Post by Gonzo on Jun 23, 2012 22:25:40 GMT -8
What, again?
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Yep, again on Day 2.
Sequoia Three Rivers entrance road that goes over the mountain to Kings Canyon is under construction. Traffic is only let through on the hour for whatever number of cars are lined up and waiting.
I woke up after a ho-hum nights sleep which is typical for the first night out on a gig like this. Got Sophia loaded and headed up the road. When I arrived at the construction site it was only 10 minutes before the hour so the wait time for me was minimal. During the wait I met some folks from China and also a couple from Phoenix AZ. Soon we heard cars ahead of us (I was about #10 in line) starting the motors so we all got in/on our vehicles and fired them up. As the line progressed I could see that the construction was a serious one as there was a lot of equipment and workers on the road.
And when I got to the beginning of the construction point I could see that I was in for a challenge. The road was all torn up, dirt, rock, holes, ruts, mud, everything wet, sand, gravel.....you get the picture.
I sallied forth with confidence and all went well dispite the hairpin turns and ascending road up to about 5,500 feet or so (felt like 8,000 to me). The total ride seemed to be about 30 minutes and was and easy one for the four wheeled cages. Not so easy for me as a couple of times i could feel a slide in the wheel and had to put my foot down.
About 10 minutes from the end we were confronted with a serious ascending hairpin slick with wet soil, etc. On the outside of the turn was a fairly good sized staging area for construction equipment. I quickly decided that I could not make the turn without the wheels sliding out so I aimed for the staging area with the intend of backing Sophia down and aligning her to head up the new direction.
Yep, backing out on slopes is not my forte.....down we went! Once again we were fortunate to have three strong crewman to get Sophia and gear upright and I was back on the road. Later I found that the rubber grommet on both sides of the fairing took a beating from the falls as at the camp Sophia fell on her right side and on her left side at the construction.
Later I got a pic of us standing in front of a gorgeous redwood.
Ok, I just found out that all my pics are too large for posting...bummer
C ya mañana,
Gonzo
Twitter: @gonzocrossusa
Blog: www.GonzoCrossUSA.blogspot.com
Email: GonzoCrossUSA@gmail.com
Cell: 949-433-0761
?Yep, again on Day 2.
Sequoia Three Rivers entrance road that goes over the mountain to Kings Canyon is under construction. Traffic is only let through on the hour for whatever number of cars are lined up and waiting.
I woke up after a ho-hum nights sleep which is typical for the first night out on a gig like this. Got Sophia loaded and headed up the road. When I arrived at the construction site it was only 10 minutes before the hour so the wait time for me was minimal. During the wait I met some folks from China and also a couple from Phoenix AZ. Soon we heard cars ahead of us (I was about #10 in line) starting the motors so we all got in/on our vehicles and fired them up. As the line progressed I could see that the construction was a serious one as there was a lot of equipment and workers on the road.
And when I got to the beginning of the construction point I could see that I was in for a challenge. The road was all torn up, dirt, rock, holes, ruts, mud, everything wet, sand, gravel.....you get the picture.
I sallied forth with confidence and all went well dispite the hairpin turns and ascending road up to about 5,500 feet or so (felt like 8,000 to me). The total ride seemed to be about 30 minutes and was and easy one for the four wheeled cages. Not so easy for me as a couple of times i could feel a slide in the wheel and had to put my foot down.
About 10 minutes from the end we were confronted with a serious ascending hairpin slick with wet soil, etc. On the outside of the turn was a fairly good sized staging area for construction equipment. I quickly decided that I could not make the turn without the wheels sliding out so I aimed for the staging area with the intend of backing Sophia down and aligning her to head up the new direction.
Yep, backing out on slopes is not my forte.....down we went! Once again we were fortunate to have three strong crewman to get Sophia and gear upright and I was back on the road. Later I found that the rubber grommet on both sides of the fairing took a beating from the falls as at the camp Sophia fell on her right side and on her left side at the construction.
Later I got a pic of us standing in front of a gorgeous redwood.
Ok, I just found out that all my pics are too large for posting...bummer
C ya mañana,
Gonzo
Twitter: @gonzocrossusa
Blog: www.GonzoCrossUSA.blogspot.com
Email: GonzoCrossUSA@gmail.com
Cell: 949-433-0761
