Carizzo Plain Rideabout – May 2011
Buffy the Tiger Cub, READY TO ROLL!
Luggage loaded - ready to go!
II shall endeavour to post each evening during this ride!
May 23′d departure pics:
Setting up the GPS prior to departure
Mounted up and ready to roll out!
On the road
The ride down was mostly uneventful, except that I challenged the Scrambler’s fuel range – and missed by about 3 miles. Who knew there was no gas on Hwy 43 for more than 90 miles? In any case we arrived safely, a little tired; but otherwise fine. After a fine dinner of ribs with all the fixin’s, we consumed several beverages and told many lies before hitting it.
Day 2 of the adventure dawned bright and warm. Here are some photos from the day’s activities.
Scram and KLR about ready to launch!
Riding buddy Rand with his breakfast drink - is he ready?
Rand is not usually a morning person, so 8:30am may have been a little early for him.
The bikes posing with an old oil well. Some don't know this was the birthplace of CA Oil
That’s Rand checking out the rig. He recently retired from a major oil company, and has a bit of knowledge about such things.
Rand gets up close and personal with the old well
Rand is trying to use his GPS to determine which road (of 3 available) was correct
We ultimately decided to head around to the ‘south entrance’ at Soda Lake Road off of Hwy 166 rather than wander around in unfamiliar territory.
This is where they grow all of the oil
On the way over to the south entrance we passed through a pretty large area populated by hundreds of oil wells.
WE MADE IT TO THE CARIZZO PLAIN! WOOHOOOOO!
There is some OLD stuff out here!
The Scram gets to experience some dirt on Soda Lake Road
The Carizzo Plain is a pretty 'vast' space. Kinda like being in the middle of nowhere
Soda Lake sign describes the formation and evolution of the lake
The lake itself is several miles long, and other than the 'salt' along the edge, is quite beautiful
Soda Lake 2
It goes on a long ways...
She's getting dusty
Wednesday May 25
Today’s ride was a bit limited. Two old geezers gotta rest for the long ride home tomorrow. 
Rode into McKittrick to have lunch with another couple of geezers who drove up from Tehachapi just for lunch. Here’s a few pics from the day.
Bikes at lunch in McKittrick
Rand walking over to McKittrick Hotel.
Rand appears to be waiting for the bus...
Our fellow geezers, Harry and Hairston, who drove from Tehachapi to meet for lunch
Both good guys and fellow riders. known ‘em for more than ten years. Hairston has an ailment with his foot, so Harry drove them both up to meet.
Beautiful old Triumph twin was parked out front after lunch.
I’m a little embarrassed I don’t know which model this is. Around 1970 I’m pretty sure, and it has twin carbs, so…
I’ll post up some video after I get back and have some time to edit it. Hope you enjoyed!
Carrizo Plain Rideabout – May 2011 from FoothillRyder on Vimeo.
Great fan of Scrambler’s. Buying one is number one on my bucket list.
Glad to see you out there again babe! Don’t like the empty spot on the couch though…LOL!
Looks like you two had a great day doll! That is some vast space out there, WOW! Look forward to more pix
Thanks for the sneak peek! Is it okay to say LOVE YA here…LOL!!
Doe
Looks like you guys had a great ride. Would have liked to meet you all for that lunch in McKitterick, but, gotta earn the paycheck for a few more years. Thanks Ron and Rand.