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Inspired by Nathan's cross-country motorcycle trek, Ian and I decided to take a cross-county trip. The weather was foggy and cruddy in the city, but hot as hades in the East Bay.
After poking around on the inter-nerd looking at maps, we decided to head over the Bay Bridge and explore Mt. Diablo. The headlands can get crowded on the weekends, and we'd already done the Alice's Diner thing on RT. 35, so over the bridge we went.
We stopped briefly in Walnut Creek to check directions but quikly made our way to Norton for lunch.
After lunch, we meandered around Diablo, taking a few exploratory turns down interesting looking roads that never went anywhere, ended up on private property, or were blocked by cows. Eventually we stumbled across Morgan Territory Road which turned out to be a sweet sweet technical ride around the mountain and through the woods. I don't know if it was the heat or something else, but we only came across 3 cars while bouncing through the hairpin turns and single-lane roads. Heck, any other ride would have been chocked full of slow-poke tourists or at least other bikers. Anyway, I count it a good day.
