Posts Tagged ‘Day 01’
June 13th, 2009 | 
Author: We’re off! 5:30 a.m. start time from Lake Forest as we head out on a cloudy southern California day. We opted for the Eastern Sierra route north on US 395 as oppose a more direct route on I-5. It is a lot less traffic and the scenery is much much better.
We hit a bit of morning traffic on I-15 and some dense fog on the Cajon pass just before catching US 395. Once on 395, the sky cleared up a bit and started to get a bit warmer,but we could tell would get a little wet before the day would end.
By 9:30 we were at Ridgecrest where the road opens up to a deserted 4 lane highway which allows for a photo op..
We get a few phone calls from Dean Tanji verifying that our SPOT is traking and before we know it I need my morning cup of Java!
By 11:00 am we hit Bishop and start to make the climb up to Mammoth Mountain, where we stopped to have lunch. By then, more clouds had gathered and we felt a few sprinkles, so on with the foul weather gear as we continue north to Reno, NV. The rest of the afternoon is greeted with us passing through showers – which makes the ride interesting.. 
While in Reno,Tom Botz calls me and he identifies a town about 100 north of us that he had stayed at before, which sounded like a good place to stop for our first day. I don’t know about Steve, but my back was starting to feel it. So we ended our day in Susanville, CA – 592 miles and 12 hours later. But what a treat Susanville is, because the The Bear Restaurant has killer home cook meals! Thanks Tom!
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