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Jerry_haughton
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 04:01 pm: | 
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backatcha, Don, see you soon.  |
Jerry_haughton
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 04:53 pm: |
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Oktoberfast 2004 - Saturday ride: 157.2 miles total
Leg 1 of 3 - Wofford Heights to Springville: 77.3 miles
From the ThunderDome turn right onto Bristlecone Drive.
0.4 - Turn right at stop sign at bottom of hill onto Wofford Heights Blvd.
0.5 - Turn right up Highway 155 (the Bostrom!), following sign for Alta Sierra/Glennville.
20.5 - Stop in Glennville at Crazy Horse Saloon for breakfast.
After breakfast turn left from Crazy Horse parking lot and immediately veer right onto White River Road, following sign for Porterville/Poso Creek Rec. Area.
1.0 - Turn right onto Jack Ranch Rd., following sign for Porterville/Jack Ranch/White River.
4.8 - Turn left onto Old Stage Drive.
17.4 - Continue straight ahead at stop sign at Fountain Springs intersection, still on Old Stage/Ave. 56.
8.5 - Turn right onto Rd. 264.
0.6 - Turn right onto Ave. 120 (later changes to Rd. 296).
7.7 - Turn right onto J42/Mtn. 137.
3.4 - Turn left onto Success Valley Drive/Mtn. 160.
5.3 - Turn right onto Highway 190, following sign for Springville.
7.2 - Stop at Chevron in Springville for water, snacks, restroom, etc. (36.5 miles to next fuel.)
Oktoberfast 2004, Saturday ride continued
Leg 2 of 3 Springville to Lemoncove: 36.5 miles
1.0 - Proceed through Springville and turn left at big white barn onto Balch Park Rd./J37, following sign for Scicon/Balch Park.
6.1 - Turn left onto Yokohl Valley Rd./Mtn. 296.
20.2 - Turn right at T. Although not well marked as such, youre still on Yokohl Valley/Mtn 296.
3.0 - Turn right at T onto Highway 198 toward the parks.
6.2 - Stop at Texaco in Lemoncove at junction of Highway 216 for fuel, snacks, water, restroom, etc. (NOTE: The next available fuel is about 50 miles away, at Stony Creek Village south of Montecito Lodge in the parks. It is 87-octane only, and is EXPENSIVE!)
Oktoberfast 2004, Saturday ride continued
Leg 3 of 3, Lemoncove to Montecito Lodge: 43.4 miles
From Texaco turn left (west) onto Highway 216 - do NOT continue north on Highway 198 toward the parks.
0.6 - Just over bridge turn right onto Dry Creek Drive, following signs for Hartland/Badger/Pinehurst.
17.1 - Veer left, following sign to Badger.
1.0 - Turn right onto Highway 245 at the Mountain House Saloon, following sign for Badger/Eshom Camp.
12.2 - Turn right onto Highway 180, towards Kings Canyon Park.
2.9 - Enter Kings Canyon Park.
1.7 - Turn right at junction, following sign for Sequoia Park.
7.9 - Turn right onto Montecito-Sequoia Lodge Road.
Oktoberfast 2004 - Sunday ride: 168.6 miles total
Leg 1 of 3 Montecito Lodge to Three Rivers: 44.2 miles
From Montecito-Sequoia Lodge turn right onto Generals Highway/Highway 198 and ride through park to the south.
44.2 - Stop at Chevron in Three Rivers for fuel, snacks, etc.
Leg 2 of 3 Three Rivers to Ponderosa: 74.6 miles
Continue south on Highway 198 from Chevron.
19.5 - Turn left (easy to miss!), following sign for Yokohl Drive/Balch Park.
3.0 - Turn left onto Yokohl Drive/Mtn 296, following sign for Springville/Balch Park.
20.2 - Turn right onto Balch Park/Mtn. 239/J37.
6.1 - Turn left onto Highway 190.
25.8 - Turn left at Ponderosa (easy to miss!) for dinner.
Leg 3 of 3 Ponderosa to Wofford Heights: 49.8 miles
Exit Ponderosa to the left, continuing south on Highway 190/Western Divide Highway.
13.9 - Turn left at 4-way stop onto Mtn. 50, following sign for Kern River.
31.3 - Turn right in Kernville.
4.2 - Turn right onto Bristlecone Drive in Wofford Heights.
