8200 feet elevation, had buffalo burrito at Mono Hot Springs Resort, rode (partly) on some knarly 4WD roads that guys were trailering rock crawlers to. Bottomed out once but think it was just the centerstand. Was mostly quiet up there but people there were quad and 4 wheelers and people really trying to get ‘out there’.
Pictures
Here are pictures from Alberto, Carl, Marc, Markus, and Randy. Click on this link to read Alberto’s trip report. I’ll add a video from the campground swimming hole, later.
![Bird Street cafe](./t-152591133-0001.jpg)
Bird Street cafe
![heading down the Coast](./t-152591222-0003.jpg)
heading down the Coast
![Big Sur Area](./t-152591226-0004.jpg)
Big Sur Area
![Not Bixby Brirge](./t-152591230-0005.jpg)
Not Bixby Brirge
![Bixby Bridge](./t-152591232-0006.jpg)
Bixby Bridge
![Hwy 1 south , parking lot](./t-152591236-0007.jpg)
Hwy 1 south , parking lot
![oh well, nothing but wait](./t-152591325-0008.jpg)
oh well, nothing but wait
![at the start of Nacimiento Rd](./t-152591347-0009.jpg)
at the start of Nacimiento Rd
![Mr. Wob.. doing his thing](./t-152591351-0010.jpg)
Mr. Wob.. doing his thing
![Handsome](./t-152591351-0011.jpg)
Handsome
![Looking North on Highway 1](./t-152591417-0012.jpg)
Looking North on Highway 1
![North on 1](./t-152591417-0013.jpg)
North on 1
![Can you see Hwy 1](./t-152591417-0014.jpg)
Can you see Hwy 1
![heading un on Nacimiento Rd](./t-152591418-0015.jpg)
heading un on Nacimiento Rd
![Mr Wob... distinguished riding](./t-152591418-0016.jpg)
Mr Wob… distinguished riding
![Nacimiento Rd](./t-152591419-0017.jpg)
Nacimiento Rd
![Ft Hunter Liggett](./t-152591520-0018.jpg)
Ft Hunter Liggett
![The good bike is on the left](./t-152591520-0019.jpg)
The good bike is on the left
![good shot eh?](./t-152591521-0020.jpg)
good shot eh?
![Holding the tank](./t-152591522-0021.jpg)
Holding the tank
![OUCH! Get my foot out!!](./t-152591522-0022.jpg)
OUCH! Get my foot out!!
![this is what it was](./t-152591523-0023.jpg)
this is what it was
![The boys](./t-152591524-0024.jpg)
The boys
![More boys](./t-152591524-0025.jpg)
More boys
![M551A1 Sheridan Tank](./t-152591525-0026.jpg)
M551A1 Sheridan Tank
![The three wise men](./t-152591611-0027.jpg)
The three wise men
![Oh, if he only knew](./t-152591611-0028.jpg)
Oh, if he only knew
![San Miguel](./t-152591612-0029.jpg)
San Miguel
![Cooling off](./t-152591613-0030.jpg)
Cooling off
![on the wall](./t-152591615-0031.jpg)
on the wall
![Artistic](./t-152591616-0032.jpg)
Artistic
![Bathroom entrance](./t-152591617-0033.jpg)
Bathroom entrance
![Mr. Wob... holly and purified](./t-152591619-0034.jpg)
Mr. Wob… holly and purified
![Warts on a cactus](./t-152591634-0035.jpg)
Warts on a cactus
![you know you can eat those, yes?](./t-152591635-0036.jpg)
you know you can eat those, yes?
![Well, let me tell you!](./t-152592025-0037.jpg)
Well, let me tell you!
![About ...](./t-152592026-0038.jpg)
About …
![Mr Wob holding the crew glued](./t-152592026-0039.jpg)
Mr Wob holding the crew glued
![must have been a good one!](./t-152592027-0040.jpg)
must have been a good one!
