2026 Trick Tracks Pacific Coast Tour with Scott Taggart, Sat August 22, 2026

Day 7 — Mariposa → South Lake Tahoe / Stateline

Mariposa Lodge to Stateline South Lake Tahoe (6h11m, 232mi)
Google Maps thinks Ward's Ferry is closed

Day 7 Route All In One (7h, 258mi)

Itinerary from Scott







Mariposa Lodge to Stateline South Lake Tahoe (6h11m, 232mi)


Ride Log

TimeMinuteskmkph avgComment
7:00amSticks Coffee with Coyote Ken
7:32am3.5 Loading the bike at Mariposa Lodge
7:36am2.41 km15 kph
7:38am2.2 Meeting the group at Best Western Plus
7:41am3.01 km18 kph
7:44am1.3 fuel stop Stage Stop Mini Mart Mariposa
7:45am11.918 km90 kph
7:57am5.0 lubing my chain while waiting for the group to catch up
8:02am97.089 km55 kph
9:39am9.5 fuel stop Valero Twain Harte
9:49am50.662 km73 kph
10:40am4.0 Trailhead for Columns of the Giants (Bathroom break)
10:44am8.37 km50 kph
10:52am1.4 pictures stop
10:54am18.713 km43 kph
11:13am0.5 top of Sonora Pass on Hwy 108
11:13am14.111 km45 kph
11:27am0.7 panorama pics
11:28am28.235 km74 kph
11:56am0.1 metal sculptures Walker Creek, Hwy 395
11:56am56.676 km80 kph
12:53pm118.7 395 Motorsports Carson City new front tire
2:52pm12.117 km84 kph
3:04pm1.5 fuel stop Carson Valley Market
3:06pm38.251 km80 kph
3:44pm1.9 Monitor Pass Viewpoint
3:46pm60.178 km78 kph
4:46pm84.0 Blue Jay Lodge Stateline NV
6:10pm15.06 km25 kph
6:25pm26.2 dinner at Maria's Mexican Restaurant
6:52pm12.31 km4 kph
7:04pm40.5 Rider meeting at Golden Nugget Casino rm 777
7:44pm1.30 km12 kph
7:50pm0.2 Walking and buying water with Ken
7:50pm1.10 km6 kph<track log ended in motion>
7:51pmend of track log
 
12h15m7h17m moving475 km65.2 kph59% moving, 298 minutes of breaks



Departing Mariposa

Riding with the group on Hwy 49, about 30 miles from the Mariposa lodge

I raced ahead of the group so I could get shots of they flying past.

Taking the Priest Grade / Ward's Ferry Option

I split off from the group to take the Priest Grade Option up to Ward's Ferry Rd. Ward's Ferry Rd is marked as closed, and I'm curious why, so I'm going to where it is closed to get a picture.

Wards Ferry Bridge over the Tuolumne River

Noticing severe front tire wear

Heading down towards Nevada

Highway 395

Walker Flea Market Metal Sculpture Garden

395 Motorsports

TBD story about the K1600LTs, Jay, time it took, pinch bolts, and the price

A 37 mile blast back down 395 to get back on Magenta

After dinner, I tried to meet up with Ken, but couldn't find him. So I went to the rider's meeting in room 777 at the Golden Nugget Casino. Lots of girls in cowboy boots and short shorts heading to a country music concert. Too bad they were all inside the concert after the rider's meeting.