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Randy is right, and he sourced the pic I would've to make the point. Many of our go-to roads here have suffered damage in the rains. Still, we are spoiled. There are so many life-changingly beautiful roads remaining you cannot go wrong with a visit. Weather in May is lovely. If you have the opportunity, do not be put off by a few lengths of road temporarily closed. Happy to help any way I can. Enjoy!

There is also a bridge out near Big Sur. It will still be our in May.

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Here is the link to the news feed.

[url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bridge-failure-severs-Big-Sur-s-ties-to-outside-10958200.php]http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bridge-failure-severs-Big-Sur-s-ties-to-outside-10958200.php

Wow...I've ridden across that bridge.

(03-11-2017, 01:35 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Wow...I've ridden across that bridge.

Wow is right!! I just rode that bridge back in September. I'm glad I got through there before the damage occurred.

And Randy...that picture of Hwy 35 damage...amazing.

Either way, I'm excited for the May trip and I guess I'll just improvise my way back north from Death Valley as needed. I'll try to report in with pics and stories as well. - K

(03-13-2017, 02:22 AM)kvdv_imp Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-11-2017, 01:35 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Wow...I've ridden across that bridge.

Wow is right!! I just rode that bridge back in September. I'm glad I got through there before the damage occurred.

And Randy...that picture of Hwy 35 damage...amazing.

Either way, I'm excited for the May trip and I guess I'll just improvise my way back north from Death Valley as needed. I'll try to report in with pics and stories as well. - K

Looking forward to it! Better take some sunblock. It's already in the mid 90s this week. I suspect it'll be in the 100s by May.

Hey Flyn, I just did a 700 mile LA-DV-LA road trip in a day recently and I can't speak to the northern reaches you're going to be traversing but I should warn you the high desert (and the passes and mountains leading to it) will be really, REALLY cold at night. I went maybe a month ago and I should add that it's already so much warmer down here in LA but I was literally hypothermic on my ride- Pack more sweaters than you think you may need!

Yep, the high desert gets cold once the sun goes down, but it shouldn't be too bad come May. That said, the winds can be brutal out there.

I used to lead a one-day San Diego to DV and back ride each Thanksgiving Saturday, about 800 miles round trip. It'd be in the 70's in DV but we'd freeze our you-know-whats off coming home over Cajon Pass at 10:00 PM. Low 30's on a motorcycle is cold when you're not used to it. Come to think of it, it's cold even if you are used to it.

800 miles in one day? Wow. That's 16 hours of saddle time. There was no place to stop and stay? ( I've done 942 in one day and it was pretty brutal.)

Holy smokes you guys are hard core! I'd be whining if I had to spend more than 5 or 6 hours total in the saddle in a day. I love riding, but I also love to stop, stretch, look around, meet people, take pictures, have a lunch or ice cream somewhere... 800 miles at a 70 mph average is just shy of 12 HOURS saddle time. Maybe that's someone else's idea of fun, but not this guy!

(03-14-2017, 01:12 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]800 miles in one day? Wow. That's 16 hours of saddle time. There was no place to stop and stay? ( I've done 942 in one day and it was pretty brutal.)

That's pretty close to a SaddleSore (1,000 miles/24 hours).