Bike Forums - Empty road ahead photos

I rode up to the top of Deer Creek Rd from PCH and just past its junction with Pacific View. With the road closures there isn't a way to get back to PCH except riding back down Deer Creek. Not a lot of fire damage, some small sections where fire came over the road but no telephone pole’s needing replacement like what is keeping Decker and the other roads south closed for awhile longer.

Santa Monica mountains.

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diphthong

12-12-18 01:34 AM

thanks for the santa monica mtns update. looks like the boney mountain wilderness got hit hard. great picture looking back down deer creek rd.
still not sure which is harder...the ascent or descent on deer creek.

clemsongirl

12-12-18 05:59 AM

it's a good ascent and reasonably short :)......i usually stop for photography or just meditating into a beautiful view on descents so that isn't too bad either

diphthong

12-14-18 05:04 AM

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gmr/grr heading east towards mt. baldy. so much chip seal...not quite empty road ahead but you get the idea(r)...

jbchybridrider

12-16-18 06:10 AM

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Deal4Fuji

12-16-18 04:08 PM

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GuessWhoCycling

12-16-18 05:20 PM

Ahhh good ol' GMR! :D

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diphthong

12-17-18 05:19 AM

^haha...with your top/first photo, i have almost wiped out twice at that exact spot on the descent. i don't fancy my chances so much in the future. that bend has it
in for me, i fear.

NoWhammies

12-17-18 10:05 AM

What the heck is a GMR?

GuessWhoCycling

12-17-18 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ooga-booga (Post 20707792)

^haha...with your top/first photo, i have almost wiped out twice at that exact spot on the descent. i don't fancy my chances so much in the future. that bend has it
in for me, i fear.

Yes, it's a somewhat awkward twist. :D

GuessWhoCycling

12-17-18 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoWhammies (Post 20708045)

What the heck is a GMR?

Glendora Mt Road.....Up to Baldy is a 21 mile climb with about 4600 ft gain. Total roundtrip out and back 5,000 ft gain. Fast descent.

noglider

12-17-18 11:23 AM

Very inspiring pictures here.

GuessWhoCycling

12-17-18 05:05 PM

How about GMR by night? Spooky scary.

GMR, Glendora Mtn Rd heading up toward Mt. Baldy.

Short version at night. 8 mile climb, 2300 ft gain.

Very dark till we reach a ridge about 4 miles up then the moonlight takes over and cyclists can see very well without lights.

Really strange coming down when people behind you have lights. Your are turning one way but your shadow is turning another. Takes a bit to get used to the descent with all the switchbacks and lights. :ride:

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The road during the day, 8 miles of this.
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NoWhammies

12-18-18 10:43 AM

[MENTION=480552]GuessWhoCycling[/MENTION] Thanks! Now I have another reason to go on a cycling trip to California.

GuessWhoCycling

12-18-18 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoWhammies (Post 20709692)

[MENTION=480552]GuessWhoCycling[/MENTION] Thanks! Now I have another reason to go on a cycling trip to California.

:thumb:

diphthong

12-22-18 04:41 AM

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