San Diego and Denver advice

[Perineum Ripper]

Next week I'm heading out on the motorcycle to ride to San Diego..the girlfriend has a sister and we are going to visit..so I'm wanting advice on what to do while I'm out there because I will have a day or two where I can go explore on my own due to the ladies all going out

The girlfriend is riding on the bike to Denver with me to see my cousin and stay the night there then she is jumping on a plane and flying out the rest of the way..so from Denver until San Diego I will be riding solo and will spend an extra day in Denver after she flies out

So any advice on where to eat or where to go to see cool sights in either city

[Bugeater]

Denver is just a place to stay in between going to way better places. Hwy 6 out of Golden would be a cool ride on the scoot.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

in Denver Cherry Cricket is a great place for a burger. Sweet Action has fantastic ice cream. You'd probably enjoy a trip to Mt. Evans or Manitou Springs on the Bike, if you did Manitou you could also do Pikes Peak instead of Mt. Evans.

I'd do Pikes Peak, the road up to Mt Evans is garbage.

[Shag]

One other thing - you might consider finding a way to ride Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) while you're out here. Highway right along the beach with some beautiful scenery. You'd have to re-route to head north of LA, ideally, but might be worth it either on the way in or out.

[Rain Man]

Nobody goes to the Cherry Cricket any more. It's way too crowded.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Nobody goes to the Cherry Cricket any more. It's way too crowded.

Is Wash Park Grill still a thing?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by vailpass

Is Wash Park Grill still a thing?

Yeah, it's still there, I think. I don't go there often, but it's pretty good.

Cherry Cricket is good, too, but I just gave up on it. There's always a huge wait. They doubled the size of the place a few years ago, but it didn't help. Then they had a fire or something that shut it down for a while. It's back open again, but I despise waiting at restaurants.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, it's still there, I think. I don't go there often, but it's pretty good.

Cherry Cricket is good, too, but I just gave up on it. There's always a huge wait. They doubled the size of the place a few years ago, but it didn't help. Then they had a fire or something that shut it down for a while. It's back open again, but I despise waiting at restaurants.

Too bad about cricket. Used to go there for darts and a beer fairly often. I don't do the line thing either. Wonder if WPG still has my beer mug with my name etched into it? Probably not. That was a cool feature they had though.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by mac459

Anything to do with history is good..breweries and distilleries..places with good BBQ or burgers..I actually really enjoy zoos and aquariums..car and motorcycle museums..minor league baseball games are always good..military history..Wild West history

I'm pretty easily entertained..I also enjoy the low key places that aren't major tourist traps..if that makes sense

San Diego:

There's some great riding to be had in our eastern county, up through Julian and into the mountains. Beautiful, scenic winding roads for hours. Or, and my personal favorite, ride the scenic Highway 101. It's about a 45-hr long cruise up and down the coast.

Birch Aquarium, SD Zoo & The Wild Animal Park (i think it's called something else these days) are what we have for animal viewing. Birch is awesome. It's an aquarium right there on La Jolla's beach and admission is only like $20.

Wild West History? You'd love Old Town. Old Town is (iirc) the first american settlement on the west coast. You can tour an old San Diego Missionary, visit the legendary "haunted" Whaley House, walk through an old 1800's graveyard. A lot of the properties there are restored 1800's architecture, and at night, it's mostly a party/bar scene.

Museums: Balboa Park. Museums everywhere, built in the 1800's so the architecture is pretty neat. Check out the Automotive Museum, Air & Space Museum (This one is so freakin' amazing, i mean when a place has a real life SR-71 on the lawn, you KNOW the inside will be great) Fleet Science Center (Also super cool) and the Natural History Museum. All of those are top notch exhibits. Oh, Museum of Man is really good too. And there's like another 6-7 Museums there i didn't mention.

BBQ: Our best local BBQ joint is probably Phil's BBQ. STAY THE **** AWAY FROM KC BBQ. It's awful.

PRO TIP: If you and your woman are planning on spending time at the beach, be careful. This has been a crazy year for Jelly Fish and Great White Sharks. We've had a shark attack or two this year, have had beaches closed down due to sightings, and hundreds of jelly fish stingings. Stay in the shallow waters and shuffle your feat if you can't see the bottom of the ocean.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Nobody goes to the Cherry Cricket any more. It's way too crowded.

it's busy, but even over 4th of July weekend and am idst the art festival our party of 9 was seated in 10 minutes.

[Shag]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

BBQ: Our best local BBQ joint is probably Phil's BBQ. STAY THE **** AWAY FROM KC BBQ. It's awful.

The. Worst.

PRO TIP: If you and your woman are planning on spending time at the beach, be careful. This has been a crazy year for Jelly Fish and Great White Sharks. We've had a shark attack or two this year, have had beaches closed down due to sightings, and hundreds of jelly fish stingings. Stay in the shallow waters and shuffle your feat if you can't see the bottom of the ocean.

Outside of the few shark sightings maybe a month ago, I haven't heard any of this, and I'm on the beach at least 3x/week. Where are these happening?

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

I'd do Pikes Peak, the road up to Mt Evans is garbage.

It's a fun road to drive though. Pikes Peak was so backed up 4th of July week it interfered with our plans.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by Shag

The. Worst.



Outside of the few shark sightings maybe a month ago, I haven't heard any of this, and I'm on the beach at least 3x/week. Where are these happening?

Coronado to Oceanside. It's been all over the news. Just this past weekend they had a dozen or so people that were stung up in Coronado. A few weekends ago, over 30 jellyfish stings were reported, though i forget which beach exactly.

There was yet another shark sighting just last week. Some kid caught one on his drone just 90 or so yards off shore.

There was also that woman who got bit while surfing a month or two ago up at San Onofre.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

fake news for shark week

[Perineum Ripper]

You guys are awesome..lots of good ideas and suggestions..might have to spend a couple extra days in Denver on the way back through just to see more

Really appreciate all of the suggestions guys

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

It's a fun road to drive though. Pikes Peak was so backed up 4th of July week it interfered with our plans.

Just might not be fun on a motorcycle. Oh, and never ever try to do anything near the front range on a holiday weekend. We learned that lesson when we arrived in Estes Park on Labor Day weekend last year. You couldn't even drive through that damn town.