2024 Pashnit Touring on a Hayabusa

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The Summit Building & Museum was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930s, the beacon tower sits directly on top of the highest peak of Mount Diablo. The sandstone for the building was quarried from nearby Rock City.

Standard Oil placed a ten-million-candlepower aerial navigation beacon seen here on the summit in 1928. The beacon was so powerful that it could be seen by ships 100 miles at sea.

Our third peak prompts our third group photo

 

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Is the Junction still open? One time coming down west I watched a couple scooters tip over on that hairpin on the right. They probably thought their 12” tires would hold as well as motorcycle tires.

 

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Terry, the Junction hasn't been open in years . It was a favorite for bikers and bicyclists but literally in the middle of nowhere. They couldn't survive covid and closed a few years ago.

 

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Too bad, was a nice place. I can understand why they couldn’t keep it open. Couldn’t have been much of a goin concern even in good times. I recall commenting to a woman getting on the back of a BMW wearing no gear but a helmet. Her response was ‘we aren’t riding very fast’ today. As if that had anything to do with it.

 

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Headed down off the summit

 

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Later on, the fellas asked me did you see that car?!

 

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Yes, I used to have one! I bought my first Triumph Spitfire in 1989.

Then I bought another one a few years later. I know a thing or two about these Spitfires...

 

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The next day... Rain. Well that kinda mucks my plan

 

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The Southern California guys never carry rain suits. Never rains down there.

When you forget your rainsuit, but we have half day of rain riding planned, you get the trash bag of shame.

Poor Mike, we gave him such a hard time. Wasn't raining on the coast, so we're making a change of plans and headed straight to the ocean expecting blue skies.

Trash bag of Shame is how you solve forgetting your rain suit.

 

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Ever need a good place for eats in a small remote town, just head for the closest golf course.
These places always have great food and perfect for our groups. And we got through to the other side of the front - no rain!

By midday, blue skies and Mike got to take off the trashbag of shame.

Redwood Forests means we're getting close to the ocean.

 

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After rain riding for several hours, we reached the ocean and Highway 1 - blue sunny skies, what a relief to be out of the rain and wet.

We had to stop to take off the rainsuits, Ken says I like this much better

 

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No matter how many times you ride along the ocean, never gets old.

 

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We bring our groups to the tiny coastal town of Gualala - we'll stay here in Gualala three times this season. I book about 425 rooms a ride season all over the state for our groups. It's a lot to manage and finding a great hotel like Hotel Breakers in Gualala is a godsend.

View from the balcony of our room.

 

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Next day, everything is wet, but no rain & blue shies, that's good.

 

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