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SW StarBQ | Laughlin River Run | Chapter Overnighter I | Star Days | Chapter Overnighter II| |
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| January Ride |
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January 7th - Mt. Soledad, San Diego
Mount Soledad is topped by a large concrete Latin cross, first built in 1913, and rebuilt twice. After it was challenged in court during the late 1980s, it was designated a Korean War memorial. For additional information on the memorial, click here.
Click here to go to the Harley Davidson Route site and view and download the route.
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Use the map icon to the left to download the Streets and Trips .gpx file for the route. Right-click on the icon and choose to Save Link As...
Save the .gpx file to your computer. |
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Meeting Minutes. Click on the icon on the left to open and review the Agenda/Meeting Minutes from the meeting held before the January ride. |
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| February Ride |
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February 4th - Fallbrook/Deluz
February's ride will take us down to San Diego county, through Fallbrook (known for olive and avocado groves), and through Deluz. Beautiful scenic ride with some twisties!
This ride will be about 225 miles round trip. This route is rated as intermediate in difficulty.
Click here to go to the Harley Davidson Route site and view and download the route.
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Meeting Minutes. Click on the icon on the left to open and review the Agenda/Meeting Minutes from the meeting held before the January ride. |
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| March Ride |
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March 3rd - Oak Glen
The mile-high climate of Oak Glen provides a beautiful change of seasons, unsurpassed in Southern California. It's always 10 to 15 degrees cooler up in Oak Glen than it is in the valleys. Apple orchards cover the slopes laden with blossoms in the Spring and apples in the Fall. The scenery is more like New England, and only 90 minutes from Los Angeles on the way to Palm Springs. Oak Glen offers wholesome family fun in every season. Visit orchards, taste fresh apples and cider, enjoy hot apple pie at one of the several family restaurants, feed the animals in the animal parks, or browse through some of the many specialty shops in the Glen.
Approximately 200 miles round trip.
For more information on Oak Glen, click here.
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| SW Star BBQ- Tuscon |
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STAR Touring and STAR Chapter 108 present the 14th Annual SW STAR B-Q
March 30-31, 2012 at the Riverpark Hotel.
We will be riding to Tucson March 29th and returning on April 1st.
Sign up today. For information contact 520-407-6917 or e mail swstarbq@tucsonstarriders.org or online at: www.startouring.org/chapter108."
Click here to view the flyer and get additional information.
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| April Ride |
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April 7th - Mt Palomar
Palomar Mountain State Park features spectacular views of the Pacific, camping, picnicking, hiking, and fishing (trout) in Doane Pond. Coniferous forests cover much of the 1,862 acres, in contrast to the dry lowlands surrounding the mountain. This is one of the few Southern California areas with a Sierra Nevada-like atmosphere.
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| Laughlin River Run |
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Apr 26th - Apr 29th
Get ready for the largest motorcycle event on the west coast. Join us this year as we take Laughlin by storm April 26th through April 29th. Come see Historic US Route 66 the way it was meant to be seen. Turn back time as you ride the hills from Kingman to Oatman, AZ. Cool off in the Colorado, or test lady luck at any one of the casinos located on the strip.
I encourage you to make your hotel reservations soon. We will be staying at the Day's Inn in Kingman AZ. When you call make sure you mention you're with "Star Chapter 230".
Days Inn East
3381 E. Andy Devine
Kingman, AZ 86401
928-757-7337
Contact: Becky or Deana
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| May Ride |
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May 5th - Malibu/Ojai/Frazier Park
A trip from beach to mountains, starting in Malibu, working our way through Ojai and ending in Frazier Park - a little bit of everything!
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| Chapter Overnighter - Cold Springs Tavern |
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May 19th through the 20th
The Cold Spring Tavern was built in the 1860's as a way station to serve the travelers on the new "turnpike" over the San Marcos pass that was constructed by Chinese laborers to ease transportation over the mountains. Passengers boarded stagecoaches that were very uncomfortable and they endured dangerous roads and the inevitable highwayman to make the trip over the pass. It was a time in our history that was both hazardous and romantic. The danger has long since passed but the romanticism has been carefully preserved and can still be found at the Tavern.
Days Inn Buellton - Solvang
114 East Highway 246, Hwy 101 N & 246 E, Buellton, CA 93427 US
Phone: 1-805-688-8448
Fax: 1-805-686-1338
Hotel website
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| June Ride |
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June 2nd - Route 66
Ride down Route 66 through Lucerne. |
| Chapter Overnighter - Kernville/Camp Nelson |
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June 8th through 10th
Kernville California is located in the Southern Sierra Nevada. Kern River is the Southernmost river in the Sierras & located only a few hours drive from Los Angeles - up the hill from Bako. Lake Isabella, the big reservoir & large granite lined valley is a recreation paradise for many outdoor enthusiasts.
