Jeff David led a group of 11 bikes and two cars on a 3 day trip to Kernville, Ca. which is located at the Southern tip of Sequoia National Forest. Our group included Stu Weist and his fiancee Michelle, Rick & Debbie O'Connell & Family, Jeff David, Karen, Brandon Eguchi, Dennis & Karen Peji, Michael Brogan, Walter & Sandy Wilson, Burt Sherriff, Anthony Andolini, and Steve & Doris Malott.

On Friday, August 6th, it took us about 5 hours to take I-15 North from San Diego to Rt. 395 and then Rt. 178 East. We took Sierra Way along the Northern edge of Lake Isabella into Kernville and arrived around 2 P.M. Many of our group were camping while some of us chose to stay in nearby lodging. We took a break to check into our lodging or set up our campsites.

We were fortunate to have somewhat cooler weather since the normal August high temperature is in the 90's. We had a big swing in temperature over the course of the day with a low in the 50's at night.

Friday evening's ride was to the Sequoia trail of a 100 giants-we made our trip up the Kern River to the Trail of a 100 Giants, some 33 miles and 4000 ft higher. Crossing the Kern river on the way you enter Tulare county. This county has some of the most interesting road signs: First sign read "Road Narrows" followed by another "Road Further Narrows", and then you get curve sign "slow" or 35, 30, 25, or even 15 in some places.