0.4 - Welcome home! |
Jerry_haughton
| | Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 12:04 am: |
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s'posed to be 29 degrees at Montecito Saturday night/Sunday morning, best bring yer thermals! |
Sandblast
| | Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 12:50 am: |
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What about daytime temps? |
Dino
| | Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 01:07 am: |
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For Sunday expect highs of about:
valley - high 70s
foothills - low to mid 70s
lower mountain - high 60s
high mountain - low 50s
Saturday will be slightly warmer (say 5 deg F) |
Sandblast
| | Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 01:12 am: |
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Thats perfect, thanks. I'm packed and ready, I hate that I have to work tomorrow, I just want to get up there! |
Dino
| | Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 01:18 am: |
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Whoops...now they're showing Saturday being slightly cooler than Sunday. Oh well, it'll be something other than what they forecast anyway!
See ya soon! |
Charlieboy6649
| | Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 01:21 am: |
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I don't want to bring everyone down, just drop an official cancellation of the trip. My father has passed and I've decided to stay here with family.
Have a great time, ride safe, and oh yea, have a great time! I'll see ya'll next year. |
Dino
| | Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 01:24 am: |
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Dino
| | Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 01:28 am: |
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Charlie...Very sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts will be with you and your family in the coming days. May we meet soon, in happier times.
Dino |
Reindog
| | Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 02:09 am: |
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Charlie,
Sorry to hear of your loss and our loss of your presence at Oktoberfast. I'm glad we met at the American Sport Bike BBQ. Hopefully we will see you next year.
Tom. |
Charlieboy6649
| | Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 12:01 pm: |
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Thanks guys, I look forward to the next ride.
Hey FB, I like that pic of your bikes against the trees. The ways the leaves have turned colors it looks like a digital camoflage pattern like on my new cammies...
P.S. I know I can't spell... LOL!
Could probably make a killer Ghilli suit to hide out in there! |
Unibear12r
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 03:41 am: |
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Hopefully we will all be able to make it next year. Sorry for your loss Charlie,hope to meet you and the others who have had to drop out some day.
Just got back from dropping off my gear & some beer at the Dome and wow it was nice up there and a nice drive up & back. Had time for only one beer and a quick chat. Jerry and Denise have really worked on making this a great event. |
Sandblast
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 10:08 am: |
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Good morning. I am in Bakersfield at my Grandpa's, ready to go. I'll hang out here for a while then head up... hopefully there is a little store near your house Ferris cause I cant fit any beer on my bike at this point. |
Jerry_haughton
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 10:19 am: |
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Sandblast, yes, there's beer near.
see you soon. we'll be ready for company anytime from about noon on.
ride safe everyone!
FB&D |
Wyckedflesh
| | Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 02:51 pm: |
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To all attendees I wish you good roads, and safe rides Hopefully we can get a contingent of AZers up there next year. |
Charlieboy6649
| | Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 02:14 am: |
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http://www.vsiyuma.com/events.htm
OK peeps, with me missing Oktoberfast, I'm hoping some of you will join the Buell invasion of the Diamonds in the Desert Battletrax and car/bike show here in Yuma.
(Message edited by charlieboy6649 on October 09, 2004) |
Charlieboy6649
| | Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 02:19 am: |
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Oh, and uh, Jerry. Beer Near? You wouldn't be a hasher would you??? If you don't know what the hell I'm talking about, nevermind, in my best impersonation, "remind me to tell you someday..." |
Donald
| | Posted on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 11:07 am: |
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FB&D-Thank you for making OKTOBERFAST such a blast. What a great bunch of roads. The only thing better than the roads were the people who attended OKTOBERFAST.
What a way to start a day. Riding on the hwy 198 Sequoia National Park awesome twisties beautiful scenery. |
Unibear12r
| | Posted on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 11:20 am: |
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You nailed it Don when you said you had never met a Buell rider you didn't like. Great riding with you! BTW Sunday was even BETTER.
Oh yea, that's a cool City X BTW.
(Message edited by unibear12r on October 11, 2004) |
Sandblast
| | Posted on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 12:37 pm: |
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Morning guys. FB&D thank you again for this weekend, everyone reading this that was not there, you blew it big time. Hospitality was second to none, location (Thunderdome and elsewhere) was stunning. The planning was perfect. I cant imagine a better somebody doing a better job hosting a good time.
I have to take a second to thank Al and Joanne (SP? sorry..) from American Sport Bike. I had a problem and if was not for them I would have been heading home Friday, instead of having the ride of my life. They went WAY above and beyond the call of duty and really hooked me up and saved my ••• big time. It is almost a huge cliche to talk about how cool they are because every one here knows, but I have to say it again.
Unibear, Viros, great ride home- I had fun.
Ferris- what you gave me when I left will keep me riding- if it was not for that I'd be down for a while for sure, I owe you big time. |
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