2020 Pashnit Touring
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This is where we're headed:
In 2017, a brand new road was completed to the summit that used to have a massive radar dish on top of that blockhouse in the 1950s - 1980s.
The mountain is topped by an eight and a half story (84.5 feet tall) concrete radar tower (5 floors interior), known locally as "the Cube" or "the Box". The tower was part of Almaden Air Force Station, a radar surveillance post which operated from 1958 to 1980. The Cube, which housed an 85.5-ton AN/FPS-24 radar, was completed in 1962 and used to watch for hostile aircraft during the Cold War. Its signal put an electronic zip of interference into every radio, TV and sound system within its 250-mile range on every rotation.
In 2017, a brand new road was completed to the summit that used to have a massive radar dish on top of that blockhouse in the 1950s - 1980s.
The mountain is topped by an eight and a half story (84.5 feet tall) concrete radar tower (5 floors interior), known locally as "the Cube" or "the Box". The tower was part of Almaden Air Force Station, a radar surveillance post which operated from 1958 to 1980. The Cube, which housed an 85.5-ton AN/FPS-24 radar, was completed in 1962 and used to watch for hostile aircraft during the Cold War. Its signal put an electronic zip of interference into every radio, TV and sound system within its 250-mile range on every rotation.
The road up to the summit of Mount Um is super fun. There are also hiking and mountain bike trails everywhere.
When my buddy Mark first told me about this road, I couldn't find it on any map, everything said it didn't exist, only way to view it was with satellite imaging. And what a fun discovery.
When my buddy Mark first told me about this road, I couldn't find it on any map, everything said it didn't exist, only way to view it was with satellite imaging. And what a fun discovery.
Not sure if we're still waiting for the Russians to invade us like in the 50s, but there is still radar up here.
Can't see the South Bay under the haze, but that's Silicon Valley down there. Google, Facebook, etc. Always reminds me of James Bond View to a Kill where the villain Max Zorin is going to blow up a fault line under Silicon Valley. If the movie were real, this valley below is the city they were going to blow up. As a kid, I thought Grace Jones was pretty hot.
Covid Times, we stopped at a deli to get sandwiches made so we could have lunch at a local park.
This was up on the wall in the deli, reminded me of this: I grew up on this tractor.
Here's me at 12 years old:
Spent a lot of time on our IH 460. Before I got my license at 16, I even drove it to work each day.
This was up on the wall in the deli, reminded me of this: I grew up on this tractor.
Here's me at 12 years old:
Spent a lot of time on our IH 460. Before I got my license at 16, I even drove it to work each day.
Pinnacles National Park is a park not many people have even heard of , lot of hiking, but super hot in summer.
Pinnacles is found along Highway 25
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Remote, there is nothing out here but awesome roads and ranch land
Pinnacles is found along Highway 25
Highway 25, San Benito County | California Motorcycle Roads | Pashnit
Much loved Central California Motorcycle Ride in the Central Coast
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Remote, there is nothing out here but awesome roads and ranch land
We rode all the way down to Santa Maria, and the temperature dropped 20 degrees at we reached the ocean. Still 90 out inland. Strange year for heat. Next weekend after this ride was in the 70s.
Prepping to leave.
Someday I'm going to get me one of these Triumphs.
Prepping to leave.
Someday I'm going to get me one of these Triumphs.
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