Topic: To and from the Redwoods Run GTG, 2016 (Read 14941 times)

JCZ · « **on:** June 06, 2016, 09:08:08 PM »

Miguel, Babe & I rolled out of San Diego mid morning on Friday 27 May, 2016 and headed north to the Rock Store. I'd made previous arrangements with Paul, the photographer and owner of Rock Store Photos to meet us at their in early afternoon. Jock also met us at the Rock Store and Jerry & Carolyn just left their a few minutes before we arrived.

JCZ · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2016, 09:08:51 PM »

We turned off Hwy 101 (the So Cal people call it "the 101) on to Ca 27 and after a brief stop turned on to a road I'd heard much about in the motorcycle world, Old Topanga Canyon Rd.

JCZ · « **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2016, 09:09:34 PM »

It didn't take our own personal photographer Jock long to warm up to Vern (owner of the Rock Store)...

Sats. Sundays and holidays this place is covered with motorcycles. But being a weekday, we were able to get in and out OK.

JCZ · « **Reply #3 on:** June 06, 2016, 09:11:01 PM »

Paul is the official photgrapher and owner of The Rock Store Photos and is up there on The Snake every Sat. Sun and holiday shooting motorcycles, sports cars and Jay Leno's antiques. Paul agreed to meet us up there this Friday and we are greatful for that. He got some great photos of the four of us.

and the photos that Paul shot for us.....

I have no words.....you'll have to ask Jock or Babe.....but this photo does give you an idea of the views from up on The Snake....

and the workaholic Miguel, working.....

JCZ · « **Reply #4 on:** June 06, 2016, 09:11:44 PM »

Rolling on down Mullholland Hwy.....where Miguel takes the lead.

Miguel spots the ocean in the distance and twists the wick......

JCZ · « **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2016, 09:12:23 PM »

His bike is still clean in this picture. That will soon change.

Jock pulling up the rear. He'd already been to the hotel and dropped his trailer there before meeting us at The Rock Store....

JCZ · « **Reply #6 on:** June 06, 2016, 10:21:50 PM »

Our next stop was..............across the street at a very well known biker hang out (on weekends), Neptune's Net

JCZ · « **Reply #7 on:** June 06, 2016, 10:22:28 PM »

Rolling down Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) to Camarillo. Just in case you were looking for rattle snake vacine....

JCZ · « **Reply #8 on:** June 06, 2016, 10:23:30 PM »

and the next day we roll on up PCH. A short stop at the Bixby Bridge....

JCZ · « **Reply #9 on:** June 06, 2016, 10:24:13 PM »

And one of my favorite spots, a little side road off the highway in Carmel, Spindrift Rd. that has incredible cliff side views

Jock gettin his shoot on.....

JCZ · « **Reply #10 on:** June 06, 2016, 10:25:03 PM »

We were on the only hogs I saw crossing......

Memorial Day weekend...even the gas stations are a bit congested....

Royalroadie · « **Reply #11 on:** June 06, 2016, 10:29:21 PM »

JC, Keep'm Come'n.

JCZ · « **Reply #12 on:** June 06, 2016, 10:50:32 PM »

Mid afternoon we roll in to Andy & Sherry's. Roger is there. Soon Danny, Mark & Denise, Greg and Steve all rolled in.

Being the prospect, Miguel has to do all the grunt work.....

JCZ · « **Reply #13 on:** June 06, 2016, 10:51:44 PM »

here is the LED lighted water feature at the front gate, visible from both the inside and outside of the entrance gate....

This seating area shows the view of the Santa Clara valley below....

JCZ · « **Reply #14 on:** June 06, 2016, 10:52:19 PM »

and the heated pool and hot tub with mood lighting are very inviting...

and beautiful landscaping only adds to it...

JCZ · « **Reply #15 on:** June 06, 2016, 10:52:55 PM »

and the back yard is no less...on the top of the mountain with a panoramic view and a fire pit at the conversation area....

JCZ · « **Reply #16 on:** June 06, 2016, 10:53:20 PM »

a view of some of the neighbors as the sun sets behind them....

