Feb 5th - Santa Paula Oil Museum

From fossils to fill 'er up, the California Oil Museum tells the story of the black bonanza that created wealth, work, and prosperity for generations of Californians. Operated by the City of Santa Paula Community Services Department, the Museum highlights the inner workings of the state's black gold industry through interactive displays, videos, working models, games, photographs, restored gas station memorabilia, and an authentic turn-of-the-century cable-tool drilling rig.

Approximately 190 miles round trip.

For more information on the museum and Santa Paula, click here.

To view or download the ride route, click here.

Mar 5th - Pioneer Town

Pioneertown was built in 1946 as a movie set for western movies, including the movies of Gene Autry, The Cisco Kid, with Duncan Renaldo, Annie Oakley with Gail Davis, Judge Roy Bean with Edgar Buchanan, Range Rider with Jock O. Mahoney, and Buffalo Bill Jr. with Dick Jones. The movie set was to provide a place for the actors to live, and have their homes used as part of a movie set. Some of the original investors in the town were Sons of the Pioneers, which the town was named after, Dick Curtis who was a professional villian in old movies, Bud Abbott, Russell Hayden, who played Lucky on the Hopalong Cassidy series, Louella Parsons the Hollywood gossip columnist and Philip N. Krasne: "The Man Who Saved Pioneertown".

Approximately 220 miles round trip.

For more information on Pioneer town, click here.

To view or download the ride route, click here.

Mar 25th - 27th - Ventura Bay

THE 13TH ANNUAL SW STAR B Q!

Held for the first time in beautiful Ventura California!
Come join us for two days of Fun, Fun, Fun!

Approximately 225 miles round trip. We will probably do a side trip to Solvang while we are there....

For information on the StarBQ or for reservation information, click here.

Apr 2nd - Poppy Fields/Lake Hughes

Each spring, the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve comes alive with the seasonal surprises of the Mojave Desert Grassland habitat. The duration and intensity of colors and scents vary from year to year.

Eight miles of trails through the gentle rolling hills make the park a wonderful place to hike and explore any season. Get away from the city and relax in the quietude of the countryside, with only the birds singing and hawks gliding silently overhead. Benches located along the trails make good places to sit quietly and watch for wildlife, such as singing meadow larks, lizards zipping across the trail, gopher snakes and rattlesnakes.

For more information on the Poppy Fields, click here to go to the California State Parks Service website.

Approximately 190 miles round trip.

To view or download this ride route, click here.

Apr 28th - May 1st - Laughlin River Run

Get ready for the largest motorcycle event on the west coast. Join us this year as we take Laughlin by storm April 28th through May 1st. 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.

Approximately 630 miles round trip.

To view or download the ride route, click here.

May 7th - Tehachapi

The beautiful Tehachapi Valley is an oasis located in the mountains between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert, offering a cool haven from the arid desert heat and the sprawling lowlands of the valley. Featuring sparkling blue skies that turn into star filled nights with unending depth, the beauty of Tehachapi is seen in every setting. The diversity of the area offers something for everyone, small town neighborhoods, mountains filled with oak and pine trees sheltering the most rustic to the most luxurious homes, sprawling ranches and everything in between, all beautifully displayed in the splendor of four wonderfully distinct seasons.

Approximately 300 miles round trip.

To view or download this ride route, click here.

Jun 2nd - 6th - Reno and Virginia City

WELCOME TO THE 8th ANNUAL HIGH SIERRA STAR-B-Q
The Nugget Courtyard – Sparks, Nevada
This is the one you've been waiting for!

• Fun and games for all ages.
• Poker run, show & shine, vendor's faire, bike games, scenic rides, large
  auction, huge silent auction, and a banquet to knock your socks off.
• Come spend June 4th and 5th with friends, and family you've never met.

Additional Chapter 230 specific ride information will be posted later - check back. For information on registration and hotel reservations, contact Terry.

Jun 11th - Chapter Fundraiser

In June we will have our annual StaRRanch fundraiser to benefit the Orange Senior Center. The location for this years event has not been finalized - check back for more information.

We will be taking a short ride to the fundraiser.

To view or download this ride route, click here.

Jul 9th - Big Bear

Welcome to Big Bear Lake, a four seasons resort community
surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest, 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

Approximately 175 miles round trip.

To view or download the ride route, click here.

Jul 19th - 22nd - Middleton, Wisconsin

A group will be travelling to the annual Star Days event which is being held in Middleton, Wisconson.

The chapter group is planning a nice scenic ride there and back - for more info, contact Dan.

Additional information from Star is available at:

http://www.stardays.org/

Aug 6th - Lake Cuyamaca/Santa Rosa Mountains

This picture-book 110 acre lake is proof positive that good things come in small packages. Situated at an elevation of 4600 feet in an Oak and Pine forest and surrounded on 3 sides by the 26,000 acre Cuyamaca Rancho State Park of which 52% is classified as wilderness. Stocked with over 44,000 lbs. of fish, Lake Cuyamaca is the only San Diego lake that is able to stock trout all year long. Other species of fish include Florida bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, crappie, bluegill and sturgeon.

Click here to find out more about Cuyamaca!

Approximately 195 miles round trip

To view or download the ride route, click here.

Sept 10th - 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 140 miles round trip.

For more information on Oak Glen, click here.

To view or download the ride route, click here.

Oct 1st - Mt. Baldy

Mount San Antonio, also known as Old Baldy or Mount Baldy, at 10,068 ft, is the highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, and the highest point in Los Angeles County. Mount San Antonio's sometimes snow-capped peaks are visible on clear days and dominate the view of the Los Angeles skyline.

The peak, which marks a boundary between San Bernardino County and Los Angeles County[7] is called Baldy because of the absence of trees around the summit. The Tongva tribe call the mountain Yoát or Joat, which means snow, and the Mohave call it Avii Kwatiinyam.

Approximately 125 miles round trip.

Nov 5th - Mulholland Highway

"This is an excellent piece of roadway that has nice sweeping turns as well as a few twists thrown in for good measure. The road surface is in good condition in the summer. In the winter months it can have a little bit of sand and rocks from the rain but is still very well maintained. You can either continue on Mulholland Hwy to the SR 23 to SR 1 or take the long sweepers of Encinal Canyon Rd to SR 1. The highlight of the road other than the spectacular views and road conditions is The Rock Store. On Sundays The Rock Store draws all kinds of motorcycles from classic to sport from all over LA and Ventura county. There is often times many sightings of Jay Leno and other famous motorcycle enthusiasts as well as a live band on most summer Sundays."

For a little more info and some maps, click here.

Approximately 200 miles round trip.

To view or download the ride route, click here.

Dec 3rd - Bernardo Winery

Founded in 1889. The oldest continuosly operating winery in Southern California. ook around the centuries-old buildings, explore the wide selection of studios, galleries and shopping in our village and round the day out with a wine tasting and chocolate pairing in the tasting room.

For a full description of the winery and the village, click here Approximately 175 miles round trip.

To view or download the ride route, click here.