2020 Pashnit Touring

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Go watch the video Tom created at the first post of this ride.

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Kennedy Meadows

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You can rent these cabins.

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Kennedy Meadows looks like a cool place to visit again. It's also a horse camp so a lot of horse trailers here.

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Swinging by Donnell's Vista

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I don't know where to start.... the train museum looks amazing, the scenery is magnificent.. Just amazing. So many great places to look at. Thanks so much for sharing all the time. From the other side of the planet, it's very much appreciated. What I wouldn't give to come visit right now.

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The Last Day: The Ride Home

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Can't seem to escape the smoke , or the heat- Strangely hot for October, 90s. Need one of those motorcycle air conditioners that mounts on the rear seat and pumps cool air into your jacket.

Awhile back, I researched Bagby, always good to go back to these spots to check them out.

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This is how Lake McClure is supposed to look. Lots of water, green.

But right now, it looks like this. Yes, this is the boat launch.

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Adjacent Bagby campground.
The thought occurred when there's no smoke, and the reservoir is full in spring, this would be a cool place to camp, pull your boat right up to your campsite & float up the canyon.

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No guard rails and a long way down.

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Right turn at Coulterville

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You can't just ride into Yosemite NP anymore, or go over the pass- Highway 120 Tioga Pass. In Covid times, you have to have reservations made months in advance.

Today's Goals: Ride the Cherry Lake Loop, haven't ridden this is almost 15 years and been years since I've included it in a motorcycle tour route. Cherry Lake Loop is a 55 mile loop deep in the Sierra Range, built back in the resevoir building days of the 1950s & 1960s. Nothing out here, no people, no towns, no traffic, no cross roads, nothing but forest.

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How long ago? I was on my (2nd) Yamaha Venture. This bike was featured in Cycle World Magazine in an article about $1000 bikes on a 1000 mile ride. It had no second gear and the front brake froze up on this ride, but what do you expect for $1000. I used it as a freeway commuter to work.
More about this bike : https://www.pashnit.com/yamaha-venture-1200

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Same spot 15 later, Hayabusa brakes are fine btw.

Tunnels, flumes, channels, all for power generation

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Penstocks feed water into the power generation station below

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