Since Miguel, Babe & I are staying in their guest house and having been on the road since 7 a.m. we excused ourselves from the party around the back and went to the hot tub.

Rooster · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2016, 02:56:08 PM »

Great pics JC, tell Andy there is a creepy looking naked dude climbing over the wall by the table and chairs.

ak · « **Reply #18 on:** June 07, 2016, 06:54:51 PM »

Rooster----I've put Him in the ground 3 times .He keep popping up . I'll have to plant him deeper..

JCZ · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2016, 12:30:23 AM »

Miguel had never rode across the Golden Gate Bridge before so we had to stop for the photo op

JCZ · « **Reply #20 on:** June 08, 2016, 12:31:00 AM »

A stop in Santa Rosa to have breakfast with an old friend, Holly. Some of the early members of this forum will remember her from when I was doing the Nor Cal rides. She went on many of the rides with us. She's still riding the same Dyna.

Jon (Jonga on this forum) andhttp://www.cvoharley.com/smf/Smileys/CVO/worthless.gif his daughter Kayla also rode over to Santa Rosa to have breakfast with us. Babe and I were instrumental in helping Kayla talk her dad into riding all the way to Fortuna.

Babe's loaded and ready to roll....

JCZ · « **Reply #21 on:** June 08, 2016, 12:31:17 AM »

We met several couples on CVOs that did not know about this forum. This couple from Livermore (their name escapes me at moment) made a bit of a change in their plans and came back and spent a night at the hotel with all of us.

First day socializing around the hotel....

Rooster · « **Reply #22 on:** June 08, 2016, 12:05:13 PM »

Quote from: ak on June 07, 2016, 06:54:51 PM

Rooster----I've put Him in the ground 3 times .He keep popping up . I'll have to plant him deeper..

That's funny Andy. Your remodel around the pool looks awesome and very well done.

JCZ · « **Reply #23 on:** June 08, 2016, 09:14:31 PM »

NOTE: I've edited Reply #3 of this thread on the first page to add the photos that I got from Paul this evening.

JCZ · « **Reply #24 on:** June 08, 2016, 09:50:05 PM »

Monday morning we were rolling south on 101 to the Chandler Drive-Thru Tree.

JCZ · « **Reply #25 on:** June 08, 2016, 09:50:48 PM »

And we have arrived! Note: this tree has been cut out for decades however, it still continues to grow.

JCZ · « **Reply #26 on:** June 08, 2016, 09:51:32 PM »

Gabe's rollin......

JCZ · « **Reply #27 on:** June 08, 2016, 09:51:50 PM »

and Blair and Christine duplicate the t-shirt design.....

JCZ · « **Reply #28 on:** June 08, 2016, 11:41:55 PM »

Headed to Tom's house over in Shelter Cove next....

JCZ · « **Reply #29 on:** June 08, 2016, 11:42:33 PM »

and we've arrived....

A couple of Tom's toys, a Ural with sidecar and a unimog...

and the states that Tom and his wife rode this Ural through on their cross country trip

JCZ · « **Reply #30 on:** June 08, 2016, 11:43:27 PM »

2nd floor balcony of Tom's house....

and the view from his balcony......as a plane lands.

JCZ · « **Reply #31 on:** June 08, 2016, 11:44:07 PM »

Oh....and did I say that Tom's is where the Nomes live?

JCZ · « **Reply #32 on:** June 08, 2016, 11:44:40 PM »

Note: More Nomes spotted hiding out in the rocks in the backyard.

JCZ · « **Reply #33 on:** June 08, 2016, 11:44:56 PM »

Say adios to Tom's, time to head back to town to get lunch.

Here are two more couples that we met, from Vegas and both on new CVO Street Glides. Gave them the business card for this forum and told them all about it.

JCZ · « **Reply #34 on:** June 09, 2016, 10:39:41 PM »

And now it's time to ride the Ave. of The Giants....

JCZ · « **Reply #35 on:** June 09, 2016, 10:41:04 PM »

A rare photo here. It's rare that they ever open the front gate as the guests all use the parking lot and entrance at the rear. However, I had an opportunity to get these photos with my bike directly in front of the house....and I took that opportunity.

