When I was leaving the St. Mary’s KOA campground on the east side of Glacier National Park on Day 4 I met a guy who excitedly recommended I ride highways 36 and 89 across California and down to Tahoe, and so that’s what I did yesterday and today. It was a good recommendation!
My first few miles along Lake Tahoe I rode through some residential areas that I’m guessing are some of the priciest real estate in the country. And then those ended and the real vistas opened up! This is a beautiful party of the country!
I did enjoy riding down the Pacific coast, but I’m really a mountains guy at heart.
I was hoping to ride through Yosemite tomorrow, especially the Tuolumne high country, but they’re expecting 3 to 6 inches of snow tomorrow and Sunday. Same with Sequoia. And it’s going to get down to 35 degrees here where I’m camping tonight. So, since I’m on a motorcycle, I’m thinking I’ll fast-track it for the desert. I was also hoping to ride through Death Valley, but that’s closed until mid-October. At least I can ride by Death Valley.
If I put this idea into action I should be at the Grand Canyon on Sunday, and then work my way through Utah and Colorado.
This evening I was talking with another camper here at the campground when a guy looking for his campsite rolled by in a pickup pulling an enclosed trailer that had motorcycle stickers on the back door. I went to talk to him, and when he turned to me I stopped and said, “I recognize you. You were in a BDR video.” And he was! His name is Nathan and he was one of the riders in the Oregon BDR video they just released this year. Small world.
Photo gallery of day 15
