Santa
Monica Mountains
Run
Saturday, August 21
By Jim
Falk
Once again, Craig Dillman
sponsored this ever-popular run, initiating at his place of business in Canoga
Park. The turnout was quite respectable, and we were
blessed with good weather and great roads.
Another new member, Mike Dunn of Rancho Cucamonga,
joined us with his 1936 BMW R12. We
headed out through Woodland Hills to Mulholland Highway, detouring
to the coast via Old Topanga
Canyon.
Somehow part of the group got separated in
the canyon, and we waited along Coast Highway
briefly. Cruising northward on the coast
through Malibu, we stopped for
lunch near Zuma
Beach, rejoining the rest of the
group there. Somehow they had passed us
without our noticing – still a mystery as to how or where! Some members of the LA Chapter had joined us
for lunch, as they had a ride covering the same route area on that day as
well. We continued north and headed
inland through the mountains after a brief gas stop.
Everyone re-convened at the famous Rock Store, where the crowd was much
lighter on a Saturday compared to our Sunday ventures in the past. We followed scenic Mulholland Highway back to
Woodland Hills, returning on surface streets to Craig’s shop. The total ride was in the vicinity of 85
miles, Everyone enjoyed the ride as
usual, and we parted at the conclusion of another fine adventure for the SoCal
faithful. Thanks again, Craig, for
hosting this traditional event.