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Title: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: Michael Moore on September 19, 2009, 09:35:04 PM After the group ride today I just kept going north, pretty much going where my mood took me. I eventually ended up in Santa Rosa, thinking it might be fun to go to Taylor's Refresher in St. Helena. I ended up on the Calistoga road, and then took a right onto this lovely little road, the St. Helena/Spring Mountain road. Where every other road in Napa is clogged with tourists (and Taylors had a line of like 50 people, no lie), this road was blissfully empty.
St. Helena - Spring Mountain Road (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3i-hZoyIXM#ws-normal) Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: johnc on September 19, 2009, 09:38:56 PM sig. moore ... were you riding your r6 in this video? sure sounds like a piano, and not a duc. [roll]
well, at least the road looks like a cool ride. [thumbsup] Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: Michael Moore on September 19, 2009, 09:43:58 PM With the little video cam mounted on the frame slider, all you can hear is the wind. So I though the piano sounded nicer.
Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: GrendelsTwin on September 20, 2009, 12:48:12 PM I just rode Spring Mtn last weekend on the way out to Berryessa. Good stuff!
Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: GEEZER on September 20, 2009, 02:50:38 PM Beautiful and relaxing. Great photography...again:)
Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: Michael Moore on September 20, 2009, 03:05:41 PM Yeah, you Sonoma/Napa guys have a pretty good thing going road-wise, although you wisely don't advertise it much.
There's also that set of killer switchbacks north of Bodega Bay, which I'd forgotten about until I did the Ft. Bragg ride. Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: mostrobelle on September 20, 2009, 06:08:26 PM Beautiful little piece for the piano...and that ride ain't too bad either. We're going to have to join you on one of your Northern excursions one of these Fall days. The weather is just too nice not to go out and play a little before the rains come. Evan and I really enjoyed taking Anne out and finishing up the ride with her, but it's great that you got to make lemonade out of a ride that initially started off with some pretty sour lemons.
Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: Michael Moore on September 20, 2009, 06:11:27 PM Yeah, we definitely need to do a late Oct/early Nov. ride when the grape leaves are changing color. The best.
Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: mostrobelle on September 20, 2009, 08:49:09 PM Yeah, we definitely need to do a late Oct/early Nov. ride when the grape leaves are changing color. The best. Where do I sign up? Ev and I have plans on Nov. 7/8, but Halloween weekend might be nice. And what's the name of that piano piece? That's a nice one. Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: Michael Moore on September 20, 2009, 09:16:00 PM Where do I sign up? Ev and I have plans on Nov. 7/8, but Halloween weekend might be nice. And what's the name of that piano piece? That's a nice one. The piece is called "Passagio" by Ludovico Einauldi I came across his music watching this pretty cool vid: People On Wheels, A Motorcycle Trackday Project (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HsUKgotJ1U#ws-normal) Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: johnc on September 21, 2009, 06:21:41 AM Where do I sign up? Ev and I have plans on Nov. 7/8, but Halloween weekend might be nice. And what's the name of that piano piece? That's a nice one. the piece is called "ride up belle's tailpipe" by Ludovico Einauldi 8) Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: hypurone on September 21, 2009, 08:57:42 AM Yeah, you Sonoma/Napa guys have a pretty good thing going road-wise, although you wisely don't advertise it much. No, no we don't!! [laugh] There's also that set of killer switchbacks north of Bodega Bay, which I'd forgotten about until I did the Ft. Bragg ride. Nah, you're wrong. There is nothing up there worth riding, absolutely nothing. These are not the roads you're looking for... ;D Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: mostrobelle on September 21, 2009, 10:22:34 AM the piece is called "ride up belle's tailpipe" by Ludovico Einauldi 8) :facepalm [cheeky] Title: Re: Fun little road - St. Helena/Spring Mountain Rd. Post by: Popeye the Sailor on September 22, 2009, 09:44:42 AM the piece is called "ride up belle's tailpipe" by Ludovico Einauldi 8) I'm familiar with that piece, though I seem to recall it being a bit higher in pitch. |