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05-12-2012, 11:08 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dan Location: Orange County Motorcycle: 05 Wee Strom Join Date: May 2009
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Day Trippin' the Inland Empire
First the map...
 My plan was to ride the Palms to Pines Hwy. I went about it in a little bit of a different way. First, I went past the west end of the ride in Banning so I could get pics of the dinosaurs in Cabazon. Tyrannosaurus Rex  I think this was Brontosaurus when it was first under construction but the proper name has been revised to Apatosaurus.   From Cabazon I backtracked to the Hwy 243 exit from I-10 and started up the switchbacks toward Idyllwild. This shot is looking back down at part of the road up from Banning.  A wider view...  No pictures in Idyllwild but here are a few from the Garner Valley...     Passing through Garner Valley I went on down to the switchbacks that drop down into Palm Desert. This is the view from the top.  I didn't take any pictures on the way down, and once I got to the bottom I turned around and rode back up. Too many tourists heading up the road in cages and too many other bikers to really get a good run going back up (I was there about noon--it was HOT in Palm Desert!). I rode back to the junction with Rte 371 and headed down through Anza Valley.  By now I was running out of time. Had to be back to take my mom and wife out for Mother's Day. I zipped over to Temecula and up I-15 to Elsinore and rode Ortega Hwy to San Juan Capistrano and headed up PCH. I made a pit stop at Aliso Beach and took one last picture.  All in all, it added up to an 8 hour, 300+ mile ride on a beautiful day for riding! Thanks for following along! |
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05-13-2012, 12:00 AM
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Name: Sydney Location: FOLSOM!!! Not the Prison! 175K & counting! Motorcycle: '05 Victory Kingpin Join Date: Jul 2005
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Re: Day Trippin' the Inland Empire
Ya Ya! The dinosaur ate the map! LOL Great pics & fun roads TYfor sharing.
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05-13-2012, 05:58 AM
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Name: Dave Location: Walnut Creek Motorcycle: Suzuki DL650 "Wee" Join Date: Feb 2012
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Re: Day Trippin' the Inland Empire
Nice pics Dan...also VERY nice bike! HeeHee!
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05-13-2012, 10:55 AM
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Name: Jason Location: San Diego Motorcycle: 02 Triumph Daytona Join Date: Apr 2011
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Re: Day Trippin' the Inland Empire
I am planning on taking that ride nid-june. Family and I will be moving from San Diego to Menifee, CA. I will be lucky to have the inland empire at my back door. Great route, and great pictures.
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05-13-2012, 07:22 PM
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Name: o Location: Los Angeles Motorcycle: Ducati MTS1100S Join Date: Dec 2007
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Re: Day Trippin' the Inland Empire
Love the beach shot, looks like you had a great day.
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05-14-2012, 01:08 PM
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Name: Dan Location: Orange County Motorcycle: 05 Wee Strom Join Date: May 2009
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Re: Day Trippin' the Inland Empire
Thanks, guys. Dave, you clearly have outstanding taste in bikes.
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05-14-2012, 02:18 PM
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Name: John Location: Vista, CA (Area 51 South) Motorcycle: Ninja 1000 Join Date: Jan 2012
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Re: Day Trippin' the Inland Empire
Great route - love Palms to Pines, dropping into Palm Desert and especially the 243 between Idyllwild and Banning...
 Thanks for sharing!
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05-16-2012, 06:15 AM
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Jumping G Horsefat
Name: Suzi Location: Pine Mountain Club, CA Motorcycle: '08 Suzuki GSX650f Join Date: Sep 2008
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Re: Day Trippin' the Inland Empire
What a cool day ride, Dan! It looked like a nice trip! I love the shot looking down into the Cochella valley
and then in the end you are back at the beach from the hot desert! 
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05-21-2012, 11:37 AM
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Kinda new round here
Name: Mark Location: Stevenson Ranch, Ca Motorcycle: Vstrom Join Date: May 2012
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Re: Day Trippin' the Inland Empire
So this is where you hang out. Very nice Pics. Life is GOOD!
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