That's my old hood! Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 24, 2016, at 2:43 AM, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks Gary, I will keep your advice in mind. I rode the San Gabriel > mountains as the last leg of my trip coming here. When behind and took rt 2 > all the way to Pasadena. I still need to make it to Mt. Wilson, not only > because of the ride, but also because the observatory at the top. For those > interested, that is where Edwin Hubble made all his discoveries, including > finding that the universe is expanding. > > Javier. > >> On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 11:24 PM, Gary <garyscot...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I did LA for years before it became 24X7 gridlock and police pursuits. Ride >> like you are invisible, because to car drivers you are. Even when they look >> right at you. >> >> Make Yosemite plans for the spring as soon as the weather warms in April or >> May before school lets out, or the early fall before the first big snow >> storm. I avoid the place all summer, just too nuts on those slow twisty >> roads and packed concessions. The Tioga pass road (with a glacier or two, a >> couple of lakes & lots of impressive granite 10,000 mountains) remains >> closed from snow pack (usually November) until about June or whenever it >> melts. In fact I just went there today 10/23 and avoided the valley, as the >> CalTrans signs said the parking lots were full (of foreign tourists). A 140 >> mile round trip took 6 hours. But if you have not seen much of CA then the >> loop from Pasadena to Yosemite then across the high country and back home on >> Hwy 395 through the desert side of the Sierras would give you a real look - >> at the Southern half. Or you could just test your skills going up to the TV >> towers above you on Mt. Wilson. Be happy to ride with you if you come this >> way. >> >>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 5:00 AM, 'Ross M. Jamison' via Nighthawk Motorcycle >>> Lovers! <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> Pasadena is my old stomping ground >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Oct 17, 2016, at 1:34 AM, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Gary, >>>> >>>> Thanks a lot for your message. I am enjoy quite a lot being in Pasadena. I >>>> haven't had time to do much riding since I arrived but I can see there are >>>> many options almost in every direction. I agree with your appreciation of >>>> the traffic in LA, but I have to also say that I love being able to lane >>>> split legally. I don't do it often on the rode, but almost always when I >>>> get to a red light. >>>> >>>> My trip was only 10 days but I have to say at the end I was happy to stop. >>>> I felt a bit tired of all the riding, maybe because I didn't rest any day. >>>> But that feeling went away shortly after and now I am eager to hit the >>>> rode again at least for a weekend. Yosemite is for sure on my list so if I >>>> get over there I will send you an email, maybe we can go for a ride. >>>> Likewise, if you happen to come down my neck of the woods just let me know. >>>> >>>> Glad you liked the pictures, >>>> Javier. >>>> >>>>> On Sat, Oct 15, 2016 at 12:52 AM, Garyscott7 <garyscot...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> Hi Javier, I just stumbled into this Google group while looking at stuff >>>>> for the original Nighthawk - 82 CB650SC I am restoring, and saw your >>>>> trip. At 65 years old I now live just outside Yosemite in a town called >>>>> Oakhurst, CA., but was born & raised in LA near Pasadena in W. Covina. >>>>> Your description & pics was great and brought back memories of my Fresno/ >>>>> LA / Washinton DC/Niagra Falls Canada/ across the Mackinaw Bridge/ 250 >>>>> miles of woods in "upper" MI & back to Oakhurst CA trip. 7800 miles in >>>>> 29 days on a Honda ST1100 in 2010. Those kind of trips are a real love/ >>>>> hate test of our motorcycle love affair. After 3 days of non-stop chilly >>>>> rain from Lake Superior- Duluth MN to Rapid City SD to Rock Springs WY. I >>>>> was ready to chuck it all and take a bus home :). Moreso after the motel >>>>> TV weather babe predicted snow tomorrow on my way to Salt Lake City. Got >>>>> an extra day of sleep in Rock Springs after that report. LA is just too >>>>> crowded and Mad Max for me to enjoy these days. But Central California >>>>> from the desert to the coast is the best riding in the world. Get some >>>>> time doing Death Valley, the Sierras and Hwy 1 on that beast Concourse. >>>>> >>>>> Last time I was in Monterey/ Carmel By the Sea I went into the Hogs >>>>> Breath restaurant (was owned & run by Clint Eastwood when he was the >>>>> mayor there). I ran into an Austrian firefighter on vacation who flew to >>>>> San Francisco, rented a big Harley and had done the West. He was most >>>>> impressed with Arches NP in Utah, and was on his way to San Diego. Now >>>>> Arches is on my to-do list. What a sport. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 10:45:40 PM UTC-7, Javier Garcia wrote: >>>>>> Glad you liked them George. I was fun to share the experiences and also >>>>>> helps to sort of keep a journal of all the places visited (after a few >>>>>> days everything starts to blend a bit). I want to write a little >>>>>> something called "things I learned". Hopefully I will find the time once >>>>>> I am settle in. >>>>>> >>>>>> Javier. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/nighthawk_lovers/PBATu9JSe9U/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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