Easter sunrise 4/5/26 - Meeting spot / photos thread

[atoyf]

Hello,

Checking interest in getting together at Chevron Gas station in Walnut Creek (2329 N Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596) before heading over to HQ Fuel for final gathering (251 CA-1, Mill Valley, CA 94941)


KSU at 4:15-4:30 takes about an hour to get to the next meeting spot and then from there more time to get to the top..

trying to gauge east bay folks appetite for cruising together..

 

[tuxumino]

in El Cerrito, plan to be rolling by 5am and just ride over the RSR brige straight to the peak.

 

[Beemerchick]

I’m in. That Chevron is under reconstruction (fenced off). I’ll look for you somewhere in that area (parking lot of Marriott Hotel across the street?).

 

[atoyf]

that works, @needles and i meeting in that area.

Thanks for the heads up on the gas station status, will gas up the night before

 

[Beemerchick]

Sounds good, see you at 4am (yawn!).

 

[needles]

@Holeshot - you in?

 

[Holeshot]

@needles - wish so, but sadly not. I'll be back in town manana....next one?

 

[planegray]

Here

 

[PaulR]

Easter Sunday Ride — Mount Tam

Snuck in a perfect Easter Sunday run up Mount Tam this morning. Clear air, light traffic, and the kind of spring weather that makes the North Bay feel like cheating. Nothing fancy to report — just one of those simple, good rides where the views do all the talking.

See the photos — they tell the story better than I can.
PaulR

 

[SFMCjohn]

I did the watch tower thing … I got to the gate at Pantoll at 5:20 am and there was six of us looking at the gate across the road, waiting for 5:30 am when we’d been told the gate was gonna bee opened for us—so I went up to make sure the gate was actually locked cuz it isn’t my first rodeo, and it turned out it wasn’t locked. so that was progress.



Mr @cheez at the SFMC …



Mr @FoolishMortal …



Mr @massio with his bitchin’ Ducati that he purchased recently from Mr @larry kahn …



Mr @planegray waiting for the sunrise at the watch tower …



and Mr @bananachunks and the gang …

seemed like the turn-out was better than last year … Tam Junction was packed when I got there.

can’t wait until next year!

 

[greenmonster]

Excellent photos, looks like a great time was had by all.
Happy Easter!

 

[ThumperX]

Great photos! Spike gave a couple miles in so I noted a hearty hike pushing it back home. Still saw the sunrise!

 

[dravnx]

Didn't see any of you guys but saw a grand sunrise from the lookout point.

 

[N4teTheGreat]

Great to see those I saw, sorry I missed those I missed, it was packed this year. I think a fair amount of folks had left by the time I stumbled down from the lookout. Enjoyed sitting up there and chatting with some of the Oakland MC folks while we waited for the sunrise. I should have taken more pictures but I was slightly bleary-eyed.

O-dark-thirty at the garage



My bike, on location in the parking lot...



Pretty crisp day, you could make out the Sierras range



And the sun rise





It was really green up there after the recent rain.

 

[FoolishMortal]

Nice to (finally) meet you, @SFMCjohn !!

 

[budman]

Good stuff. Some of the pics look surreal.

 

[FoolishMortal]

Good stuff. Some of the pics look surreal.

BIG turnout today with many contingents represented. 120+ riders with ADV bikes, classics, naked sportiness, beaters, exotica and, of course, the mini-moto crew.

Also, shout-out to the Coffee Van!

 

[greenmonster]

The 3rd pic on post #15 looks remarkably like a hydrogen bomb explosion.
Love it

 

[planegray]

Thank you everyone for those awesome pictures, especially SFMCJohn, of course

That was my first and I really hope won't be my last, Easter sunrise Sunday from the top of Mount Tam

Glorious !

Special thanks to Atoyf for the Walnut Creek meet up, and to Nate for pulling me out of the bushes when I fell off the trail in the dark

 

[tuxumino]

It was kinda wierd not being in fog and/or rain on the way up the mountain.
I got the obligatory iPhone pics but the ones folks are posting are way better.