2021 Pashnit Touring on a Hayabusa

Atop the 5400 ft Scott Mountain Summit

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Alfalfa country. More flat valley in between the ranges. Lots of Hay growing near Etna & Fort Jones.

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Visiting an old friend in Happy Camp

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If you look closely in the above pic, you can see the burnt forest in the hills above the town, 150 homes burned on the northern edges in this tiny mountain community of 1200, but the fire never got into the town which was lucky. Happy Camp is at the very bottom of this map.

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Ready to assail Highway 96, one of the longest motorcycle roads in NorCal. Twisties for 150 miles along the Klamath River

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The Klamath River is especially unusual because it begins in the high desert and flows toward the mountains rather than away from it, with origins in south central Oregon. It's affectionately called an 'Upside Down River'.

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Massive landslide that covered Highway 96 back in February during the rainy season. I had to watch the progress of fixing this to make sure we could get through


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Landslide had originally covered the entire road

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Ishi Pishi Bridge over Klamath River was designed with Native American styling overtones


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But in case Bigfoot, Bermuda Triangle, Loch Ness Monster and UFOs were your childhood like mine, make a beeline for Willow Creek to check out this cool museum of all things Bigfoot

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Headed out of Willow Creek and now headed for the Pacific Ocean, opted to ride a road we have not done in many years.

Simply known as Forest Road 1, Titlow Hill Rd / South Fork Mountain Rd is a 50-mile long single-lane paved road along a mountainous ridgeline. We're about 30 miles from the ocean at this point and the temps are cooling off. We normally can't ride this is in late-may, there's too much snow at these elevations, but this year nothing.

Switchbacks and terrific views greet you right away.

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There are no road signs. If you want directions, this is what you get.

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I tell the tour group, just stay on the paved road. If you're on gravel, you're on the wrong road. ;)

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Good news = great views. Zero other people.
Bad News = Road surface had been like this for the last 15 years and nobody ever fixes anything. Gotta be super vigilant, watching out for huge potholes.

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Reaching the summit is a wide open area from past logging where you can see for miles

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Despite the slow speeds and the hyper vigilance of being on the look-out for surprise car-sized potholes, this is the reward

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I like this shot. Sort of shows the incline and the elevation change.

The trees are straight up, the road is not.

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