due to leaving LA for the weekend and not willing to sacrifice weekend ride I am thinking of having an early ride tomorrow morning, meeting the sun at ACH. Anyone wants to join? pm/im me :cheers:
PS sunrise is at 7:11am :mrgreen:
where do you go to? how far is ach?
starts here and goes up 2 hwy:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1029+Foothill+Blvd,La+Canada+Flintridge,+CA&ll=34.237351,-118.173752&spn=0.121607,0.328766&hl=en
this is the only place I've been so far in the mountains and I wouldn't have time for experiments tomorrow, so that's where I am going :) and yes, I go around 40 on average there, so if you guys join you'll have to be patient :mrgreen:
now i see what ach is. i won't be joining, but have fun.
I remember that road. Great road, but got to watch out for the squids.
There is a nice place to have breakfast near La Canada if I remember right . Havent been there since 1995 ish. Now I live about 125 miles away.
For you non California types. Its like 20-40 miles of twisties depending on the route you take.
ACH: Angeles Crest Highway
La Canada: prnounced La Conyada
ok, so after half an hour struggle (6-6:30) I finally won and even made it there by the time of the sunrise, did not look spectacular though :roll: Still had tons of fun went up another 5mph but froze to death. After I got to the point where the road is closed I realized that after the first stop to make a pic I forgot to zip the jacket :x after zipping it up life definitely improved and after I got to Newcombs Ranch for a cup of hot coffee I decided that it's one of the best mornings in my life (although still recall my way to ACH as a trip to mother Russia :mrgreen: ). With my new pants I barely notice the speed now and with new helmet I don't have to stop every half an hour... LIFE IS GOOD! :thumb:
Met a fox, a crazy squirrel and a small deer (or whatever you call these small deerish creatures with almost no horns ) on my way which made my day even more exciting (yes, yes, I still get my kicks out of meeting wild animals, even if it's just a squirrel :) )
Life is GOOOOOOOD!