Westgard Pass

22 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Adventure Touring

If you're going to do this route, I STRONGLY recommend you hang a north and head up to the Bristlecone Pine area. There is literally no other place on earth like it. The geology and the vegetation of the White Mountains is unique, and has provided paleo-ecologists huge datasets by which we understand climate change far better. The Bristlecone Pine is unique (endemic) to this area. Some of the oldest living organisms we know about on earth (at least on land).

0 McR Points

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!!!

0 McR Points

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.