Friday
Morning: Scenic loop around
Lake Tahoe.
Overview:
Loop OF Lake Tahoe;
Start: Nugget Hotel
7:30am
Finish: Adventure
Moto Stuff ~11:00a
Target Riders:
ALL
Terrain: All
Pavement
Type: Scenic
Miles: 112
Guestimated Time:
4.5 hours
Route:
From the Nugget
-South 395
-Mt Rose Hwy
-Incline Village
-Counter-clockwise
around Lake Tahoe
-Hwy 50 / Spooner
summit to Carson City
-Arrive Adventure
MotoStuff
---Shop for
gear and accessories, do lunch at neighboring restaurants
Afternoon Ride will
Depart Adventure Moto Stuff @ 1:00p
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Friday
Afternoon: Virginia City / Pyramid
Lake
"Gambling Ghosts
and Indian Spirits"
Overview:
Start: Adventure
Moto Stuff 1:00p / "Drive By" Nugget 1:45p
Target Riders:
ALL
Terrain: Pavement
/ Some dirt
Type: Scenic, historic,
mystical
Miles: 130 plus
about 10 miles misc. including dirt = 135aprox
Guestimated Time:
4 hours (leisure pace)
This should be a
great afternoon ride. Up (from the south) to Historic Virginia City,
and then Geiger grade into Reno and then north on Pyramid Hwy to the enchanted
Pyramid Lake. We'll circle over to the east side and take some
short dirt roads down to the Lake. Return via Wadsworth.
Route:
From Adventure Moto
Stuff
-East on HWY50
-SR341 to Virginia
City NOTE: We'll take the "Truck Route"
-Virginia City
-Down Geiger Grade
-Hwy 395 North
-"Drive By" Nugget
to pick up any loitering Stromers
-Pyramid Hwy
-Pyramid Lake ..east
to Nixon
-North along lake
...take dirt roads down to Lake
-South Via 447 to
Wadsworth
-Hwy 80 "slab" back
to Nugget (5:00p?)
Suggestions:
-Camera
Caution:
-Indian Spirits
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| "Take The Lake"
--Saturday. Simple relaxed
Scenic Ride of Lake Tahoe/Truckee
Overview:
Simple relaxed Scenic
Ride of Lake Tahoe/Truckee
Start: Nugget 8:30a
Target Riders:
ALL who want very relaxed scenic with stops.
Terrain: Pavement
Type: Scenic, Historic.
Miles: 170
Guestimated Time:
4 to 8 hours depending on stops pace and optional routes back
Start off with some
great riding up Mt. Rose hwy -then a great circle around Lake Tahoe. (hopefully
early enough to beat weekend traffic) Take hwy89 Past Squaw Valley
to Truckee then hwy 267 back to the Lake. Where you have many options
to
get back to Reno.
Option shown is returning via Mt. Rose Hwy.
Route:
From the Nugget:
-South 395
-Mt. Rose Hwy
-Around the Lake
via South Lake Tahoe
-Tahoe City -hwy
89 to Truckee
-Hwy 267 to Kings
Beach
-Incline village
-Mt Rose hwy back
to Reno*
*plenty of other
options
Suggestions:
-Camera, souvenir
money, relaxed attitude
Caution:
-Possible touristy
traffic around lake
Options:
Many! once
back to the lake from Truckee you can extend this ride by taking many alternate
routes back.
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"The Lake + Gold
Country" --Saturday
Overview:
Lake Tahoe and Hwy
49
Start: Nugget 7:30a
Target Riders:
ALL
Terrain: Pavement
with dirt option
Type: Scenic, great
twisties, historic.
Miles: 296
Guestimated Time:
9hrs
!What an awesome
mix!
Start off with some
great riding up Mt. Rose then a great circle around Lake Tahoe. (Hopefully
early enough to beat weekend crowds) Take hwy89 Past Squaw Valley
to Truckee -Over Donner Summit then Hwy 20 to Nevada City then up AWESOME
hwy 49 ..through Downieville (can you say amazing twisties!), Sierra City
etc ….back home Via Truckee. Wow, what a mix of great stuff.
