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[JCZ]

Our home for the evening.....Big Foot Motel.  An old motel with creeaky beds but it was clean.  The rooms were actually two rooms....the bed room and the kitchen with a two burner stove top.  It's smack dab in the center of town and so everything is within an easy walk.  I also found the Sasquatch Beef Stick at the store....













Don trying to kick start his bike....











enough exploring back to town to find someplace for dinner.....







There seems to be two camps in this town and clearly the locals are on one side or the other and don't mind sharing their thoughts about it.  One camp feels the community should focus and their big foot connection and that the community should capitalize and focus on that.  The other camp is the marijuana industry.  There, coincidentally, was a documentary on TV last night about that.  California has been the number one producing state in the agricultural industry in the nation, for years.  And marijuana has been the leading cash crop in California for the past few years.  Three counties, in particular, are referred to as the Emerald Triangle.    The lady from the museum was telling us about how the sidewalks are filled with hippys during cultivation season (a few weeks in the fall) that come from all over the nation to work the harvest and that she wishes they'd stay on the back streets so that the big foot tourists aren't intimidated or scarred off by all the drug trash (marijuana workers).  Like I said, definatel two distinct camps.

And from the other camp and directly next door to the motel is the Hemp Connection....  The owner is a 27 year old lady that grew up in this town.  By the way, everybody in this town is very, very friendly and talkative.  The owner of the Hemp Connection engaged Don and I in conversation for half an hour in her store, then followed us out front and continued the conversation for another twenty minutes or so....



Yep......they even have smoking paraphanlia for the discearning biker....



and right inside the showcase/counter.....



and on one of the ladie's tank tops (all the clothes are made of a hemp/cotton blend).... 

The motel even has a cage for Big Foot out back....



Don.....talking to his boss.

[VANAMAL]

Don looks like son of sasquatch

[Buy early]

Great shots JC! Looks like a fun trip. Stole one of your shots for another thread.

[johno]

guess you did find the bigfoot motel

Great shots as always.

Thanks,

[JCZ]

Great shots JC! Looks like a fun trip. Stole one of your shots for another thread.

Thanks for all the complaments everybody.

Not a problem using that shot.

I'm about to post today's pics, as soon as they finish downloading in Flicker.......and now Don and I know why they call it "Trinity Alps".  You definately feel like you're in the Alps.....or what I'd think it would feel like.

[JCZ]

As we were walking to dinner last night, there was another big foot sighting....



and the dinner house....  Cinnabar Sam's,  http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g33274-d739235-Reviews-Cinnabar_Sams-Willow_Creek_California.html











This is the view as we pulled out the back drive way of the motel....



and $4.089 is what we paid for gas there in Willow Creek, before we got on the road.



The fog was in very dense pockets.  If it was foggy, it was very foggy.  But if it was clear, it was very clear. It definately made for some interesting riding this morning.



















The foggy pics almost look like they were taken at night, it's so dense and dark.  Then another 50 yds. or so and it's totally clear....





















Don's scootin down the road....

[JCZ]

Look across the river, on the road.......a tiny yellow spec.  That's Don blazin the road.....









and interestingly.....look on the front porch of this cabin.....a bike of some kind.





































That's Don, riding over the crest in the road up ahead.....





Weaverville is down in the bottom of that valley somewhere and that's where we're headed....

[JCZ]

Interesting looking town.....but the streets were rolled up....nothing open and we were hungry.  I see a guy raking leaves at the curb in front of the museum.  Let's stop and ask him if there's someplace open for breakfast.....



His name is Sonny and he happens to have an 07 SERK.  Now what are the odds of that?  He doesn't do computers so he isn't aware of this forum but we get to talking.  He mentions a cousin that owned the HD dealership in Auburn when it burned up in a forest fire.  I told him that I know Carlo and Emma well.  Carlo was very well known in the Harley drag racing circuit and had quite a reputation in the 80s and 90s.  Small world.














They even have a little biker shirt and leather shop....







The Nugget is where we had breakfast....





and our breakfast was cooked exactly as we'd asked for it.



Sonny put his shovel and rake up and jumped on his bike and rode on down to the Nugget to join us for a bit of conversation.  He informed us that he has photos that are published in Easyriders magazine from time to time....



this picture is taken of the local HOG chapter at the museum where he's the caretaker......where we'd first met him....



This is a local parade, but you can see the Nugget Restaurant over the top of the crowd....



and the girls with big foot.... 







Sonny's done some mods to his bike to get it to run cooler.  Besides cams and tune, he's got an over sized oil pan (visable in this pic, just in front of the back tire)....



and he has a horn that also has a fan built into it.....





as we're leaving town, we pass a large lumber mill that was working on Sun. New Year's Day....








That's it for tonight.  I'll finish posting the rest tomorrow.....

[110tHunDer]

 
I wish you would think about taking a few pictures when you go on these trips, JC.

[JCZ]

7% grade and down hill all the way....













It's a bit challenging riding these roads with one hand while I'm shooting pics with the other....     Just want to be sure that you guys get the full effects on this ride!

[JCZ]

obligatory over the shoulder shot....

[JCZ]

He's got his eye on the hooligan on the yellow bike......





































Mt. Lassen in the background.....
















and now 150 miles or so back down the slab and we're home.  Great time, great ride and great company.  Look forward to going back!

Where's the Donald's pics?

[JCZ]

Don and I both agreed we'll be spending a lot more time up in this area......riding roads we've never ridden before.....this coming summer.  If anybody else is interested, you're welcome to join us.

[Jock]

Don and I both agreed we'll be spending a lot more time up in this area......riding roads we've never ridden before.....this coming summer.  If anybody else is interested, you're welcome to join us.

Lucky Dogs!

[hdbrad03]

Lucky Dogs!

Lst's go Jock!   


 


    Brad