Sunday March 2nd. Club ride to Al Bakers Ranch. Story told by club
member Susie Ellsworth who led the ride.
The monthly club ride in March had a different twist to it. Seems
that a house flew by, carried by the ever notorious gusty SoCal winds.
Susie Ellsworth reported that a young woman riding a bicycle with a dog was also
seen flying by. Larry riding a new solo Triumph noted that a greenish look
women riding what appeared to be a broomstick was heard cackling as she whisked
past him. Larry swears that he heard her say " I'll get you my
pretty" So the planned trip to the Bakers Ranch will have to be
rescheduled at a later time. I've attached the email Suzie sent out
describing that day's ride. (in blue print)
It was just a little windy on the 14.... took us almost 2 hours to get to Palmdale.... almost blew Larry off the freeway... he was on a solo bike, must mention that he is the one who wanted to take the freeway as it would take us forever to get to Palmdale on sideroads.... OK, so, I stopped at Solidad Cyn. off ramp and asked if everyone was OK and if they would like to take the low road (Sierra Hwy). Larry was the first one to say "Lets get the H..... off this freeway....we were all of the same opinion. Top speed was 60 mph on the downhills and 40 mph on the up...The first mile or two of the low road was rough too.. We met Mike Smith in Palmdale and he said that it was worse 10 miles up the road. If we needed a new paint job, the sand was really blowing out towards El Mirage and would do the sandblasting for you....So, we took a canyon tour around Lake Hughes, was supposed to take Spunky Cyn. but a mile or two up the road there was a HUGE tree laying across the pathway and we didn't fit. The work crew was just getting there with their chain saws. We doubled back up wind and went into Lake Hughes on Elizabeth Lake Rd. Had lunch at the Rock Inn and came home Lake Hughes Road to Castaic and freewayed in on into the Valley. (San Fernando Valley).... Had a good day, sunshine,High Winds, low ones too, and two blown fuses,,,, (guess the problem isn't totally fixed.)... If this ride was at Disneyland it would be an 'E' ticket ride or a White knuckle ride..definitely a white knuckle ride if you were on a solo bike....The ride to Baker's Ranch aka Village will have to be rescheduled..... Susie BACK  |
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