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Saturday, May 12, 2012
Calaveras County Frog Jump
The first time I went was back in the 70's. Then my kids decided to make it a yearly get together about 5 years ago.
At first it was just a one day ride to the fair and ride back home. Then my cousin camped at the RV park and it became a 2 day event. Ride our bikes to the fair, spend the night at our cousins and then ride home the next day.
Then my daughter reserved a campground at New Melones Lake, making it a 3 day event.
And now this year, the full 4 day run of the Calaveras County Fair and Frog Jump will be attended by my daughter & her hubby and my granddaughter, myself and DW.
My son totaled his HD last year coming home from Reno's Street Vibrations and won't be with us this year.
My cousin has found better things to do with his time.
And the DW & myself will be taking a motor home this year and trailering the Killer Tomato is beginning to be a bit of a problem.
The Frog Jump now only 4 days away (May 17-20)Froggie
Traded exhausts
With blogger's new updates I seem to be having trouble finding the old,"follow"button, so until I figure it out I will just post a link in this post, being as I am the only one following my own blog who cares but me?
another 750 Ace blog
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Oh where to begin. May as well start in Roseville, California
Is it a mural or not?
This one is for sure and you'll find it in old Town Roseville
Being a train town you are going to find lots of RR stuff scattered everywhere. Before the Union Pacific
bought out SP, Roseville had the largest switching yard this side of the Mississippi.
And before refrigeration cars this small town boasted the largest ice packing plant in the world.
Now Loomis on the other hand, is great in ambiance and like Roseville, Historic Hwy 40 cuts right through it.
If your wondering why the fruit murals, well back in the day Loomis had a pretty large fruit packing plant and
would ship out their crops on the SP.
You might wanna have brunch at the High Hand Nursery, but be careful, you could spend all day there and not realize it.
Continuing east on Historic 40 out of Loomis brings you to Auburn, the county seat of Placer County, California.
Ya got choices to make here, Hwy 49, north or south? Or continue on 40 to Tahoe?
If you decided to continue on Historic 40 you'll soon be in Colfax and a great place for a cup of coffee,
go on into old town, y'all be glad ya did.
Ifn ya be running out of time and need to head back, take Hwy 174 north to Grass Valley. You will find a
lot of places to dine here.
Got too much time on your hands to head home? Pick up 49 and head north to Quincy.
Or take Hwy 20 to Clear Lake. I reckon everyone has seen this burger joint. Not all that great for food,
but what choice do you have?
Continue on 20 to 101 and just below Ukiah is the city of 10,000 Buddhas
From there you can meander way down south to Rio Vista
And fanangle yourself eastward back to Hwy 49 and in Jackson you have
a fine time.
If you work it right you can end up in Old Town Folsom, but you'll have to leave hwy 49 to accomplish that.
If you really screwed up and found yourself in Goldfield, Nevada don't bother looking for the Mozart Club,
it closed down and the mural has been painted over.
Is it a mural or not?
This one is for sure and you'll find it in old Town Roseville
Being a train town you are going to find lots of RR stuff scattered everywhere. Before the Union Pacific
bought out SP, Roseville had the largest switching yard this side of the Mississippi.
And before refrigeration cars this small town boasted the largest ice packing plant in the world.
Now Loomis on the other hand, is great in ambiance and like Roseville, Historic Hwy 40 cuts right through it.
If your wondering why the fruit murals, well back in the day Loomis had a pretty large fruit packing plant and
would ship out their crops on the SP.
You might wanna have brunch at the High Hand Nursery, but be careful, you could spend all day there and not realize it.
Continuing east on Historic 40 out of Loomis brings you to Auburn, the county seat of Placer County, California.
Ya got choices to make here, Hwy 49, north or south? Or continue on 40 to Tahoe?
If you decided to continue on Historic 40 you'll soon be in Colfax and a great place for a cup of coffee,
go on into old town, y'all be glad ya did.
Ifn ya be running out of time and need to head back, take Hwy 174 north to Grass Valley. You will find a
lot of places to dine here.
Got too much time on your hands to head home? Pick up 49 and head north to Quincy.
Or take Hwy 20 to Clear Lake. I reckon everyone has seen this burger joint. Not all that great for food,
but what choice do you have?
Continue on 20 to 101 and just below Ukiah is the city of 10,000 Buddhas
From there you can meander way down south to Rio Vista
And fanangle yourself eastward back to Hwy 49 and in Jackson you have
a fine time.
