Westgard Pass

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Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

This is a beautiful desert mountain highway. I have been driving up this route for years. Things to be aware of: There is often sand and gravel in the road, and pine cones etc up higher to the Bristle cones it gets pretty constant as heav y thunderstorms wash debree onto road. Rocks are also quite common, esspecially in the one lane gorge west of the pass. Don't speed into blind corners as there are often broken down semi tractors, or tipped Hay haulers, campers with burnt brakes etc... Not always, but every year I get a new surprise, and over heated the brakes in one of my own vehicles once. I plan to ride this route and camp in the Whites at least twice in a couple weeks. Love it up there. There are good ammenities in Big Pine at the 395/168 jct. Motels, Gas, some food and places to get water etc. Nothing once out on the road, nothing but winding beautiful country.

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Motorcycle Type : Touring

We took this road as a "quicker way home" back to "Lost Wages" as it saves, according to the GPS, a whopping 15 miles from the more common Lone Pins-Death Valley-Pharump route and let me tell you this ... it was the VERY best part of the 4 day weekend ride. Now that is saying something when we had just gone through the PCH and Yosemite!!!

We all had "big boys toys" (Goldwings and Ultra Classics) and found the ride to be fun, definately not a race fr any of us!

Its hard to describe the feeling of narrowness as you pass though the "narrows" ... but it MUST be wider than it looks as ther isn't. A vehicle restrtiction (other a ban ln trailers over 40ft, a wise one at that!)

Fuel in Big Pine, CA and Goldfield or Beatty in NV are no brainers. They are right, there are NO services inbetween those points!

Is this a ride I will do again (during the summer months) Oh, |-|ELL, YES it sure is!!!

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Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

Great ride! There is a nice rock hunting spot in the valley (check out Nevada rock hunting books for exact location), if you like smokey quartz crytals. Also, you must take a spin up to the Bristlecone Pine Forest. It's about 20 miles off of Highway 168, but it's well worth it! You get a great view of the Eastern Sierras and Bishop, CA. from 10,000 feet.