I was driving around near Auburn today and decided to pay a visit to Lake Clementine for fun. While driving down that narrow, twisty road in my Civic, I found my self wondering how anyone gets a boat more than 10ft long down to the water. For those of you that ride on Clementine, is it really worth braving that tiny little road for a day out on the lake? And what do you do if you meet another car along the way? Backing up seems like it would be nearly impossible.
murrayair
(hillbilly)Join Date: Aug 2002
01-18-2009, 11:03 PM
I passed a small pickup on the way down the hill. I have a F350 long bed and I had to 3 point the 15 mph corner with out a boat! Just be careful and it can be done.
Sly Park is almost totally empty. I've never seen it this low (at least for a long, long time). I would be very hesitant to put my boat in the water with all the shallow spots that have been exposed. I'll see if I can find a recent pic.
Relax, guys, I like my home lake, Sly Park, just fine. I won't be encroaching on your turf anytime soon. You guys can have that windy death trap of a road to yourselves, lol.
Ahh Clementine. Good times there. I rode there in my younger days on a kneeboard for over 2 hours straight.
I also had a near miss on that "death trap" road. Got to the bottom and was pulling up to the ramp, hit the brakes and they were totally gone. Had to use the E-brake to stop and was luckily on a flat service. Had overheated the brakes so bad they faded to nothing.