Enjoyed the Side Roads Good Ride lets see those pics

 

Thanks Stelis and the Iron Horse Riding Club.
What a ride, logged just over 460 total miles. Enjoyed every minute.
I'll post pictures later, if I can figure itout

 

We had 10 bikes on the ride. Myself, Stumpy, Hyrise, Ray, BroBrian, Lori, MightyWarlock, Bubba, 2Mean2Like, and one other guy (sorry I don't remember the name)

We went up Hwy 74 from Hemet all the way down to Palm Desert on the other side. We stopped at the overlook on Hwy 74, as you descend into Palm Desert. There was a Ford Cobra club there.

We took side streets through Palm Desert, Cathedral City, and Indio out to Box Canyon Road. Took that into Joshua Tree National Park. Rode out to Keys View to enjoy the view over the Coachella Valley.

Rode into Pioneertown from there and ate an early dinner, and browsed around the buildings. Left there around 5:30pm.
The whole trip went about 260 miles from staging point back to staging point. MightyWarlock, Bubba, 2Mean2Like and the other guy probably did 460-500 miles as they rode back to Los Angeles.

Weather was great. Pretty much 70s all the way.

Photos from today's ride (30 in all, plus ride map)...

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Below are some samples...


Staging point, Yellow Basket, Menifee, CA



Viewpoint, Hwy 74, looking over Palm Desert.



Waiting for the train to pass. 66th Street, Mecca, CA



Keys View, Joshua Tree National Park



At the exit of Joshua Tree National Park. We didn't pay to get in, so we each had to pay to get out.



The whole ride group, Pappy & Harriets, Pioneertown, CA



Ride Map. Full view, click here:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...57600025387161

 

A few pictures from PioneerTown


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here's a Video of this ride i put together for ya'll to view.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WtN0yBPWDM

 

Says its not available.

 

the video is NOW working.

try it again!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WtN0yBPWDM

 

Cool Vid Nice work......

 

Nice job on the video, I'm totally envious of you guys riding while I had to work, I've got to make some time and meet up with you guys, looks like a blast, whens the next ride?

 

you can check out my tour of the twisties ride.

that is my big ol grandstand ride, that includes some of the best riding there is.

gonna happen again in May...may 12th