JCZ · « **Reply #36 on:** June 09, 2016, 10:41:50 PM »

Eureka bay....

JCZ · « **Reply #37 on:** June 09, 2016, 10:42:41 PM »

and Old Town Eureka...

JCZ · « **Reply #38 on:** June 09, 2016, 10:43:07 PM »

Crossing the Ferndale Bridge....

Harvey Mushman · « **Reply #39 on:** June 11, 2016, 12:21:19 AM »

Great pictures. Keep'em coming JC!

JCZ · « **Reply #40 on:** June 11, 2016, 10:24:25 AM »

Ferndale is America's victorian town.....businesses, homes, churches all

The Gingerbread House, a bed & breakfast.... http://gingerbread-mansion.com/

JCZ · « **Reply #41 on:** June 11, 2016, 10:25:23 AM »

The Victorian Inn (VI Restaurant) is where we'll have our fair well dinner....

JCZ · « **Reply #42 on:** June 11, 2016, 10:26:17 AM »

If only I'd known in advance, I would have arranged for CVO drag races.......

JCZ · « **Reply #43 on:** June 11, 2016, 10:26:56 AM »

Fishermen's Memorial...

Note: The Samoa Cookhouse in the background on the right side in this picture

JCZ · « **Reply #44 on:** June 11, 2016, 10:27:36 AM »

Trinidad, California is a quaint little fishing village on the north coast....where the fog rolled in and then back out literally within a few minutes. There's fog all up and down the California coast every summer as well as in the central valley (where I grew up) but I've never seen it move as fast as it did in Trinidad.

JCZ · « **Reply #45 on:** June 11, 2016, 10:28:36 AM »

I told you guys that they have pickers in California!

JCZ · « **Reply #46 on:** June 11, 2016, 10:29:27 AM »

and just a few minutes later the fog is all but gone....

screaminCVO · « **Reply #47 on:** June 11, 2016, 11:48:11 AM »

Great shots, JC. Looks like a good time had by all.

JCZ · « **Reply #48 on:** June 11, 2016, 06:56:52 PM »

Babe's journey to the fair well dinner is her first ride in a side car...

JCZ · « **Reply #49 on:** June 11, 2016, 06:57:38 PM »

We've arrived at the Victorian Inn Restaurant in Ferndale for our fair well dinner....

JCZ · « **Reply #50 on:** June 11, 2016, 06:58:45 PM »

Remember years ago when baggers were the minority and considered old man's motorcycle? Well, they're still old folks motorcycles because we have the wisdom to go after comfort....but they're no longer the minority!

JCZ · « **Reply #51 on:** June 11, 2016, 07:00:12 PM »

Back to the victorian homes and buildings...

JCZ · « **Reply #52 on:** June 11, 2016, 07:01:13 PM »

A shot of the inside of this little town's post office looks like something straight out of Andy of Mayberry.

JCZ · « **Reply #53 on:** June 11, 2016, 07:02:10 PM »

Babe...

and Christine....

JCZ · « **Reply #54 on:** June 11, 2016, 07:02:58 PM »

another shoot of our Canadian friends, Blare & Christine...

JCZ · « **Reply #55 on:** June 11, 2016, 09:05:35 PM »

Our fair well dinner begin with a self guided foot tour of the old victorian town of Ferndale, California. Then we all retreated to the Victorian Inn Lounge for happy hour....

JCZ · « **Reply #56 on:** June 11, 2016, 09:06:25 PM »

And the menu for the CVOHarley fair well dinner.....

but first, it's happy hour in the lounge....

JCZ · « **Reply #57 on:** June 11, 2016, 09:07:17 PM »

It looks like they're ready for us.....first class. Nothing to good for CVO Harley owners.

JCZ · « **Reply #58 on:** June 11, 2016, 09:08:28 PM »

You guys have heard about it....read about it.....but have you ever seen Jock In The Beanstalk?

This was really, really good and I was really, really hungry. So............

JCZ · « **Reply #59 on:** June 11, 2016, 09:09:19 PM »

Blare has attended every Western CVO Owners GTG (with the exception of the first one....held in a hotel suite) so I asked him to give the history of the all the western GTGs. He did it without notes or cheat sheets.....very impressive memory Blare!

