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Postby Keith Strong » Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:43 am

Dennis wrote:Did they give you a time frame for your rebuild?
Missed that last night :) We are supposedly getting the permits today. We are hoping to be late June, especially since the baby is due August :shock:
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Postby Keith Strong » Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:45 am

Dennis wrote:I thought they closed and gated Bowman rd. for the winter. Fordyce rd is closed and gated at the campground for snowmobiles. Eagle lakes is open but a little too rough for my wife (been there done that :x ), so thats out for me. Maybe some other time when my wife stays home.
I didnt know that!!! Hmmm....you are screwing up my master plan :lol: Where do they gate bowman at? Is it gated for snowmobiles or gated as in no entry?
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Postby d2photo » Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:04 am

Theres always Pipi - should be some snow and plenty of trails. Or FS Rd 19 - off of 80 - Don't know what snow conditions like up there though
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Postby d2photo » Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:05 am

I will call the FS dept today and check on Bowman/Granitville.

We could also ride around Washington..
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Postby Ken » Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:08 am

d2photo wrote:I will call the FS dept today and check on Bowman/Granitville.

We could also ride around Washington..


You guys can ride to Graniteville AND Washington, from North Bloomfield Road. Turn right off 49 (just after the Downieville split), drive all the way down to the Yuba River.

You can unload and ride there...however, before the road to Graniteville..it's paved for 9/10th of a mile. My advice is to drive to there..park and unload...you can go all the way to Bowman Lake...(if you can make it).

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Postby Keith Strong » Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:46 pm

I am gonna make that our back up plan Ken ;) Gonna turn off at the PG&E station and see what is goin on up the hill...if that doesnt work out off down 49 I am gonna go.
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Postby Keith Strong » Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:49 pm

d2photo wrote:I will call the FS dept today and check on Bowman/Granitville.

We could also ride around Washington..
Were you able to get any info? 8)
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Postby Dennis » Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:10 pm

I'm still not sure what we're doing/going. I figure I'll just see where the snowline is and make a plan from there.
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Postby Keith Strong » Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:50 pm

Well take my number with ya and hit me a ring when you get somewhere. We are basically gonna do the same thing. I am really hoping to get up past bowman cause all those dirt roads will be under snow 8)
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Postby d2photo » Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:02 pm

Per Sierraville FS. The roads around bowman are still open as they are still logging in there - due to the "lack" of snow fall -

They wanted to make clear though that this area is normally closed thiis time of year and to stay on trails and avoid resource damage as the area is very wet.
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Postby Keith Strong » Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:39 pm

Very cool...I bet high enough there is tons of snow. The peak is like 6 or 7000 feet. The roads are fine with us! No way the quads will do more damage than the logging trucks :lol:
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Postby Dennis » Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:06 pm

I'm planning on hitting the road around 8:00 am. Realisticly, after Starbucks I'll probably be lucky to hit 80 @ 65 by 10:00
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Postby Keith Strong » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:18 am

bahahahaha. I am gonna load my quad and get outta here in about 45 min or so. Then I am off to Lincoln to get 2 more quads, etc... Call me any time
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Postby Dennis » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:01 am

We were actually a little early. We hit the road abot 10 mins. before 10:00. :cry: We were riding by 11:30. We road for a long time before we saw any snow. When we did reach it, I was reminded why solid axle quads don't work well there. My wife Wolverine has very little ground clearance. The 650 Brute has more, but when that axle gets buried its over. It only took about 15 min. before we decided to turn around. Naturally, I had to show off with my new tires and ended up burying myself up to the headlights. It took about 30 min of winching and digging to get myself out. We rode untill about 5:00. Still a fun day of riding.
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