Pashnit BackROADS: A Motorcycle Tour

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Bob muscling the Harley Sidecar around all weekend. Bob is one of those long-distance guys, has a hard bag that's actually a 2nd gas tank, and the sidecar has his cooler for ballast. He finished up a 4-Corners Tour a short while back- where you ride to all 4 corners of the United States in single ride.








Randy in tow

 

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goaty Mattole Rd






Historic Ferndale for lunch.

Little tiny town full of fixed up Victorian homes a few miles off the ocean. All the money in those days came from local daries.

 

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A stop along Alderpoint Rd...




...to discover this




problem with pics like this is you can't hear the sound

 

[pashnit]

Next day we awoke to steady rain. However, rain suit and heated liner takes care of that. Thankfully, further south we got out of NorCal, rain abated to just heavy cloud cover.

Eventually we all parted ways and I headed across the state to home. Decided to top my goat trail tour off with one of the best for this region- Knoxville Berryessa Rd. Ridden southbound from Middletown (it's in the middle of everything ), the first portion is like a race track up to an old gold mine. Then pop over the hill and you see this...








Goaty, deserted, and quiet. Perfect.

 

[pashnit]

Other thing Knoxville-Berryessa Rd is famous for is these...




I tried to count them.

I lost track after about 10 stream crossings.




Coming out of the hills in long straights




At the far southern of Knoxville Berryessa Rd is Lake Berryessa




A few years ago, we were photographying the water so high, it was spilling over into the Glory Hole.

Hard to perceive scale in the photos, but this concrete mass is actually huge!

 

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Parting shot... I stopped at the crest of this hill. No rain finally, although the clouds stayed dark, low, and impossibly blue. Just as I began to take some shots, the sun poured through a hole in the clouds right onto the bike. It amost glowed.

The window was just moments, but I got the shot. If I wouldn't of stopped to smell the roses, I would have missed it. It was the only time I saw the sun for this entire days ride. It was perfect timing and the heavens shown down on this moment. Very cool fitting end to the BackROADs Tour. :clap

 

[pashnit]

Epilogue: Still processing the footage I shot. It came out beyond my wildest expectations, a breathe of fresh air to filming the ride.

Here's some screen shots of the vids







-Fin-

 

[wardie]

Tim great shots! How do you like the K1200R? Can you share with us the pro's and cons compared to the Busa? Wardie

 

[brian7396]

Great pics Thanks for sharing

 

[georgiabusa_05]

Awesome pics as usual. One day, I am going to get out there and ride with you.

Tim.

 

[Mojo]

 

[Evil_keeps_me_young]

wow...ever think about being a historian?

 

[Djxtrodinaire]

awesome pictures!

Wish I could do these type of trips someday

 

[Poppy]

Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[raydog]

Thanks for your efforts in posting all that beauty and information Tim. I love the BMW!
Doyle

 

[Kento-Moto]

A BMW with lots of xtra gadgets !!! How cool is that !

Thanx Tim, I gotta go soon too.

Oh and ... Weather this week should be in the 70's here in Nor Cal.

 

[GoAWOL]

Wow...fantastic pics as usual. Californian motorcyclists are very fortunate. I like the BMW; does that mean the busa is gone or does it have a stall partner?
Just another small tidbit about The lighthouse on Point Reyes..... it was used in the filming of The Fog.

 

[Greenbean]

Wow thats AMAZING...

I can't wait to save some money and try and make a Pashnit trip next year or 2011

 

[hooken203]

WOW love those pictures. Thanks.

 

[GMbusa]

Always great pics. To take one of your tours is on my list of things to do.