Scott had accessorised the bike for me!
Dona arrives at 7.30,as excited as the rest of us. After a slight mishap wheeling the bike down the drive way,we pose ofr our first trip photo.
The first four hours were a hard slog on the highways : 580, 205 to Tracey, then the 99 down to Fresno.
175 miles in total, with my red light coming on just as we pulled into the garage!
We then turned onto 180, a really lovely road. It has started to get very hot now, so we stop & strip off layers at the entrance to the park.
The views are amazing
Its then into Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon
We stop for a picnic lunch in the woods to eat our Subways bought earlier.
The General Grant tree at Kings Canyon is the third largest sequoia tree in the world and is estimated to be more than 3,000 years old. Located in Grant Grove, the General Grant tree was nicknamed the Nation's Christmas Tree by President Calvin Coolidge.
We carry on along the 180 until its end at Cedar Grove. The road winds it way up & down & round twisites with the most amazing rocks on either side.
Roaring River Falls-over 40 ft high
We then trace our route bak along the canyon & turn left onto 198 which twists & turns through the Sequoia trees
The 198 continues downhill through some tight twisites-not a road that you want to be riding in the dark. The Zumo says we will arrive at our destination at just gone 6pm ,so when we are stopped due to traffic works with a possible hour delay, it is a little worrying. Luckily we only have to wait 10 minutes & go to the front of the queue of 3 vehicles,much to the annoyance of one female driver.
Whilst waiting for the lights to go green on the roadworks I take this picture looking down into the valley at the road we will be taking-as you can see some a tight hairpin ...
...and there turns out to be lots of these. anazingly the UPS van that we went in front of at the traffic queue keeps us with us ( in fact I think we held him back!) but when stop at the park exit to show our pass, he waves hsppily at us as he drives past!
We get to the Comfort Inn at Three Reviers just as it turns dark.
Its a quick change then off to the local Mexican as we are all starving!
I opt for the Special,- Chicken with chorizo.
Its then back to the hotel where we hoped for a soak in the hot tub only to find it was still cold, so instead we enjoy a bottle of wine,whilst mapping tomorrows route on the zumos.
Todays route: 329 miles
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