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Day1 Saturday July 16th 2005, 516 miles
I left Agoura Hills, California around 8:00 AM and headed North on the I-5 freeway, I then took the 99 north towards Fresno where I had to pick up 2 spare bolts for the front axle of my bike from BMW Motorcycles of Fresno. It was a hot day in Fresno, the folks at the dealership suggested that I take a hotel room and start riding at 3:00AM the next morning. This was the first day of my trip, Alaska was a long way away, I had to cover some distance and I having fun so I kept riding. I was glad for the hydration pack on my back from which took sips about every 20 minutes to avoid dehydration. The constant water intake and all the open vents in my riding gear allowed me to continue riding through the hot day.
I rode up the 99 to Sacramento where I continued north on highway 5. Did I mention it was a hot day, it was hot, the high temperature was 105 degrees F in Sacramento that day as I rode up the 5 freeway. I was hoping to make it to Weed, CA but by the time I got to Willows I had had enough. I decided to pull off the highway and I got a
room at the Motel 6.
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Morning of day 1, Agoura Hills, CA |
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Very very hot day passing through central valley of CA, 106 deg plus, made it to Willow, CA. :-/ BMW Fresno |
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