April 03, 2008

Today I embarked on a short 190 mile ride through the foothills close to home. Roads taken were, 41, 200, 211, Friant, Auberry, Millerton, 168, Tollhouse, Academy, Ashlan, Watts Valley, Burrough Valley, Tollhouse, Auberry, 200, National Scenic Road 81 also known as several other name like Sierra Scenic Byway, Mamouth Pools.




The image you see below has Mamouth Mountain, CA in the background. The day was clear, cool, and gorgeous for sure. Patches of snow along the road above 4000 feet elevation were visible in the north facing corners. My intention was to stop at the Mile High Lookout but just 1/4 mile from reaching it the road was closed. The snow plows do not get up here and so the road beyond this point was covered in snow. I had also planned to connect with the Beashore Road and take it to Bass Lake but that was canceled.








The bike was sparkling as I left home and was bug covered when I returned. This day I lunched at La Cabana in North Fork. It is probably the smallest restaurant in the hills and also the best "home made Mexican" food for miles around.

Coarsegoldkid