Route:
From the Nugget:
-South 395
-Mt. Rose Hwy
-Around the Lake
via South Lake Tahoe
-Tahoe City -hwy
89 to Truckee
-Hwy 80 (over Donner
Summit
-Hwy 20 to Nevada
City
-Hwy 49 through
Downieville
-Hwy 89 to Truckee
-hwy 80 back to
Nugget
Suggestions:
-Be Willing to partake
in some great riding
Caution:
-Possible touristy
traffic around lake
Options:
-For the "dirt adventurous"
you can take Henness Pass Road from hwy 89 to Verdi, might not save much
time, but will add some dirt fun!
-Many options to
shorten this route if you wish.
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| Four Passes
-Saturday
Overview:
Can you say lots
of elevation gain +/- and a ton of twisties?
Start: Nugget 7:36a
Target Riders:
Likely a fast group, but can be done at any pace.
Terrain: Pavement
Type: Technical,
scenic, ton-o-twisties.
Miles: 361
Guestimated Time:
8 hours +/- depending on stops pace
This route will
not disappoint. Bareman has been waiting a long time for this
and is eager to lead some fantastic fun.
Route:
From the Nugget:
-South 395
-Carson City
-Jack's Valley through
to Genoa
-Up Kingsbury Grade
to the Lake
-Hwy 50
-hwy 89 over Luther
Pass (pass one)
-hwy 88 over Carson
Pass (pass two)
-hwy 104/26/Ridge
road etc (back twisty rough roads)
-hwy 49 (San Andreas
to Angels Camp)
-hwy 4 over Ebbetts
Pass (pass three)
-Hwy 89 over Monitor
Pass (pass four)
-Hwy 395 Topaz Lodge
(meet up with other group on long ride?)
-Hwy 395 "cool down"
back to Nugget
Suggestions:
-Be ready for some
amazing roads.
Caution:
-Ride within your
limits, lots of opportunity to get yourself in trouble here.
Options:
-This route can
be shortened a bit if you want.
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Long Ride
-Saturday
Overview:
Don't want to mess
with tourists and the status quo? Want to get out to some "real NV/CA"?
For those that came
to ride and want to put on some miles. This route will have plenty
of great mix: Twisties, sweepers, wide open stretches through remote
areas, Mild but good dirt, incredible scenery, amazing points of interest.
Start: Nugget 6:48a
Target Riders:
ALL who came to ride and put some great miles on.
Terrain: Pavement
/ Dirt
Type: Scenic,
Open, Points of Interest.
Miles: 540
Guestimated Time:
10 hours +/- depending on stops/pace.
Start off with a
trip up Geiger grade to Virginia city then Down (via Truck route).
Nevada Style highways
through Silver Springs, Yerington then through the beautiful Smith Valley
-along the Walker River to Smith. South down to Bridgeport/395 Then
some dirt up to amazing Bodie then dirt over to remote 167 and a great
ride to Hawthorne. Loop to Benton and then the very remote Benton
Crossing Road (shhh, don't tell anyone of this secret) back to 395.
Loop through awesome Mammoth Lakes and then Lee Vining (gateway to Yosemite)
then (meet Barman group at Topaz?) 395 back to Reno.
--Ouch, this ride
is something!
Why am I talking
it up? Because I plan on leading this big adventure!
Route:
From the Nugget:
-South 395
-Geiger Grade /
Virginia City
-Hwy 50 to Silver
Springs
-Alt 95 to Yeringon
-Hwy 208 to Smith
-Hwy 338/182 to
Bridgeport
-Hwy 395 to Bodie
(dirt)
-Dirt to 167
-hwy 167 ...(great
riding) to Hawthorne
-alt 95/ hwy360
/ hwy 6 / Benton Crossing Rd / to Hwy 395
-203/Mammoth Scenic
Loop
-Hwy 395 North
-Topaz Lodge (Meet
up with Bareman Group?)
-Return to Reno
Suggestions:
Bring rested, hydrated
body.
Bring snacks/water
Bring gas money
:-)
Caution:
You will never forget
this ride.
Options:
-we can discuss
adding more dirt and taking dirt from Bridgeport to Bodie if folks are
looking for more dirt
-this route can
be shortened for those who wish.
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Dirt Ride
-Saturday
Overview:
Want to get some
great dirt riding in ..and do it with others who feel the same.
This route is not
yet layed out, and honestly, there may not be map available until time
of ride as this ride may be layed out via GPS coordinates.
Hint: Likely
will cover some of the Black Rock Desert.
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