Yesterday, I went in search of Walker Basin Rd/Caliente Creek RD, which is a loop going east from Caliente-Bodfish, east of Bakersfield. Dodged storm clouds much of the day, and saw really varied scenery on the route there and back: lush green springtime foothills, sanded mountain roads, snow flurries, rain sprinkles (considering what the clouds looked like, I was very lucky), kids sledding (going over Greenhorn Summit on 155), open meadows and plains. only had to do one hour of slab at the end to get home..... Was a great ride all in all.
ran into 3 guys on motos who were about 70 years old at the Twin Oaks General Store on Walker Basin/Caliente Creek, one of whom said he sold Guzzis in the 70s. They were hilarious. One of them was wearing old jeans, an old 70s-style parka like we used to wear in Pgh PA when i was a teenager, and a battered old white helmet. They were on a V-strom, Honda ST 1300, and a Harley. We were all chatting, and then they all just kinda took off mid-sentence....
A few pix:
ran into 3 guys on motos who were about 70 years old at the Twin Oaks General Store on Walker Basin/Caliente Creek, one of whom said he sold Guzzis in the 70s. They were hilarious. One of them was wearing old jeans, an old 70s-style parka like we used to wear in Pgh PA when i was a teenager, and a battered old white helmet. They were on a V-strom, Honda ST 1300, and a Harley. We were all chatting, and then they all just kinda took off mid-sentence....
A few pix:
