GB500guy
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...starting with wild cloud reflections in my gas tank.
So I decided a longish ride was in order to gorge on the beauty before the dry season.
Link to Google map of route
I rode past the dramatic rock cliffs at Monticello Dam...
...then followed Hwy 128 where it was tree tunnels, twisties and more tree tunnels...
...and a step-back-in-time rest stop at the Pope Valley crossroads.
The reservoir along Butts Canyon road was looking really fine that morning.
I headed north on Hwy 29 toward Lower Lake, stopping to feast my eyes on a field of poppies.
Nearing Kelseyville I decided to take a side loop and explore Soda Bay Road, a 16 mile route following partway along the southern shore of Clear Lake and a new road to me. It's a pretty ride through wooded lake shore, past marinas and lake side homes, along the base of Mt. Konocti, past the Black Forest, Clear Lake State Park, vineyards and pear orchards.
I passed lots of tempting lakeside coffee houses and cafes, but was set on lunch at my favorite, the Bluebird Cafe in Hopland. So I headed west on Hwy 175, an amazing 17 mile corkscrew path climbing steeply up and over a mountain range before making an equally steep descent into Anderson Valley.
The start-
The climb-
And the descent-
Continued....
-Bill
So I decided a longish ride was in order to gorge on the beauty before the dry season.
Link to Google map of route
I rode past the dramatic rock cliffs at Monticello Dam...
...then followed Hwy 128 where it was tree tunnels, twisties and more tree tunnels...
...and a step-back-in-time rest stop at the Pope Valley crossroads.
The reservoir along Butts Canyon road was looking really fine that morning.
I headed north on Hwy 29 toward Lower Lake, stopping to feast my eyes on a field of poppies.
Nearing Kelseyville I decided to take a side loop and explore Soda Bay Road, a 16 mile route following partway along the southern shore of Clear Lake and a new road to me. It's a pretty ride through wooded lake shore, past marinas and lake side homes, along the base of Mt. Konocti, past the Black Forest, Clear Lake State Park, vineyards and pear orchards.
I passed lots of tempting lakeside coffee houses and cafes, but was set on lunch at my favorite, the Bluebird Cafe in Hopland. So I headed west on Hwy 175, an amazing 17 mile corkscrew path climbing steeply up and over a mountain range before making an equally steep descent into Anderson Valley.
The start-
The climb-
And the descent-
Continued....
-Bill
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