One June 13, 2009, one week before my 46th birthday, my fiancé drove me to my house to pick up my Harley Davidson Electra Glide so that I could ride it to our new home. Well, I decided to take a major detour so to say…… You know how it is 🙂
I heard that the Angeles Crest Highway to Wrightwood, which has been closed for basically the past 4-5 years was recently repaired and finally reopened.
This is one of my favorite runs of all time, and it is local. I thought that with the budget crisis in California, and the severity of how the road was washed out during storms many moons ago, that there was a possibility of never being able to do this run again in my lifetime. I have heard people spouting off about roads with twisties; well let them ride the Angeles Crest and tell me what they think!
I shot the below first person perspective video with my cell phone camera, a Samsung Memoir, in one hand, and holding on to the throttle with the other. I do not ever recommend anyone ever trying this or doing this at home. Although I am a motorcycle accident attorney and a biker lawyer, I have been riding motorcycles for over 30 years and let’s just say that I think I am a decent rider.
The beginning of the video shows some video of the staging area, a traditional stop before Newcomb’s Ranch, Newcomb’s Ranch, my secret spot at 8,000 feet above sea level, and then some kick ass first person riding footage. The end of the movie is kind of a surprise.
Tell me what you think!
By California Motorcycle Accident Attorney, and Biker Lawyer, Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq., © 2009
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Really interesting one, i much appreciate. Thanks for sharing the information.
sounds like a great run, with that open again maybe some rides will be routed that way.
Being a SoCal Native from the AV, now living in Sacramento, and long time Biker, your video brought back a lot of memories of riding the Angeles Crest Highway. Seems a lot of your stops are the same as mine. The Ranger’s Station was always a good place for a rest stop as was Newcomb’s Ranch for a bite to eat. Of course being an AV dweller meant I had almost daily sightings of the Blackbird which was a thrill each and every time.
Thanks for sharing.
Not as much fun as actually doing the ride!
Norm
I am glad you liked it Hoppy. Right now the Angeles Crest is burning right now, and the AV is under a blanket of smoke and ash.
I think some asshole(s) is going around every year now and torching our mountains. I am a SoCal native, and I can tell you that we have never had this many fires before, every year in our history.
I hope they catch whoever is starting these fires are deal with them severely.
Norm