Route Change for First Section 8-2020

Route Change for First Section 8-2020

Sunset along the road in Joshua Tree National Park This post describes a major route change to the first section of the Pacific Crest Motorcycle road. When I first came up with the idea of the Pacific Crest Motorcycle Road I decided on the route based on my own...
Highway 108 Over Sonora Pass? Why Not Toga?

Highway 108 Over Sonora Pass? Why Not Toga?

Levette Meadows and Mt. Emma from High 108 You may have wondered why the PCMCR goes on highway 108 over Sonora Pass? Only officially going into Yosemite National Park through Yosemite Valley. It does not go on highway 120 over Tioga pass on the forth section from Bass...
Volar Motorcycle Chain Review

Volar Motorcycle Chain Review

I thought I would add some general bike info to the blog this year. Being a guy who likes a bargain, I am always looking for a good deal, but it’s not easy finding info on non-name brand gear, honest evaluations of items you might find on eBay.  All the info either...
Motorcycle Camping or A Motel Room, That is the Question

Motorcycle Camping or A Motel Room, That is the Question

Camp or Motel, That is The Question I was on the ride this week, doing some riding on some roads of the PCMCR near Kernville to do the write up, plus revisiting some backwoods area nearby.  The area is known as the Kern Plateau and is not part of the the PCMCR, but...

Site Organization

I thought long and hard about how to organize this site. There are probably about as many ways to do it  as there are riders. In the end, I decided to do it the way it made sense to me. The idea for the road came from when I backpacked the Pacific Crest Trail back in...