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Tom Banchy
Guest
Greetings all,
I have done a bunch of "Ride The Rockies"-style weeklong rides in Colorado, Oregon and elsewhere,
and wanted to know if anyone is familiar with any similar format (low- to no-frills) rides in the
general area of the Markleeville Death Ride. I have searched the net unsuccessfully. I wouldn't mind
doing the Death Ride itself, but I would rather take a week and have a vacation. Mike J's great page
on Sonora Pass has been in the back of my mind for quite a while.
If there really is no organized option, then credit-card touring with a Carradice bag is my next
choice. Can anyone offer opinions on towns that provide a good base for crossing all the Death Ride
passes? Is there an especially good time of year to go? It seems like May/June offers the chance to
beat the summer vacationers and still have lots of daylight, but I don't know about snow on the
high passes.
I might loosely base my route on the Timberline "High Sierra Adventure" ride, but with more climbing
and mileage per day (probably 80+ miles per day). They start/finish in Truckee and overnight in (I
believe) Coleville, S. Lake Tahoe, Murphys, Dardanelle.
Thanks for any feedback, Tom
I have done a bunch of "Ride The Rockies"-style weeklong rides in Colorado, Oregon and elsewhere,
and wanted to know if anyone is familiar with any similar format (low- to no-frills) rides in the
general area of the Markleeville Death Ride. I have searched the net unsuccessfully. I wouldn't mind
doing the Death Ride itself, but I would rather take a week and have a vacation. Mike J's great page
on Sonora Pass has been in the back of my mind for quite a while.
If there really is no organized option, then credit-card touring with a Carradice bag is my next
choice. Can anyone offer opinions on towns that provide a good base for crossing all the Death Ride
passes? Is there an especially good time of year to go? It seems like May/June offers the chance to
beat the summer vacationers and still have lots of daylight, but I don't know about snow on the
high passes.
I might loosely base my route on the Timberline "High Sierra Adventure" ride, but with more climbing
and mileage per day (probably 80+ miles per day). They start/finish in Truckee and overnight in (I
believe) Coleville, S. Lake Tahoe, Murphys, Dardanelle.
Thanks for any feedback, Tom