If you work it right you can end up in Old Town Folsom, but you'll have to leave hwy 49 to accomplish that.
If you really screwed up and found yourself in Goldfield, Nevada don't bother looking for the Mozart Club,
it closed down and the mural has been painted over.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Still riding, just don't post much anymore
Since I joined FB I just don't have much time for my blogs. But then, who really reads them anyways?
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Labor Day Phenomenon Nicolas, California
We've heard about it for years and years... well, 4 of 'em at least. One year I was actually traveling down Highway 99 and saw all the commotion as I rode past on my Shadow. However, this year (2009) you won't be able to get there via Hwy 99 due to the bypass construction.
Big Jim from Lincoln, said it was the greatest... and he's not a man that to be taken lightly. So I decided he would be the fella to ride there with.
Maybe we could catch the phenomenon on video tape and put it up on the Internet. We awoke to a fine morning. Just in time to beat the pancake breakfast rush. "Which begins at 7am. I have never missed that. Things will be happening all day and the parade begins at 10am."
It was a great day for a ride. Not much traffic. Cool air. Sunshine. A made-to-order day. We crossed the river, turned off the highway, rounded the bend toward Nicolas and led a suit of car's behind us which were pulling off the road to the left and parking on the edge of a row of walnut trees along the levee. It was the sunny side of the street, but the sun didn't seem too hot at the time.
People were buzzin' up and down the road on quadrunners, carrying out preparation duties, no doubt. A couple of youngsters came down the road on one pulling a little trailer full of iced sodas, donuts and hot coffee.
I bought a coffee and asked it that was a good place to watch from. "Yep. Starts up there," she pointed. "And goes right down through here," said the mom of the two kids following close behind them... on foot.
I looked the way she pointed but saw nothing, so I found an empty hay bail which lined the streets of the parade, drank my coffee and waited for Jim to park his bike.
A turkey vulture was riding thermals above the walnut orchard across the road. It circled several times and then moved on as unaware of the people scurrying to and fro below him as they were of his motionless-wing gliding in the blue sky above.
A clean red and blue airliner seemed to follow Highway 99 southbound for awhile and then veered off westward, to get into the flight pattern at Sacramento's airport, no doubt. Then some little girls across the road from us began to squeal. "Look!" they pointed up the road. And it was true.
The Annual Labor Day Parade had begun in Nicolas, California. It was great, just like Jim said.
Some fire engines came first, and 4-H'rs and horses, old cars, old trucks, old tractors, old politicians, cheerleaders, ball teams, drill teams, a melon stand on wheels, more horses and riders, Shriners, bands, wagons and a train.
The train was a three car float with an engine, flatcar and caboose. I was told that it was created by the students from East Nicolas High School. They and their teachers should be commended... it was really something to see. It even puffed smoke.
It was a great parade in Nicolas... not East Nicolas, mind you... Nicolas. I suspect that some other units entered the parade a little closer on in to town than we were parked so I may not have taped it all, but I have the biggest share of the event recorded forever.
The phenomenal part of all this is the people who came from everywhere to see this parade. We followed the last of the parade into town. We had to go straight when the parade turn on Marcum Road. We stayed on the road that passes though Nicolas and goes on around the bend and after a ways, comes to an intersection with Highway 70 in East Nicolas.
Cars were lined bumper to bumper (sometimes even two or three deep) along both sides of the road almost the whole way to East Nicolas. There were also field/parking lots, driveways and yards full of cars.
We couldn't believe we got the good parking place we did, so close to the edge of town on the west side when we saw all the cars on the east side! What a phenomenon!
There were craft and food booths and some more entertainment but we had to head home. So did a lot of other folks, many of whom came just for the parade... and a little taste of Americana... small town USA.
Maybe the American Dream isn't dead. Maybe it's just hiding out in Nicolas, California. Way to go! Nicolas!
Keep your eye on my new Website. I want to tell the whole world about these great tiny towns in our wonderful state of California.
Big Jim from Lincoln, said it was the greatest... and he's not a man that to be taken lightly. So I decided he would be the fella to ride there with.
Maybe we could catch the phenomenon on video tape and put it up on the Internet. We awoke to a fine morning. Just in time to beat the pancake breakfast rush. "Which begins at 7am. I have never missed that. Things will be happening all day and the parade begins at 10am."
