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Riding in the Sierra mountains of California USA on my Himalayan 450 – Episode 3
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
This episode follows Joe Ryan riding a Himalayan 450 through California’s Sierra mountains, with a search for places to camp shaping the journey. The ride leaves the BDR for a visit to a friend in San Francisco, then returns to the mountains for a ridge-line campsite search.
About this film
Episode 3 of the Series 9 Roam USA follows a changing route through the Sierra mountains. Its story moves between riding, looking for somewhere to camp, and a detour away from the BDR to see a friend in San Francisco. After that visit, Ryan heads back into the mountains. The episode’s progression is practical and place-led: a forest campsite search leads to a spot by a reservoir, while a later ride along a mountain ridge becomes another search for a place to stay.
The journey
The description places the ride in California’s Sierra mountains and identifies the BDR (Backroad Delivery Route) as part of the route, though it does not specify the road’s exact sections. Ryan spends an afternoon searching for a campsite in the forest and finds one on a reservoir. He then follows an aqueduct down the mountain before leaving the BDR to travel to San Francisco. The journey subsequently turns back toward the mountains, where he rides along a ridge line while looking for another camping place. The account gives no further detail about road surfaces or riding conditions, keeping the focus on the route changes and overnight searches.
People, places and moments
The film’s named settings are the Sierra mountains, a forest campsite by a reservoir, the aqueduct route down the mountain, and San Francisco. The two human encounters mentioned are a visit to a friend in the city and meeting a man in a bar after returning to the mountains. The description does not say more about either encounter, but together they mark a shift between the city detour and the return to the riding journey. Camping is a recurring concern rather than a single stop: the episode includes both the afternoon search and a later attempt to find a place along the ridge.
What to expect
- Motorcycle travel through California’s Sierra mountains on a Himalayan 450
- A reservoir campsite, an aqueduct descent and a detour to San Francisco
- A return to the mountains and a ridge-line search for somewhere to camp
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