Have you stopped at any of the cemeteries along hiway 1? There’s one south of Bragg that has some really old tombstones. It’s a nice quiet (very) quiet place to stop for a rest, a short rest. 
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Skaggs Spring Stewarts Point Rd is a famous road in local riding circles. Always has been. I wrote this article 20 years ago about it.
I've been planning on writing another article about it, so I need photos. It has a split personality of a racetrack portion that's super-fast, and a goat trail section that's single lane and high drop offs. Plus several accents-decents up ridgelines before popping out through a redwood forest out to the ocean at Highway 1.
And some portion of it is always falling off into the canyon.
Lots of single lane
I've been planning on writing another article about it, so I need photos. It has a split personality of a racetrack portion that's super-fast, and a goat trail section that's single lane and high drop offs. Plus several accents-decents up ridgelines before popping out through a redwood forest out to the ocean at Highway 1.
And some portion of it is always falling off into the canyon.
Lots of single lane
Well kids, after a 1000 mile weekend, it's time to head home and plan the next 1000-mile ride in 30 days. I had this tour scheduled for April, but when everything shut down, I pushed it out to August so hopefully everything will work out. Only four tours left in the 2020 ride season.
This is a brand new tour I designed that focuses on the coastal regions around Marin County along the ocean and just north of San Francisco. See ya in 30 days.
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This is a brand new tour I designed that focuses on the coastal regions around Marin County along the ocean and just north of San Francisco. See ya in 30 days.
Delta Bodega | Marin Mendocino Motorcycle Tour | Pashnit Tours
Ride the Sacramento River Delta into Marin County along the Pacific Coast, Marin Headlands, Point Reyes, Bolinas Ridge on a Pashnit Motorcycle Tour
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Have you stopped at any of the cemeteries along hiway 1? There’s one south of Bragg that has some really old tombstones. It’s a nice quiet (very) quiet place to stop for a rest, a short rest.
We've stopped many times at the one at Mountain View Rd & Highway 1. One of our roads we'd ride a lot on the old Coast Range Tour.
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2020 Delta Bodega Pashnit Motorcycle Tour
Another Tour, this one for August I had originally planned for April, but everything was closed in April, so I pushed this ride out to August and thankfully, all the riders were still able to make it.
The irony is I didn't schedule any tours for August due to the heat. It's so ridiculously hot here in late summer, I don't schedule motorcycle tours during those times. I'm in all black leather head to toe regardless of the temp so maybe I'm the hottest? But with this crazy year- ride was pushed into the only month I hadn't scheduled a ride due to heat. And as the fates would have it, super-hot heat wave came through and it was 107 in Hopland. Ugh.
Meeting on the Sacramento River Delta gave me a chance to meet the riders as the sun came up. The Sacramento River Delta if you're not familiar is :
Chinese laborers created the levee system, originally made of peat in the 1850s through 1860s, but subsequent floods wiped out the levees. The levees were built over again, often with clay dredged from the river bottom. Many of the homes you’ll see in this region are built up on stilts or raised earthen platforms anticipating possible flooding. Land was reclaimed for agriculture use and over 1000 square miles of farmland was created. Farm fields are often surrounded 360 degrees by levees creating islands. However, the surface of these fields are lower than the surface of the water surrounding them. Since farm fields are lower than the rivers and sloughs, irrigation is accomplished by releasing water into the fields and saturating the ground, then repeated when irrigation is again required.
I love the delta. 20+ years ago I used to live in downtown Sacramento, and the city of Sacramento is built on a flood plain, and the closest ride out of the city was the delta levee system.
Currently, I've been working on an article about Hwy 160 along the river atop the delta. Some pics of the delta:
High water in previous spring time
Another Tour, this one for August I had originally planned for April, but everything was closed in April, so I pushed this ride out to August and thankfully, all the riders were still able to make it.
The irony is I didn't schedule any tours for August due to the heat. It's so ridiculously hot here in late summer, I don't schedule motorcycle tours during those times. I'm in all black leather head to toe regardless of the temp so maybe I'm the hottest? But with this crazy year- ride was pushed into the only month I hadn't scheduled a ride due to heat. And as the fates would have it, super-hot heat wave came through and it was 107 in Hopland. Ugh.
