Hey all,Well I got around to riding San Juan Grade Rd again. This time with a camera and solo. Two weeks ago I attempted to ride this road with some friends. Approached its southern start point and saw some cops and city workers standing about with a road closed sign barring my way. I asked what the problem was. Turns out some crime had taken place up the road and it was closed for investigation. Damn.
So yesterday, lacking anything better to do, I suited up and headed out to this one-of-a-kind road. I have to admit, this time around it wasn't quite as impressive as the first run. For starters, there seemed to be a good bit more bumps than the list time I went through. And the weather just wasn't being nice.
Typical west coast, cool and cloudy. Ah well. I enjoyed the heck out of it anyway. Didn't get too many good pictures because of the clouds and haze. Also gotta admit, with this area being in drought mode, wasn't much green to see.
For those of you who don't know about San Juan Grade Rd, I've got an earlier post that covers it in great detail. To sum up, its a short bit of goat-trail that runs between Salinas and San Juan Bautista. Long ago forgotten by the government of California, it has fallen into disrepair. But it's a bit of a blast for a short ride. Great twisties if a tad too bumpy. Would be great for a dual-sport like a VStrom or KLR650.
