DV Spring 2006: Marc's story
Marc Hyman
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The last time I went to Death Valley I was on an R1150RT.
It rained. This year I'm riding an
R1200GS. Changing bikes didn't help. It rained again! The rain
didn't happen until leaving Sunday, though, and did nothing to affect the
enjoyment of the ride.
Breakfast in Hollister
The ride for the group I was with left the parking lot on SR 84 just
west of I 280 at 6 AM. Ted, Hao, George and Sachi, and I headed
to the Cozy Cup in Hollister. Dan and Lorraine were missing: they knew
where we were going. Fred and Irma would meet us there as would Ted's
son-in-law, Steve. Dan and Lorraine weren't that far behind.
After breakfast we stopped for those who needed to top off their tank then
headed down SR 25 toward SR 198. The group spread out over the
60-something mile run under overcast skies. There was a brief pause
at the intersection of SR 25 with SR 198 to allow everyone to catch up.
Marc's bike, Sachi
Ted
Steve
Fred
Irma
Once the group was back together it was off to Coalinga for a gas and
rest stop, then down SR 33 to SR 46 and over to SR 99. At SR 99 some of
the group headed south to Bakersfield to pick up SR 178 and ride through the
Kern river canyon. Ted, Steve, and I headed east over Famoso road to
Granite road and SR 155 over Greenhorn summit to Lake Isabella through
Wofford Heights. The overcast had turned to blue skies and road conditions
were excellent save a little bit of sand at the top of the 6100 foot summit.
We stopped for lunch in Lake Isabella where I took these pictures of
Ted and Steve.
Ted, Lake Isabella
Steve
As we were leaving Lake Isabella we saw the group that had
split off at SR 99, but lost them as I stopped for gas. Ted, Steve, and I
stopped at Ridgecrest where Ted and Steve filled up. Ted said "Go ahead,
I'll catch up" so I did. I saw him in my mirrors going through Trona, but
lost him as I left town. I took Wildrose (a little bit of dirt, not much)
to SR 190 and Stovepipe Wells. Total milage for my day was about 425.
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