Mother Nature has a good sense of humor! This day i was finishing off a set of tires before my Tuesday appt.
Ebbetts Pass, named after "Major" John Ebbetts, (el. 8,730 ft./2,661 m.) is a high mountain pass through the Sierra Nevada range in Alpine County, California. Ebbetts is the eastern of two passes in the area traversed by State Route 4. The western pass is the Pacific Grade Summit (el 2,454 m / 8,050 ft). The pass is registered as California Historical Landmark #318.[1] The Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,650 mile (4,240 km) long National Scenic Trail crosses State Route 4 at Ebbetts Pass. snippet taken from- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E...

from my Fort its about a 7 hour loop, Don't forget to gas up near Bear Valley and don't forget your trout pole. This is one of my favorite motorcycle rides so far.

footage from: 7/20/2008