Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest

Yeah.

There are a lot of great rides I can reach from my front door, but there are a lot more that are too far to pedal to. I think that's true for everyone.

You might have a blast if you drove your bike out to Mono Lake and then rode up over Tioga Pass and into Yosemite. Long sustained climb, incredible scenery, bit less traffic than Sacramento ... but how often would you do it? You could always go ride Shasta instead.

I'm planning out a few more rides as fall sets in and asking myself the same question. Got snowed on a couple weeks ago at Slate Peak and I want to do a couple of mountain roads before they close.