JCZ · « **Reply #60 on:** June 11, 2016, 09:47:56 PM »

On the way to Jim's and Metal Dragon I decided to take Miguel down Lombard Street. For those that have never been, it's a very steep, twisty road that's billed as "the crookedest road in America". Here are some images of it..... https://www.google.com/search?

https://www.google.com/search?q=lombard+street+images&biw=1920&bih=947&site=webhp&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiTgs--r6HNAhVJJ1IKHarzAJUQsAQIGw

NOTE: This is the first time Babe ever volunteered to get off and take pictures. Actually, she insisted!

2k · « **Reply #61 on:** June 12, 2016, 05:56:01 AM »

And it runs at a 27 degree angle

Ironhorse · « **Reply #62 on:** June 12, 2016, 09:11:27 AM »

JC, you forgot to mention that the side going up to the top of Lombard can be a challenge too. It may be straight, but it's VERY STEEP. So much so that you probably should keep at least 3 car lengths distance from the vehicles in front, just in case the driver ahead is slow getting from brake to accelerator and they start rolling back into you. Really need good confidence working the clutch, throttle and brakes to keep yourself from rolling back too. And the angle at the top is so steep, that when cresting it in a car, the hood blocks your view of the street and you loose sight of everything directly in front of you.

As the infamous comedian Bill Cosby said in one of his routines, the flower beds along the side of Lombard Street are where they "buried the bodies of all the people who didn't make it".

JCZ · « **Reply #63 on:** June 12, 2016, 09:36:21 AM »

We stopped by Jim's at Metal Dragon for my service and then on over to Don & Carols for a very nice b-b-q, conversation and we spent the night. Up early the next morning, Don made breakfast for all of us and then we were off to Corbin to get the p-pad fitted to Miguel's bike.

Since we were in Hollister, we had to stop by Johnnie's. Some of you older folks will recognize this magazine shot taken in front of Johnnie's and the accompanying story. As soon as this came out, Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin filmed The Wild One based on this story. That's why they call Johnnie's "The birthplace of the American biker".

and another interesting story based at Johnnie's........

JCZ · « **Reply #64 on:** June 12, 2016, 09:37:21 AM »

and another wino, nodding on the bench out front....

and a pic of my bike in the exact same location as the Life Magazine photo that was taken in 1947....

JCZ · « **Reply #65 on:** June 12, 2016, 09:38:07 AM »

We headed on down Hwy 101 however, it quickly started heading towards the triple digit temps and so we turned ouf at Jolan Rd. and headed over to Nacaimento-Ferguson Rd. to the coast and Hwy. 1 again.

2k · « **Reply #66 on:** June 12, 2016, 10:02:44 AM »

Quote from: Ironhorse on June 12, 2016, 09:11:27 AM

As the infamous ~~comedian~~ rapist Bill Cosby said in one of his routines, the flower beds along the side of Lombard Street are where they "buried the bodies of all the people who didn't make it".

Just calling a spade a spade

JCZ · « **Reply #67 on:** June 12, 2016, 11:03:35 AM »

Quote from: Ironhorse on June 12, 2016, 09:11:27 AM

JC, you forgot to mention that the side going up to the top of Lombard can be a challenge too. It may be straight, but it's VERY STEEP. So much so that you probably should keep at least 3 car lengths distance from the vehicles in front, just in case the driver ahead is slow getting from brake to accelerator and they start rolling back into you. Really need good confidence working the clutch, throttle and brakes to keep yourself from rolling back too. And the angle at the top is so steep, that when cresting it in a car, the hood blocks your view of the street and you loose sight of everything directly in front of you.

As the infamous comedian Bill Cosby said in one of his routines, the flower beds along the side of Lombard Street are where they "buried the bodies of all the people who didn't make it".

