JohnCh Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Is there any interest for a really short tour this summer in the Northern CA, OR, or WA area? I’ve got the bug for 3 or 4 days of winding roads. -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Looking back at the PNW2007 tour the roads leading to the Shasta Trinity area in NorCal near the OR border (and down to the coast) were by far the nicest Seven roads of the whole trip. Not crowded, winding etc..... Let's see....one day driving up, maybe 2 or 3 days there, one day driving back. Sounds reasonable. If timing is right I would reallly like to do this. Fourth of July is coming up or maybe when it is a little cooler in September or early October? Gert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCh Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 There is discussion on this over at CCC where early thinking is September in Northern CA. Once we get a little firmer on the plans, I'll move the thread over here and see if we can drum up additional support. -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al N. Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Hmm...is this a good or a bad time to bring up the consolidation of the forums again? :_deadhorse: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCh Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 Uh oh, thread hijack! For some reason very few people on the West Coast seem to belong to USA7s. I opted to post on CCC as well since I felt I could more readily identify interest in a Nor Cal tour with that group. I do plan to move the thread over here soon and if this tour happens it will be as a USA7s tour. -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al N. Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 John- No worries either way. I do like the in-depth tech discussions they have over at the CCC, but would prefer having just one login. Now if we could get John Donohoe to come aboard more actively as our resident "Original Lotus" resource...we'd have so many bases covered in one site. -Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxologist Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 back on topic. i'll 90% sure be in Moterrey for historics in August. Sans 7 unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haiku88 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 One good destination might be the Lost Coast/Cape Mendocino, stunning scenery and unlike anywhere else I've been in CA, very light traffic, also near Ferndale, Eureka, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 One good destination might be the Lost Coast/Cape Mendocino, stunning scenery and unlike anywhere else I've been in CA, very light traffic, also near Ferndale, Eureka, etc... Why weren't you along for PNW2007? Been there, done that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haiku88 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Why weren't you along for PNW2007? Been there, done that! aha, did not know that....have only had a drivable 7 for a few months (FWIW a Birkin, had a Locost that didn't quite get done before that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Hmm...is this a good or a bad time to bring up the consolidation of the forums again? :_deadhorse: Oh my....I am with you but last time there was some fierce resistance from a very small number of members (more precisely from one member). I have kind of given up on this. There is just not much push and motivation to do it. Annoying but I can live with it.... Gert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 One good destination might be the Lost Coast/Cape Mendocino, stunning scenery and unlike anywhere else I've been in CA, very light traffic, also near Ferndale, Eureka, etc... Yum, something like this? or this? I don't think we should do Mattole Road again Gert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierats Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 How about linking up some of these rides: ridemap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCh Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 I spent a little time yesterday looking at maps and drives listed on various car/motorcycle sites. It appears that there are some fantastic roads on either side of I-5 near Redding. That may make a great place to start the tour. Straight shot up or down I-5 for everyone and fairly equidistant from Seattle and San Diego (you listening Brad?). What is people’s interest in length of time? For some of us, we will need to add 2 days to the tour total to account for getting to the starting point and then returning home. I’d prefer to have 3-4 tour days to keep it interesting, so that’s 5-6 days of vacation time for me. Do people want something longer? Shorter? BTW I am going to post on CCC and ask people to post all further comments on this thread. -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierats Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Anything from a long weekend to a 5 day tour would be good with me. I could probably stretch it to 7 days, but don't want to do any more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I could possibly take off a week plus driving up and back on the weekends. I can probably do this towing up in 1 day (590 miles to e.g. Weaverville) but it is a little on the long side. Actually I noticed it is almost the same distance from LA as from Seattle (600 miles). I am somewhat leaning to suggest the Labor Day week. I know there is a bit more traffic on the holiday but last year when we returned from PNW2007 that weekend it was not bad at all until we got closer to Napa Valley. If we stay north near the Shasta /Redding area it should not be an issue? Gert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I could possibly take off a week plus driving up and back on the weekends. I am somewhat leaning to suggest the Labor Day week. Gert I just started a new job so likely will not have much vacation accrued at that point. I could likely do a three day weekend (not necessarily Labor Day) or maybe four days if I really impress my new boss... Gert's routes look interesting but I haven't clicked all the links on Tom's map yet... ---john. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soareyes Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Anything from a long weekend to a 5 day tour would be good with me. I could probably stretch it to 7 days, but don't want to do any more than that. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haiku88 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Yum, something like this? or this? I don't think we should do Mattole Road again Gert no, I meant something more like this http://www.tuccycle.org/map.html good point though, some of the roads may be too rough to be any fun in a 7, I've only done the TUC route by bicycle and motorcycle. Labor day week would work perfectly for me, as would 5 days or so... I'm in Sonoma Co, , so I could maybe do some scouting in advance if needed once a route is settled on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCh Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 Or this? Definitely some great roads in the area. I'll order a copy of Destination Highways Nor Cal so we can begin the planning in earnest. I am fine with Labor Day weekend from a timing perspective, but I wonder if we will have trouble booking hotels? Assuming we don't, then I propose we meet at the hotel in Weaverville/Redding area on Thursday night (8/28), tour together for three days, and head home Monday morning. That is a 5 day commitment including travel time to join up. I am happy to stretch to 7 days total (5 touring), but it sounds like that may not work for everyone. Does the fact that we do this over Labor Day weekend make it easier for people to extend the length of the trip a bit? If we do, then is it better to start earlier in the week, or to extend the ending date further into the first week in September? -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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