Cobweb 2012

Cobweb 2012 Ride by gpsKevin

4 Day Southern California Adventure Bike Ride

This ride is completed now

Patrick, Avi, Kevin, Brian, Jeff, Brian

Slideshow of pictures from the ride

Below is the original ride plan

See you on the next ride

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Cobweb 2012 Ride by gpsKevin

4 Day Southern California Adventure Bike Ride

Highlights: Cleveland National Forest, Angeles Crest Hwy, Tehachapi Mountain Park, Sequoia National Forest, Kennedy Meadows, and Big Bear

Dates: Starts after work Thursday 10/11/2012 through Monday 10/15/2012

About the ride: This is an adventure style ride, it is mostly paved roads with some dirt roads mixed in. There is some freeway. This is camping off your bikes, Tents, Cook Stoves, the whole bit. Bring your own food. Some Campsites will have water, others will not. Lunch each day is planned at a Restaurant on the route. Bring good tents and sleeping gear, it could be cold in the mountains at night.

Overall map for the ride

The Plan:

Thursday 10/11/2012: 4:00pm meet at Deer Spring Park & Ride.

Ride to Wildomar Campground: 45 mile back street ride

Set up camp, 6:30pm group Potluck Dinner, Make something good to share!

Note: People coming from other locations may elect to just meet at the campground.

Friday 10/12/2012: Ride to Tehachapi Mountain Park

Morning: Breakfast, Coffee is make your own in camp

Morning ride takes us off the mountain, across the Riverside valley up to the Angles Highway for lunch at: Newcomb’s Ranch( 117 miles)

Afternoon ride is over the Angles mountains, across the desert floor and up to Tehachapi Mountain Park (111 miles)

Dinner is on your own in camp

Evening campfire and ride stories

Saturday 10/13/2012: Ride to Giant Sequoia National Monument

Morning: Breakfast, Coffee is make your own in camp

Morning ride to Pierpoint Springs for lunch (134 miles)

Afternoon ride is very short to Ponderosa Lodge, (10 miles) time to enjoy the afternoon.

Sunday 10/14/2102: Ride to Big Bear

Morning: Breakfast, Coffee is make your own in camp

Morning ride through Kennedy Meadows to California City for lunch at Charlie's Restaurant

Afternoon ride is up to Big Bear, Hanna Flat Campground (111 miles)

Dinner, is the cookoff challange. Everyone makes something good to share.

Monday 10/15/2012: Ride back to ride stage

Morning: Stop for donuts and coffee in Big Bear

Start ride home

Map for Day4

End of ride

Pictures from last years ride: Cobweb 2011

Notes:

gps maps will be given out just before the ride.

riding is on your own hooking up with you buddies

This ride is open to new people, you can make the invite.

Price for this ride is $100, this covers the Camping fees and the gps taxes

Sign up now! Rider limit is 20 people

Questions email gpsKevin@gmail.com

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