Anurag- Truly jaw dropping pictures.
Alcatraz brings back memories of a ferry ride I did around the Alctatraz few years back. BTW, most of the motorcycle shops in downtown SF can be done on foot in a day. The waves of the Pacific are really wild.

Thanks for taking us along every step.

@ Anurag Sir: Damn! I am just blown away by the beauty of US and its coastline, infrastructure, buldings, etc..!! And what better way to see it i.e Through your lens ..

Kudos to your ride sir..! Have a pleasent journey ahead..

Two more snaps of the Golden Gate bridge

This snap is from the other side taken from below



This pictures shows the cross section of the cable that holds the bridge together.. I am not sure of the actual dimension, but it is atleast one meter in diameter

@Anurag sir: Absolutely LOVED the text and photographs. As the trip progresses, you are treating us with some mouth-watering photographs! The skies look so vibrant, and some of the shots are especially superb. Thanks for sharing it all, I am enjoying the Rewinder's trip fully!

Hi Jonak, Vegas and Yosemite will have to wait for another day.. I plan to do Route 66 too one day on bikes. I thank you for liking the pictures.

Here is another one of the Bay Bridge by the night. I took it from the city of Alameda (close to Oakland) at approx 10 PM.



@ Shivanshu - This is a real picture of Alcatraz !!! :-)
@ Prateek - Thanks for liking the pictures.

Nostalgic pics Sir, and the pic of Alcatraz looks so real which we have seen in movies.....great going Sir, beautiful pic of the Seagull.... take care and ride safe

Sir, amazing pics and very well complemented with those word....I am still gazing at those flaming choppers

Wonderful pictures accompanied by text sir. You have any plan of visiting Las Vegas?
The pics making me nostalgic. Feeling like crossing the pacific asap.

Day 6 - From Carmel to the Golden Gate Bridge

We left Carmel at 10 AM and headed up straight for San Francisco the final destination of our road trip...

Immediately after leaving the Carmel River Inn Hotel, we got the thirsty bikes a drink and tanked them up. Here is a shot from the window of the hotel room.

We then rode around in Carmel. It is my kinda town, small, beautiful and laid back. There has been too much beach during this trip but what can any expect when the entire 700 mile ride from LA to SF was along the pacific coast on the Pacific Coast Highway!

Here are some pictures of the beach... sorry for the overdose!!

In this picture, the Pebble Beach Golf Course (one of the world's most famous) is visible



From Carmel, we headed out again on the PCH and rode on non-stop till we were hungry again. We decided to have a meal in Santa Cruz and headed for the harbor of this town. We spent about 1-2 hours here and at at leasure. Some more beach pictures for you folks





In the background, big sur can be seen. We had done this the last night.

When I was taking pictures in the harbor, these two choppers rode in.. I captured both for you to give you some respite from the beach




It was time to ride out again and we pointed our bikes towards San Francisco. We crossed some Vista Points and here are some more beach pictures!!



And as I have taken toooo many shots of seagulls, I have to put at least one more for you to savour..



By the time we reached Half Moon bay, we decided to again gas up at this time. Then we rode the next few miles till we entered San Francisco. I had taken the camera, set it on Auto and put it around my neck. Here is the first shot of San Francisco as we entered it.

This shot was taken when we rode on the Golden Gate Bridge for the first time. ( I was to ride over it twice more !)


A small harbor besides the Golden Gate Bridge..

Anyone who saw and liked "Escape from Alcatraz", would love to see this picture


Tomorrow is gonna be another day !

My other two partners were tiring by now (The last day's ride was 220 odd miles of which 70 odd miles were in Big Sur in pouring rain and bitter cold - wet and 4 degrees C) and today's 150 miles ride ) we decided to stick around San Francisco or rather skip Yosemite for another time. Sanjay found out that the night temperature at Yosemite was below -11 at night and Ajai and Sanjay were in no mood to take the strain of this trip. We decided to take this up the next morning.

To end, I leave you with this panorama I created of the San Francisco Skyline from beside the Golden Gate Bridge.. I apologize for getting the exposures mixed up and will do my best to take better pictures the next time for panoramas.

Anurag sir..Serioulsy its one the brilliant stuff i have ever seen, pictures clicked have seriously comeout as "Marvellous" & "outstanding" best of luck to you guys.. if bill gates reading this post would recommend this beautiful pic to be replaced with current Windows Xp desktop theme

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Awesome pics and trip Anurag...Blessed indeed are a few souls to ride such fantastic machines on such breathtaking roads...and how can one not miss the picture-perfect beauty of nature and the coastline..

Wishing you many more such fantastic rides..

Wow - just saw this thread. Great pictures and trip, but sorry to hear about your friend who dropped his HD. How I wish I could join you - I write this from just a few hundred miles from where you are right now as I am currently in Oregon on work. But very much caught up at work, so I will probably ride a bike sometime in September when the weather is much, much better!

Looking forward to more pictures and write-up! I have been a few hundred miles on the Pacific North-west (not CA though), and it is simply breathtaking. Can imagine how riding in CA must be, though my exposure is only limited to SF and LA!

Awesome stuff...and great pics...

Those pics are really mouth watering. I kept rewinding to same pic again & again.... real good stuff.

Hats off to riders for keepig up in rain as well.

True words.