Hotel and meeting time information will be forthcoming.
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| July Ride |
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July 7th - Angeles Crest Highway
The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction) segment of California State Route 2 in the United States. The road is 66 miles (106 km) in length, with its western terminus at the intersection at Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge and its eastern terminus at State Route 138 northeast of Wrightwood. The majority of the route passes through the mountainous terrain located north of the Los Angeles basin. Its alignment passes through the Angeles National Forest in the San Gabriel Mountains.
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| Star Days - Reno/Sparks Nevada |
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July 14-21
For those of you planning on joining us for STAR Days 2012 in Reno/Sparks NV – You can register for the event from www.stardays.org. There is a button labeled Registration. Follow the directions to complete the form, and then submit your order. You will be paying this through Paypal, but as noted on the page, you do not need a Paypal account. Once you have your payment confirmation (a Paypal page), you will see links on the “receipt” – one of which will take you to hotel reservations. From there you can set up your rooms for the event.
We will be staying at the Nugget in Sparks on Sunday July 15th night through Thursday July 19th night. We will be leaving on Friday. If you miss the links for the Hotel reservations, go to http://stardays.org/reservation.shtml.
We wil be staying for the Star Breakfast Friday morning before we start our return trip and stopping for our overnighter at June Lake. Friday's breakfast will be from 6:00am - 9:00am.
The planned itinerary for the trip is as follows:
Leave Saturday July 14th travel to Sonora, CA – staying at the Inns of California
Leave Sonora Sunday July 15th travel to Reno/Sparks, CA – staying at the Nugget
Leave Sparks Friday July 20th travel to June Lake, CA – staying at the Whispering Pines
Leave June Lake Saturday July 21st travel home.
Additional information will be sent out as it becomes available.
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| August Ride |
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August 4th - Bouquet Canyon
This road runs north-south from Saugus in Santa Clarita to Leona Valley. In Saugus, the road is a four to six lane thoroughfare with a bike lane along part of its journey. About one mile after leaving the Santa Clarita City Limits, the tract homes are replaced by REAL ranches and open space. Most of the road that is driven today was built in the 1930's, although there has been a road in this canyon since the late 1800's. |
| Chapter Overnighter - Grand Canyon |
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September 14th thorugh 16th
It's the Grand Canyon - do we need to say anything else? We will be riding up and staying in Williams, AZ.
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| September Ride |
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September 8th - Five Lakes
A scenic ride through the San Bernadino Mountains, past the five lakes Silverwood, Arrowhead, Big Bear, and Baldwin. |
| October Ride |
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October 6th - Crystal Lake
Found in the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California, Crystal Lake is a lake in transition. Since the 1860s there are records of fires, floods and restoration efforts at Crystal Lake. Natural lakes are rare in southern California's Los Angeles County. Once thought to be formed by glacial moraine, it is now believed that Crystal Lake was formed by a landslide that originated between Mt. Islip and Mt. Hawkins in the San Gabriel Mountains. This closed-basin freshwater lake is filled by rain, snow and runoff from its small drainage basin. Lake levels fluctuate dramatically depending on Mother Nature's precipitation, but normal elevation is approximately 5,436 feet with an average depth of 35 feet and maximum depth of 150 feet. |
| Chapter Overnighter / Pismo Beach |
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October 12th through 14th - Pismo Beach
Back by popular demand the Pismo Beach ride. A wonderful hotel location right next to the Pismo Beach Winery and Five Cities Outlet mall. Day rides through Cambria and the surrounding areas!
We will be staying in the same hotel as last year - we will let you know when we have the rooms blocked off and the rate negotiated. |
| November Ride |
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November 3rd - STARRanch Fundraiser
Our annual STAR Ranch fundraiser benefiting the Orange Senior Center and their Meals on Wheels program. Great barbeque and raffle - |
| December Ride |
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December 1st - Mt Helix
Mt. Helix Park is recognized as one of San Diego County's most magnificent landmarks, where people come for spectacular views of San Diego, family picnics, romantic weddings and simply relaxing in the quiet beauty of the area.
Have you ever experienced that sense of wonder when, while out enjoying the splendor of the day, you find your eye drawn to a ridge top or mountain peak? Did you think "I wonder what's up there?" or "Are we allowed to go up? "Welcome, then, to your very own "mountain peak." Come up to the top—you're very welcome. |
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