A 260 mile afternoon

highlander

Been around
It was supposed to rain in the mountains this afternoon but by 1pm I said " screw it , no rain yet , I'm leaving "
So following " The Great Pashnit " recomendations , I headed south to do the Carmel Valley Rd / G17 loop.
What a great run it is.

At first the signs that said " double fine area " which covered the first 17 miles of the road makes you wish you'd gone ahead and bought that Valentine 1 detector you always thought about getting but then you gotta love the next sign after the speed traps that says " next gas 37 miles ". Time to twist the wrist!

The road has all riding surfaces, some bumpy sections , some smooth sections , damn cattle gaurds, high speed sweepers , Loooong staightaways on G17 , great scenery ( especially at the end of C.V. Rd) , decreasing radius corners... has it all!!
The terain is a lot different than the usual Skyline scenery.

All day long I only spotted two BMW riders on Hwy 1 coming north and one fellow sport rider heading east on CV RD .:D

If your looking for something diferent.... I give it two thumbs up!
 

pashnit

Hayabusa Immortal
Glad you had a great ride Highlands- Carmel Valley Rd (starts at Laguna Seca Raceway) is a great road, middle of nowhere, and still pretty close to the bay area. :thumbup

"The Great Pashnit???" :laughing Thanks!
 
It turned out to be a dry day in Marin/Sonoma as well. I guess everyone packed it in worrying about the rain... I saw two motorcyclists the whole day and very few vehicles on Hwy 1.
 

rocketbunny

Well-known member
Yeah, carmel valley is a great one. Nice and rural. Keeps the weekend racerboys away. For some reason, they don't like the bumps and one-lane portions. :confused
 

deaconblues

Roads Scholar
"who are you that can describe roads with such passion without benefit of edited video or soundtrack?"

"They call me .. Tim...."
 
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