It was a great day for a ride. Not much traffic. Cool air. Sunshine. A made-to-order day. We crossed the river, turned off the highway, rounded the bend toward Nicolas and led a suit of car's behind us which were pulling off the road to the left and parking on the edge of a row of walnut trees along the levee. It was the sunny side of the street, but the sun didn't seem too hot at the time.
People were buzzin' up and down the road on quadrunners, carrying out preparation duties, no doubt. A couple of youngsters came down the road on one pulling a little trailer full of iced sodas, donuts and hot coffee.
I bought a coffee and asked it that was a good place to watch from. "Yep. Starts up there," she pointed. "And goes right down through here," said the mom of the two kids following close behind them... on foot.
I looked the way she pointed but saw nothing, so I found an empty hay bail which lined the streets of the parade, drank my coffee and waited for Jim to park his bike.
A turkey vulture was riding thermals above the walnut orchard across the road. It circled several times and then moved on as unaware of the people scurrying to and fro below him as they were of his motionless-wing gliding in the blue sky above.
A clean red and blue airliner seemed to follow Highway 99 southbound for awhile and then veered off westward, to get into the flight pattern at Sacramento's airport, no doubt. Then some little girls across the road from us began to squeal. "Look!" they pointed up the road. And it was true.
The Annual Labor Day Parade had begun in Nicolas, California. It was great, just like Jim said.
Some fire engines came first, and 4-H'rs and horses, old cars, old trucks, old tractors, old politicians, cheerleaders, ball teams, drill teams, a melon stand on wheels, more horses and riders, Shriners, bands, wagons and a train.
The train was a three car float with an engine, flatcar and caboose. I was told that it was created by the students from East Nicolas High School. They and their teachers should be commended... it was really something to see. It even puffed smoke.
It was a great parade in Nicolas... not East Nicolas, mind you... Nicolas. I suspect that some other units entered the parade a little closer on in to town than we were parked so I may not have taped it all, but I have the biggest share of the event recorded forever.
The phenomenal part of all this is the people who came from everywhere to see this parade. We followed the last of the parade into town. We had to go straight when the parade turn on Marcum Road. We stayed on the road that passes though Nicolas and goes on around the bend and after a ways, comes to an intersection with Highway 70 in East Nicolas.
Cars were lined bumper to bumper (sometimes even two or three deep) along both sides of the road almost the whole way to East Nicolas. There were also field/parking lots, driveways and yards full of cars.
We couldn't believe we got the good parking place we did, so close to the edge of town on the west side when we saw all the cars on the east side! What a phenomenon!
There were craft and food booths and some more entertainment but we had to head home. So did a lot of other folks, many of whom came just for the parade... and a little taste of Americana... small town USA.
Maybe the American Dream isn't dead. Maybe it's just hiding out in Nicolas, California. Way to go! Nicolas!
Keep your eye on my new Website. I want to tell the whole world about these great tiny towns in our wonderful state of California.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Friday, January 25, 2008
Motorcycle Tours
Rural Route Rider Tours
Rural Route Rider's tour Isn't that what it is all about? Finding a back road with little traffic and provides the rider with a rock and roll experience he can remember for years to come.
Rural Route Road Rider's find "the best motorcycle adventures to be had in California." Whether it be on Harley-Davidson or a metric, the dinners and conversations are likely to be the same.
Rural Route Rider's self self expressions are perfect for the independent spirit who wants to launch a motorcycle adventure on their own, with friends, or with family. It can be a variety of 8-day 3-day and afternoon trips, sometimes even a"dream come true" tour custom designed by by someone who knows you better than you know yourself.
One of the best things about California is its beautiful climate. Generally speaking, there is no bad time of the year to visit Southern California. Around Los Angeles and San Diego, summer high temperatures are typically around 75 degrees Fahrenheit, with winter lows around 50 degrees. Rain is infrequent and sunshine is typical, so bring your sunscreen and leave your umbrella at home.
As you head north along the coast, expect a bit more wind and rain, and slightly cooler temperatures. San Francisco has a reputation for being particularly chilly and windy, due to the cold bay waters.
If you’re heading to Tahoe for skiing, the resorts typically have their snow seasons from early winter to late spring. Expect winter temperatures around 30 degrees in this region, and summer highs near 80.
Death Valley visitors should avoid going in the summer, when temperatures can rise to over 100 degrees. A visit in the spring or fall makes for a much more pleasant way to explore this desert region.
http://www.vichysprings.com/index.html
No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.
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