Author: Sandy

Rarely do you find a place so inviting, so welcoming, that you declare it the perfect place to land after a fabulous day on two wheels. After spending many a weekend at The Elk Cove Inn and Spa in the town of Elk, it's become the only place I want to land after wandering the Mendocino Coastline. It was voted one of the most motorcycle-friendly inns in California not only for its motorcycle-only parking area, but for its last-minute specials for the riding crowd. With its stunning views and bountiful homemade breakfast buffet, The Elk Cove Inn and Spa will soon become your favorite as well.

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Having moved to Davis from Sonoma County over 13 years ago, the drudge of Highway 80 became unbearable, especially when fighting SUVs in peak Lake Tahoe tourist seasons. There had to be a more scenic, motorcycle friendly route to visit family in Healdsburg and to the beaches of the Pacific Coast where I spent many a weekend as a kiddo. It didn't take long to discover that Highway 128 was going to be the two-lane adventure that would to save me from the four-lane monster. After 10 years of happy exploration I've found the perfect path to the ocean with only 12 miles of freeway to land you in the quaint seaside town of Elk, transforming a freeway grind into a day of twisties through wine country and redwood forest to experience all that makes Northern California so very special.

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Where are MotoSFO contributors riding this summer? Here's a report from Sandy Borden, whose family vacation is maybe just little different than the average. Follow them!

Great Divide or Bust! We headed out from Davis yesterday, June 15th to one of the most famous trails in the states, so during this "farther flung" journey, I won't be posting from our favorite MotoSFO roads for a while.

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After a long day of riding the twists and turns of the Russian River Valley in Sonoma Valley north of San Francisco, I longed for a plush place to hang up my gear for the night. As if by magic, a charming cluster of cottages appeared among the ferns, redwoods and wildflowers growing wild among the cottages sitting perched on the hillside. The appropriately-named Fern Grove Cottages are in the perfect setting along River Road in Guerneville.

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While many are content to join the masses that converge upon Napa Valley each spring, those of us in the know keep going north on Highway 128. With Mt. St. Helena on your right, you enter into what my ancestors and many others have called God's country. Ride along with me on a spring tour made possible by my grandparents, who settled here from Denmark in the 1800s.

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When I was a kid, I just thought of Cazadero as another podunk town in Sonoma. It wasn't until a couple of years ago that I began to appreciate the spectacular motorcycle roads it has been keeping secret for many years. The locals are friendly, and enjoy sharing the local lore. It's the kind of place where, like at Cheers, everybody knows your name.

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