FYI - stay off Mt. Tam for a while

[Michael Moore]

They're grinding the road down for a re-paving, and the only person happy yesterday was datv on his damn supermoto. Big ruts, piles of gravel = no fun at all. If you need to head north, take the coast.

I'll let ya know when it's paved again.

[desmoquattro]

Thanks for the heads-up!

[Desmostro]

Mt Tam as in ... Can we git a map er sompthin?
South side I'm guessing? Panoramic ?

[Michael Moore]

Mt Tam as in ... Can we git a map er sompthin?
South side I'm guessing? Panoramic ?

From about the Bootjack parking lot on the upside, almost to the deadly left hairpin on the downside.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=37.901695,-122.605705&spn=0.018997,0.040083&t=h&z=15&msid=117635288845416118380.00045c67529068594aff5

[Spidey]

From about the Bootjack parking lot on the upside, almost to the deadly left hairpin on the downside.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=37.901695,-122.605705&spn=0.018997,0.040083&t=h&z=15&msid=117635288845416118380.00045c67529068594aff5

If you're rippin through any of those parts, you're already in trouble, even when the road isn't intentionally torn to pieces.   Thanks for the heads-up, MM.

[RED]

Damn, I get a chub just looking at the twisties on that map. Y'all must have to change tires once a week! You guys don't know how luckey you are to actually have roads that aren't straight as stretched string to ride on. I'd bet many of you have never ridden all the sweepers there looks to be so many. I'm just sitting here in Tx. moaning and lamenting. I'd better have another Bacon Vodka and soda now.

[sfarchie]

Whenever I hear about any roads near Mt. Tam, I think Hog Island Oysters. Any rides out there? I'm a fairly proficient shucker!

[Michael Moore]

Damn, I get a chub just looking at the twisties on that map. Y'all must have to change tires once a week! You guys don't know how luckey you are to actually have roads that aren't straight as stretched string to ride on. I'd bet many of you have never ridden all the sweepers there looks to be so many. I'm just sitting here in Tx. moaning and lamenting. I'd better have another Bacon Vodka and soda now.

Oh, believe me, I know how lucky I am to live here. I never get tired of that road. 

And yeah SFArchie, we do hit Hog Island from time to time. The people there are great and super friendly.

[ahb]

I ran into someone up there on sunday who said the paving work will be done 12/17.  Ridgecrest/pantoll has been covered in gravel as well, WTF? 

definitely not much fun in the current condition.  yikes!

[datv]

If you're rippin through any of those parts, you're already in trouble, even when the road isn't intentionally torn to pieces.   Thanks for the heads-up, MM.

P'shaw!

[CharliesAngel]

Whenever I hear about any roads near Mt. Tam, I think Hog Island Oysters. Any rides out there? I'm a fairly proficient shucker!

Yeah, love oysters and we've done a few Oyster Rides (mostly to Drakes Bay Oyster Farm where you can buy pre-shucked ones).  BUT the Head of Catering at HIOF is also a DUC rider - he hooked me up with the Reservations Gal at the end of this Summer but it was a month's waiting list to get the Farm reserved for us and then I had to leave for Thailand... - so next year, I'll plan ahead and will start a thread.  The only thing is that we'll have to have folks come who know how to shuck since HIOF doesn't pre-shuck them for you (so SFArchie, I better see you on that Attendee list!) 

[Michael Moore]

Based on a couple of experiences, the Hog Island people will let you just hang out at a table and eat oysters if you're willing to get booted when a party with a reservation shows up. Plus we never got charged for the table. 

[datv]

Bring your own drinks... yes, even water...

for some reason the management at HIOF doesn't feel like selling beverages of any sort - not even a coke machine.  The water from their sinks tastes like it's been used to purge the oysters.  However, they ARE the best oysters around and they are worth the inconvenience.

[Michael Moore]

Damn, I get a chub just looking at the twisties on that map. Y'all must have to change tires once a week! You guys don't know how luckey you are to actually have roads that aren't straight as stretched string to ride on. I'd bet many of you have never ridden all the sweepers there looks to be so many. I'm just sitting here in Tx. moaning and lamenting. I'd better have another Bacon Vodka and soda now.

Hey Red, here's a video I shot to test out my new Flip Mino video cam. I shot it on the Vespa thinking it might be less bumpy, plus it is easy to mount on the Vespa.  Hope you enjoy it.

[Spidey]

On a Vespa!  4:22   -->