Hey all my fellow driving friends. It's that time again and i'm putting together another "SICK" drive for all of us to go on. Well the crazy ones anyway.

So far on all my drives we lose, meaning someone crashes, on almost every drive i've ever put on. While the ones that didn't crash say it was the greatest thing they've ever done in a car.

Well the route hasn't been desided yet. I'm getting together with Krinkov (jeremy), Roo (greg) and hopefully psoper (pete) to go up there and find the "ultimate" way. But sitting on my a$$ and going over maps, this is what i've come up with. To be driving to deside if it's worthy.

Meeting Place: Krispy Kreme in Santa Rosa.
At the corner of Santa Rosa Ave & Yolanda Ave. Really early 8:00 with a leave time of 8:30 am.

EVERYONE FUEL UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!that means you too

"subject to change"
1) Head (north) on Hwy 101 through SR until you get to the "Mark West Springs Rd" exit.

2) at stop light turn (right) onto Mark West Springs Rd heading (east)

3) stay on road until it becomes "Porter Creek Rd"

4) Turn (left) onto "Franz Valley Rd"

5) at fork turn (right) onto "Franz Valley School Rd"

6) at end of road turn (left) onto "Petrified Forest Rd"

7) at end of the road turn (right) onto "Foothill / Hwy 128"

8) Turn (left) onto "Lincoln St / Hwy 29" heading (north)

9) Turn (left) onto Hwy 175

10) right away turn (right) onto "Big Canyon Rd"

11) at fork keep (left) and at the end of the road turn (right) onto "Seigler Springs North Rd"

12) At end turn (left) onto "Red Hill Rd"

13) At end turn (right) onto "Hwy 175" (north) again

14) At end of road turn (left) onto "Hwy 29"

15) There we'll drive into the town of Lake port to have a great "early" lunch somewhere. Bring CASH!!! after a short stop and a possible refuel we head out again

16) Drive North to "Upper Lake" to the very end of "Hwy 29"

17) there we turn (right) onto "Hwy 20" heading (south/east)

18) Turn (left) onto "Bartlett Springs Rd"

19) Stay on Bartlett until it becomes "Brim Rd"

20) At the end turn (right) onto "Bear Valley Rd"

21) at the end turn (left) onto "Hwy 20" heading (west) back towards the lake area.

22) Turn (left) onto "Hwy 53" (south)

23) it becomes "Hwy 29" (south)

24) Turn (left) onto "Butts Canyon Rd"

25) at end turn (left0 onto "Howell Mountain Rd"

26) Keep Right At FORK!

27) becomes "Chiles & Pope Valley Rd"

28) at end turn (right) onto "Silverado Trail"

29) Turn (left) onto "Deer Park"

30) turn (left) onto Hwy 128/29 (south)

31) Turn (right) onto "Elmhurst Ave / Spring Mountain Rd"

32) "Spring Mountain" becomes " Saint Helena Rd" (continue west)

33) at end turn (left) onto "Calistoga Rd"

34) at end turn (right) onto Hwy 12 (west) heading into Santa rosa


and thats the loop.

Greg and Jeremy what do you think? You too Pete.

-rich

 

Details will most likely end up changing. But i wanted somthing down.

The drive should be on May 16th but that's not 100% final.

Scouting for this drive should be happeing in the next week or so.

-rich

 

what's the estimated total mileage of this so far?

 

No idea Preston. I need to drive it first. But it'll be a Long day.

 

LOL, sounds real LONG, like 150-200 mi

 

april 16?

 

I think he means May 16th. And unfortunately I'll be in NYC that weekend.

 

fix my car and ill go =/

 

It is pretty long, I can give you approximate mileage when I get home, but a lot of these roads are not the kind that can be driven at very high speeds, so it might make for a long day trip.

this might be a bit ambitious for a "before rally time" drive, but then again- it might be just about right.

 

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Before rally time? Are you puting one on?

 

WRC's cyprus round will be broadcast on Speed that evening.

But since you mention it-

In July I'm putting on a 2-day gravel TSD out of Yreka, planning trips will begin in May and I could use help both with planning the weekend and working it.

And it would be good to get some BAIC participation at the competitor level, too.

El Grand Bano- Some of this is in Medocino Forest- Bartlett springs and so forth....


But rich this probably is biting off a bit too much:
Street Atlas tells me 225 miles in 8+ hours.

Let me come up with a route suggestion tomorrow, we can probably hit the high points without quite so much seat time.

 

aight. someone post pics when you do this.

 

Thanks Pete. When i was looking at the maps and thinking about the drive it looked long even then. So if you can come up with something i would love it.

Bill, what he means is i need to be home in time for the WRC on SPEED TV by 6:00 pm. Plus make dinner before hand. Start time may even be earlier. Hell i could even start as early as 6am. But i'm a total early morning nut case.

Like i said i am looking for tips and suggestions from my friends.

If we have to drive straight up to Hopland and then head (east) from there i will be upset but willing to except it.

-rich

 

Huck, man whats up with all this NYC time. Man you have to see at least 1 jazz show just for me.