bluekat's Journeys

This is a ride I've been wanting to do all summer. Ron and I rode part of this route last January when I still had the Suzuki. Other than that we drove the car over it once many years ago. Always intended to drive it again, it only took us 20 some years to return. We were just waiting for the appropriate mode of transportation. Yeah that's it. I had forgotten what a nice drive (now ride) this is. This is where the map goes...if I knew how to make a map. Really gotta learn a map program. From Sweet Home we take Quartzville Road heading toward Green Peter Dam. From there just stay on the pavement (Forest Rd. 11). Quartzville Road becomes Forest Road 11 and/or Straight Creek Road. If you come from Detroit it's Straight Creek Road off of highway 22. Quartzville Road I'm being followed... Fallen Bridge under the other bridge. Guys in wetsuits, mining or ?? Quartzville Creek Requisite moto shot The weather is perfect. There are a lot of campers along th...

It's a sunny, almost no rain, day. That must mean it's time for a ride. I've been wanting to ride Quartzville Road for a while. This is a scouting trip. Later this year I want to ride the whole route to Highway 22. Ron and I take the back roads toward Sweet Home, past Foster Dam and are on our way to Green Peter Dam, the first stop of the day.  Being that riders always take pictures of their bikes on bridges and other scenic spots along their route, we decide to stop for a photo op. What are you lookin' at, Hon? Did you know that you aren't supposed to park on a dam? It's a homeland security thing, or so the nice man in the white pickup (with brown lettering on the side) told us. I get in a couple of shots, but I'm not daring enough to take his picture. Besides no fines, tickets, or cavity searches appear to be forth coming, so why press our luck. We are violating national security and all, and the nice man is being, well nice!   Me.     My ride.   My pa...