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![After breakfast](./t-152600900-1000604.jpg)
After breakfast
![Santa Margarita, you cannot miss it](./t-152600920-0041.jpg)
Santa Margarita, you cannot miss it
![In case you did not read the sign](./t-152600921-0042.jpg)
In case you did not read the sign
![Pilot car](./t-152600931-1000608.jpg)
Pilot car
![GS Riders](./t-152600939-1000610.jpg)
GS Riders
![Another road maintenance stop](./t-152601007-1000613.jpg)
Another road maintenance stop
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![The boring part of the ride](./t-152601254-1000616.jpg)
The boring part of the ride
![A day's worth of ice](./t-152601503-1000620.jpg)
A day’s worth of ice
![Sequoia Nat Park, Randy checking in](./t-152601545-0043.jpg)
Sequoia Nat Park, Randy checking in
![Markus doing his Schuldigenzie thgisn with a German babe](./t-152601651-0044.jpg)
Markus doing his Schuldigenzie thgisn with a German babe
![Our site at Sequoia Nat Park](./t-152601652-0045.jpg)
Our site at Sequoia Nat Park
![Carl... perfectly mellow](./t-152601722-0046.jpg)
Carl… perfectly mellow
![Tom, What was that?](./t-152601725-0047.jpg)
Tom, What was that?
![Getting individual dinners ready](./t-152601735-0048.jpg)
Getting individual dinners ready
![Hummm, Delicious!](./t-152601735-0049.jpg)
Hummm, Delicious!
![Tom the gournet](./t-152601735-0050.jpg)
Tom the gournet
![This large!](./t-152601838-0051.jpg)
This large!
![Ehu do campers do this? to a tree](./t-152601838-0052.jpg)
Ehu do campers do this? to a tree
![this one could care less about humans](./t-152601849-0053.jpg)
this one could care less about humans
![Home sweet home](./t-152601850-2182.jpg)
Home sweet home
![Not shy](./t-152601852-2185.jpg)
Not shy
![The water hole](./t-152601854-0054.jpg)
The water hole
![Camping](./t-152601854-2188.jpg)
Camping
![the slide](./t-152601855-0055.jpg)
the slide
![Maybe tomorrow](./t-152601856-0056.jpg)
Maybe tomorrow
![Randy holding a cigar](./t-152601857-0057.jpg)
Randy holding a cigar
![Carl explaining some geology](./t-152601859-0058.jpg)
Carl explaining some geology
![Markus](./t-152601901-0059.jpg)
Markus
![some strange weed - srtistic (?)](./t-152601902-0060.jpg)
some strange weed - srtistic (?)
![pretty shot](./t-152601906-0061.jpg)
pretty shot
![runnning water](./t-152601907-0062.jpg)
runnning water
![camping](./t-152601920-0063.jpg)
camping
![until the wee hours](./t-152601921-0064.jpg)
until the wee hours
![these guys can talk, and talk](./t-152601921-0065.jpg)
these guys can talk, and talk
![.](./t-152602027-2.jpg)
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![Good morning!](./t-152610745-0066.jpg)
Good morning!
![handsome himself! Carl](./t-152610746-0067.jpg)
handsome himself! Carl
![Fire haze](./t-152611011-7105.jpg)
Fire haze
![wethead, airhead, hexhead](./t-152611012-7106.jpg)
wethead, airhead, hexhead
![Need water?](./t-152611012-7107.jpg)
Need water?
![.](./t-152611046-3.jpg)
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![Dry](./t-152611203-1000630.jpg)
Dry
![My solo ride up Mountain Pass](./t-152611210-0068.jpg)
My solo ride up Mountain Pass
![](./t-152611214-18.jpg)
![](./t-152611222-4.jpg)
![](./t-152611305-5.jpg)
![](./t-152611452-6.jpg)
![](./t-152611455-7.jpg)
![](./t-152611502-8.jpg)
![](./t-152611505-9.jpg)
![CCC built](./t-152611527-7114.jpg)
CCC built
![Tom and Randy](./t-152611532-7117.jpg)
Tom and Randy
![Red](./t-152611543-7124.jpg)
Red
![Markus and Tom](./t-152611551-7125.jpg)
Markus and Tom
![.](./t-152611701-19.jpg)
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![another abnove view](./t-152611813-0069.jpg)
another abnove view
![Tom playing mosquito bait](./t-152611909-0070.jpg)
Tom playing mosquito bait
![.](./t-152611921-10.jpg)
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![.](./t-152611922-11.jpg)
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![Three of six](./t-152620746-0071.jpg)
Three of six
![Breakfast ... I think](./t-152620746-0072.jpg)
Breakfast … I think
![Randy's tent... very little](./t-152620750-0073.jpg)
Randy’s tent… very little
![all gone to the water hole](./t-152620753-0074.jpg)
all gone to the water hole
![What's that?](./t-152621012-7126.jpg)
What’s that?