Meeting on the Sacramento River Delta gave me a chance to meet the riders as the sun came up. The Sacramento River Delta if you're not familiar is :
Chinese laborers created the levee system, originally made of peat in the 1850s through 1860s, but subsequent floods wiped out the levees. The levees were built over again, often with clay dredged from the river bottom. Many of the homes you’ll see in this region are built up on stilts or raised earthen platforms anticipating possible flooding. Land was reclaimed for agriculture use and over 1000 square miles of farmland was created. Farm fields are often surrounded 360 degrees by levees creating islands. However, the surface of these fields are lower than the surface of the water surrounding them. Since farm fields are lower than the rivers and sloughs, irrigation is accomplished by releasing water into the fields and saturating the ground, then repeated when irrigation is again required.
I love the delta. 20+ years ago I used to live in downtown Sacramento, and the city of Sacramento is built on a flood plain, and the closest ride out of the city was the delta levee system.
Currently, I've been working on an article about Hwy 160 along the river atop the delta. Some pics of the delta:
High water in previous spring time
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The levee road flows atop a spider web of levees. I've actually gotten lost out here, or completely turned around trying to figure out where I was
Running around the levee on my '00
River is higher than the homes on the other side. These homes are on the very southern edge of Sacramento.
Land on other side of the levee is lower than the river
Lots of plantation style old homes, and expansive farms, many wineries along the river
Running around the levee on my '00
River is higher than the homes on the other side. These homes are on the very southern edge of Sacramento.
Land on other side of the levee is lower than the river
Lots of plantation style old homes, and expansive farms, many wineries along the river
One of the interesting options i had for this route was a ferry across the river. The county never built a bridge, so there is a ferry that runs back and forth across the river non-stop. The ferry is located north of Rio Vista.
Lots of history around here. The Chinese built the levee system and created their own towns and also brought their culture with them.
I rarely ride at night anymore, but I'm still lovin' all my light mods.
Can you see me?
If you're curious on the mods to this bike, there's a whole thread here on all the 100-some mods I did to set it up to lead tours, sport-tour and meet my needs.
Curious about the mods, dig in.
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Can you see me?
If you're curious on the mods to this bike, there's a whole thread here on all the 100-some mods I did to set it up to lead tours, sport-tour and meet my needs.
Curious about the mods, dig in.
Modding the new Pashnit Busa | Busa Mods
Modding the New Pashnit Busa: A quick background: This is my third Hayabusa and what follows is the story of Modifying this bike to suit my needs for sport-touring & to lead Pashnit Motorcycle Tours with. The previous Hayabusa Bike Build Project in 2012. I love this kind of tinkering, and...
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This tour, we're headed out to the Pacific Coast to escape the heat, but to get there, we're going to ride through a region called the Montezuma Hills.
A single road goes through this hill region along Suisun Bay, Mt Diablo in the distance. Atop these hills are hundreds of wind turbines to generate power.
A single road goes through this hill region along Suisun Bay, Mt Diablo in the distance. Atop these hills are hundreds of wind turbines to generate power.
Atop these hills are numerous windmills that tower 260 feet high taking advantage of the Delta Breeze. The Delta Breeze is a natural phenomenon where cool ocean air inflows from the Pacific up a natural corridor along the surface of the low-lying delta towards the Sierra Nevada. The city of Sacramento is in the direct path of these inflows and the Delta Breeze can cool the air significantly in the heat of summer.
Underneath these hills are the largest natural gas field in California, and one of the fifteen largest in the United States. These hills around Rio Vista have produced over 3.6 trillion cubic feet of gas in its lifetime, and is said to contain an estimated reserve of another 330 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
Natural gas. Who knew. I just see a twisty road.
Underneath these hills are the largest natural gas field in California, and one of the fifteen largest in the United States. These hills around Rio Vista have produced over 3.6 trillion cubic feet of gas in its lifetime, and is said to contain an estimated reserve of another 330 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
Natural gas. Who knew. I just see a twisty road.
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