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Highway 70; Feather River Canyon |
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State:
California
Submitted
By: Anonymous
Date Submitted: Jun 05
Motorcycle Type: ?
Motorcycle Road Length: 80 Miles
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Road Scenery: 
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Travel
up the Feather River Canyon through what has to be some
of the most beautiful scenery in California. You will
follow the Feather River all the way up the Canyon to Quincy,
one minute your ridding on top of the Canyon looking down
(over a thousand feet at times) and then traveling on too
find yourself a mere few feet above the passing River. You
will experience Waterfalls, pass through Tunnels cut into
the rocky side of the Canyon, high Canyon walls, lots of
green trees, pass by "older" PG&E power houses. Places worth
a look are a couple of "old" resorts (Paxton was built in
1917) and the Keddi Resort. Places to eat or just get a
soda include Belden Town and Caribou (no gas)
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Road Quality: 
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Road
quality is good, you will find more than enough turns "sweeping
and tight" to please anyone. They have been retrofitting
the many bridges which have one way lights on them. The
Highway is regularly patrolled by both the Highway Patrol
and the Sheriffs Dept.
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Roadside Amenities: 
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As
mentioned the Amenities are few and far between, with no
gas "that I'm aware of" Belden Town and Caribou have camp
grounds and food, There are a couple of other "Resorts"
still operating along the road, but you will have to explore
them yourself.
There are several rest
tops along the route that will accommodate large groups
of riders. You may also watch for the Train which follows
the same route, sometimes above you and sometime below you.
As you are passing through Gold County, watch for old claims
like "Rich Bar" (pull out) and other.
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The
directions to this route are pretty straight forward. The
route mainly is situated about 80 miles north of Sacramento,
CA. To take the route, you just need to get yourself to
one of the two possible starting points; either Quincy,
CA or Oroville,
CA. If you start at Quincy, then you'll simply head
west on state route 70 all the way to Oroville (about 80
miles). Or, if you start at Oroville, then you'll simply
head east on 70 all the way to Quincy.
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Additional
Information:
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For the Winter Riders, keep in mind that because the Canyon
can get cold and damp in the Winter, it also is know for
"Black Ice" although I have not had a problem with this
myself (I'm up and down the road all year) I do watch my
step in the Winter and watch for frost etc. and other signs
of freezing and I have turned around and came home on occassion.
Also they sand the road during the Winter towards the Quincey
end and there is some residue on the road in early spring.
- View the weather forecast
for this area from Yahoo
weather.
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