The grade on both the up hill and down hill sides of Lombard St. is 27%......very steep. Since you mention the up hill side. It's three or four blocks to the top of the hill and a stop sign (up hill) at each cross street. As we approached the second stop sign I grabbed my front brake like I've always done on the hills in San Francisco (I've lived there twice). However, at the second time we had to come to a complete stop due to cross traffic. My bike started sliding backwards (car right behind me) and it was going to pick up speed quickly as I applied the front brake even harder (thinking I didn't have it tight enough). Just about the time I realized it was the weight of my loaded Bushtec trailer pulling me backwards I had just enough balance (I was doing the fast back pedal, trying to keep the bike upright as I slid back down the hill) to be able to stab the foot brake while simultaneously revving the motor way up and gradually letting the clutch out. Let me just say it's very hard to get a bike moving up hill at that grade from a dead stop but tie a loaded trailer on the back of that and you can imagine just how hard it was to get it rolling up hill from the backwards slide. It was very scarry!

SDCVO · « **Reply #68 on:** June 12, 2016, 11:38:36 PM »

Quote from: JCZ on June 12, 2016, 11:03:35 AM

The grade on both the up hill and down hill sides of Lombard St. is 27%......very steep. Since you mention the up hill side. It's three or four blocks to the top of the hill and a stop sign (up hill) at each cross street. As we approached the second stop sign I grabbed my front brake like I've always done on the hills in San Francisco (I've lived there twice). However, at the second time we had to come to a complete stop due to cross traffic. My bike started sliding backwards (car right behind me) and it was going to pick up speed quickly as I applied the front brake even harder (thinking I didn't have it tight enough). Just about the time I realized it was the weight of my loaded Bushtec trailer pulling me backwards I had just enough balance (I was doing the fast back pedal, trying to keep the bike upright as I slid back down the hill) to be able to stab the foot brake while simultaneously revving the motor way up and gradually letting the clutch out. Let me just say it's very hard to get a bike moving up hill at that grade from a dead stop but tie a loaded trailer on the back of that and you can imagine just how hard it was to get it rolling up hill from the backwards slide. It was very scarry!

It is amazing how far Miguel has come since that first ride not that many months ago. Good for you El Diablo!!!

ultrarider123 · « **Reply #69 on:** June 13, 2016, 10:55:56 AM »

As always, it was a privilege riding along with you, JC, even if it was via 1's and 0's instead of blacktop. Thank ya sir.

JCZ · « **Reply #70 on:** June 13, 2016, 09:40:44 PM »

Turning south on PCH 1, the ocean is on our right.....the best direction of travel for this highway.

JCZ · « **Reply #71 on:** June 13, 2016, 09:43:06 PM »

The fog is quickly rolling in again. At least it's above the road so we'll not be riding directly in it and will still be able to see down the Hwy.....

JCZ · « **Reply #72 on:** June 13, 2016, 09:43:55 PM »

Further down the highway we stopped at Ragged Point. Live music, a little sun peeking through the fog.....

JCZ · « **Reply #73 on:** June 13, 2016, 09:45:02 PM »

Another great ride with friends in the wind.......

Rooster · « **Reply #74 on:** June 14, 2016, 01:24:27 PM »

Nice close up shots guys.

Jock · « **Reply #75 on:** June 17, 2016, 12:17:52 PM »

A+ my friend!

An excellent summary of the events and optics! It's a shame they have to end but that is in part what makes it special.

Until next time...Keep Clickin' and Clutchin'

aclass · « **Reply #76 on:** June 21, 2016, 06:46:17 PM »

Really enjoyed these.

Harleyridernwv · « **Reply #77 on:** July 05, 2016, 10:35:05 AM »

Awesome pics JC and the bike and trailer look great! We have ridden PCH numerous times and it never gets old. We have eaten at the Whale watchers café a cpl times also. Hopefully we will get out that way and meet you sometime in the near future. Take care and be safe.
BJ

JCZ · « **Reply #78 on:** July 05, 2016, 02:33:28 PM »

Quote from: Harleyridernwv on July 05, 2016, 10:35:05 AM

Awesome pics JC and the bike and trailer look great! We have ridden PCH numerous times and it never gets old. We have eaten at the Whale watchers café a cpl times also. Hopefully we will get out that way and meet you sometime in the near future. Take care and be safe.
BJ

Let me know when you're headed out this way.....it'd be my pleasure to ride with you.

P/S The bike has quite a few more miles on it now......I've been ridin

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