![Alberto](./t-152621016-7129.jpg)
Alberto
![Markus and Tom](./t-152621016-7133.jpg)
Markus and Tom
![Honeymoon cabin](./t-152621019-2204.jpg)
Honeymoon cabin
![1939](./t-152621025-2206.jpg)
1939
![Mineral King](./t-152621026-2207.jpg)
Mineral King
![Honeymoon Cabin in Mineral King](./t-152621026-26.jpg)
Honeymoon Cabin in Mineral King
![with some back packers at Mineral King](./t-152621050-0075.jpg)
with some back packers at Mineral King
![](./t-152621132-12.jpg)
![](./t-152621147-13.jpg)
![](./t-152621147-17.jpg)
![](./t-152621437-14.jpg)
![](./t-152621438-15.jpg)
![](./t-152621438-16.jpg)
![at the water hole](./t-152621513-0076.jpg)
at the water hole
![Now you Markus](./t-152621513-0077.jpg)
Now you Markus
![Okay if you insist!](./t-152621513-0078.jpg)
Okay if you insist!
![Tom - he thinks he can fly](./t-152621516-0079.jpg)
Tom - he thinks he can fly
![yahooo!](./t-152621517-0080.jpg)
yahooo!
![... a YETTY in the wilderness?](./t-152621517-0082.jpg)
… a YETTY in the wilderness?
![frolicking mermaids](./t-152621519-0081.jpg)
frolicking mermaids
![Watch out below!!](./t-152621526-0083.jpg)
Watch out below!!
![SPLASH!!](./t-152621526-0084.jpg)
SPLASH!!
![Found my hat!](./t-152621527-0085.jpg)
Found my hat!
![Clean, perfectly clean](./t-152621527-0086.jpg)
Clean, perfectly clean
![tom flying again?](./t-152621528-0087.jpg)
tom flying again?
![Yes, that hat is clean](./t-152621528-0088.jpg)
Yes, that hat is clean
![Hmmm... let me see](./t-152621529-0089.jpg)
Hmmm… let me see
![will it still fit me?](./t-152621530-0090.jpg)
will it still fit me?
![Tom, if you can't fly... slide!!](./t-152621533-0091.jpg)
Tom, if you can’t fly… slide!!
![To.. what was that? Blurb, blug, brub](./t-152621533-0092.jpg)
To.. what was that? Blurb, blug, brub
![The Mermaids frolicking](./t-152621533-0093.jpg)
The Mermaids frolicking
![float as best you can](./t-152621533-0094.jpg)
float as best you can
![Markus... Yahooo!!](./t-152621537-0095.jpg)
Markus… Yahooo!!
![The slide](./t-152621543-0096.jpg)
The slide
![Manzanita tree near Buckeye Flat](./t-152621717-17.jpg)
Manzanita tree near Buckeye Flat
![View of Morro Rock from Buckeye Flat](./t-152621735-35.jpg)
View of Morro Rock from Buckeye Flat
![Stagnant arm of Kaweah River near Buckeye Flat](./t-152621744-44.jpg)
Stagnant arm of Kaweah River near Buckeye Flat
![](./t-152631050-004.jpg)
![The Ride Home](./t-152631112-1000652.jpg)
The Ride Home
![](./t-152631243-006.jpg)
![](./t-152631341-012.jpg)
![](./t-152640955-013.jpg)