23-SEP-2006
In search of open roads...
In a car everything you see is just more TV. You're a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a cycle, the frame is gone. You're completely in contact with it all. You're in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming.
- Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance -
23-SEP-2006
Honda CBR-1100XX in Sport Touring mode
Put on my 3 Givi hard cases, packed with 3 days of clothings, sleeping bag, toiletries, hot and cold weather gear, water and snacks and we hit the roads...
Pasadena to Fresno, California
Departure = Sept 2006
Total = 284 miles
Motorcycling Requirement #1: A motorcycling road between point A and point B shall not be a straight line...
Paths less traveled...
Motorcycling Requirement #2: A path between point A and point B shall be the longest possible...
From [1] to [9] : beautiful California roads - Little Tujunga, Sand Canyon Rd, Vasquez Canyon Rd, Bouquet Canyon Rd, Elizabeth Lake Rd, Pine Canyon Rd
Fresno - Little Dragon - Yosemite - Fresno
Total = 250 miles
Motorcycling Requirement #3: If there exist more than 1 path that connect point A to point B and if they are all of the same length, the most curvy one shall be selected...
From Fresno, we'll sample the famous California Little Dragon, highway 49, then make a loop to Yosemite and circle back to Fresno.
23-SEP-2006
Little Tujunga Canyon road, CA
23-SEP-2006
A nice road side restaurant...
The sign is "a German Sheperd wearing a hat" but I didn't see any GSD around...
23-SEP-2006
But the business hours seem a little odd...
23-SEP-2006
The owners probably live here and run the restaurant as hobby...
This nice rock house is right behind the restaurant
23-SEP-2006
Ready to get on the road again
I'm on the left. Vu with his helmet-mounted camera on the right. Eugene was taking pic for us.
Vu's BMW R1200GS is the most impressive with GPS, Telecom, walkie talkie, helmet camera and tons of other gadgets!
