2017 WCR Trip Report & Photos

[racerrad8]

This is where we will be documenting all of the fun in the sun of the 2017 WCR.

Randy - RPM

[Klavdy]

You really should ride "MOSQUITO RIDGE ROAD" & "Wentworth Springs Road"
Have fun!

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mosquito+Ridge+Road,+California/Coloma,+CA/@39.0013855,-120.7667687,12.5z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x809bba01b738450b:0x11e6e6ca93d9273a!2m2!1d-120.6270652!2d39.0542162!1m5!1m1!1s0x809a5561112ec537:0x32b610d632790d50!2m2!1d-120.8902916!2d38.7999214

[racerrad8]

Here are some other ride routes as well. I have attached the PDF copies as well.

Thanks to Mark and Craig for their effort on the routes.

Randy - RPM

1) https://tinyurl.com/ya8tmz8x                          Ice House / Wentworth Springs:  SOUTH

Ice House via Salmon Falls Rd- Salmon Falls to Plymouth to Mt Aukum to Ice House
4 hrs  21 min by car / 149 miles-  Mark reminded me of this route—It's a good one
LUNCH and FUEL:  Fresh Pond Market and Gas, Fresh Pond, CA      Off Hwy 50
Route Mile Marker: 78 miles

2) https://tinyurl.com/y6utbhke                            Kirkwood / South Lake Tahoe:  SOUTH

Kirkwood-  faster roads:  Coloma to Kirkwood to So Lake Tahoe: South Ride to Kirkwood : 4 hr 4 min by car at 160 miles
LUNCH -  Kirkwood Inn and Saloon, Kirkwood, CA:  On 88 Hwy- Route Mile Marker:  73 miles
FUEL-  Meyers, CA / at Hwy 89 and Hwy 50 Intersection – Route Mile Marker: 99 miles

3) https://tinyurl.com/y7vv8l2r                              Graeagle / Lake Oroville:  NORTH   

Hardcore saddle sore-  Good one though:  Coloma to Quincy to Brush Creek to Bullard's Bar Reservoir:
NORTH RIDE- Longer-  8 hr 20 min by car :  at 306 miles
LUNCH and FUEL:  Graeagle / Blairsden, CA:  Route Mile Marker:  135 miles, with other gas stations along the route

ALTERNATIVES:

4) https://tinyurl.com/ycyg6rhg                            Graeagle / Blairsden : NORTH (Alternative to #3)

6 hr 54 min / 279 miles
LUNCH and FUEL:  LUNCH and FUEL:  Graeagle / Blairsden, CA:  Route Mile Marker:  135 miles, with other gas stations along the route
Coyote Bar and grill or Graeagle Restaurant


5) https://tinyurl.com/yd77ckdn                            Sly Park / Ice House:  SOUTH  (Alternate to #1)


- Coloma to Ice House to Sly Park to Plymouth:  4 hr by car, at 136 miles
LUNCH and FUEL:  Fresh Pond Market and Gas, Fresh Pond, CA      Off Hwy 50
Route Mile Marker: 70 miles

[Klavdy]

Number three is a belter, a really good ride, that "Bucks lake" road from Oroville to Quincy is a must ride, and I'd recommend doing it clockwise, then coming back down "La Porte" rather than the 49.
Happy Trails!

[1tinindian]

Cory and I are having cheese and crackers with fancy beer in our air conditioned accommodations with Alan planning our ride to the coast tomorrow. See you when we get back to camp late evening.

[Mark Olson]

Hey earlybirds.. ride west to stay out of the rain.  Heading to the coast is a great Idea.

[Zari]

Number three is a belter, a really good ride, that "Bucks lake" road from Oroville to Quincy is a must ride, and I'd recommend doing it clockwise, then coming back down "La Porte" rather than the 49.
Happy Trails!

Thats a good suggestion Klavdy, I think one of the rides were through La Porte, but coming in from Hwy 49. Clockwise is from Oroville is great- to be discussed at camp-re: Mosquito...I believe it's pretty rough from our winter

[Zari]

An additional Ride as suggested by Klavdy.  I believe this is accurate....also a good ride!!

https://tinyurl.com/ycgsthru

Lake Oroville to Quincy via Hwy 70-  Back down La Porte Rd

[racerrad8]

Somebody broke the cardinal rally rule...

Randy - RPM

[FJmonkey]

Is that aluminum? As in pulled threads?

[Klavdy]

An additional Ride as suggested by Klavdy.  I believe this is accurate....also a good ride!!

https://tinyurl.com/ycgsthru

Lake Oroville to Quincy via Hwy 70-  Back down La Porte Rd

Go north on "BUCKS LAKE ROAD", not Hwy 70, much better ride!

[racerrad8]

Passed a dark blue 89 heading west on 49 about 15 miles outside of Downieville.

Was it a 2017 WCR attendee?

Randy - RPM

[Mike 86 in San Dimas]

Tina, Rusty, Mike back home. Well almost. Thanks Randy, Chandra, Robert, Ryan, and spouses. We had a great time! Margarita time.

[andyoutandabout]

Long live the WCR.
It was a whole new level of excellence
Mammoth props to Randy and family for making it all a reality.
This event should be considered FJ legend.
(Get it, like with, you know, the car thing and all)
Andy
Oh and those roads, and that food, and the trophies, and the raffle, and the weather, and all them there mad buggers who rode like the wind, and the.................

[racerrad8]

The place is almost empty this year on Sunday...that's right almost...

Frank and Diane stayed over for Sunday night as well this year.

Once Frank slept it off (more on that later), we headed out for 225 miles of FJ bliss. We tore up 49, stopped in Downieville and had lunch. We continued east to 89. South on 89 to Truckee, down to Donner Lake, some more twisties before an all out rocket run back to Coloma.

As I was typing this post, I hear a rustling in the bushes. Out walks a deer and her offspring.

There is nothing like a great day of hearing the sweet sounds of the FJ singing at 8-10K all day followed up by the evening spent around an open fire.

Randy - RPM