Well, it was mid October and I wanted to get a last ride up high into the
mountains. They had already had some snow up at the higher elevations and I
found some lurking in the shadows.
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This is Green Valley Lake. It is a small lake tucked way back in the
woods. There are no motorized boats allowed. There are a couple places to
eat and a lot of cabins for rent. There were a lot of fishermen the day I
was there.
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Ahhhh.... now this is riding up in the mountains. If you get the impression
this road is narrow.. It is. I don't go to close to that right side of the
road because there is no guard rail and it drops hundreds of feet. In some
areas maybe a few thousand feet. The mountain in the distance is San
Gorgonio at 11,499 ft. It is the highest in the area and yes it is topped
with snow.
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The air is brisk and clear and very invigorating. On these back roads like
this traffic is almost non existent. Of course I am also only going 10 to 20
MPH as that's all the road allows. There are not many paved roads like this
that I can take the big Goldwing on. Most of the mountain roads like this are
dirt.
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This is at the top of Keller Peak. On top of the world. It was 45 degrees up
here at 7882 feet. When I got home the temperature had gone up to 72. Almost a
30 degree difference.
