Beware of Tar Snakes - Hwy 3 Center Section of Trinity Lake

Discussion in 'West – California, the desert southwest & whatever' started by TwilightZone, Jun 11, 2014.

  1. TwilightZone, Jun 11, 2014
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    Somebody (recently) went crazy with a tar gun... the snakes are nasty.
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  2. third eye, Jun 11, 2014
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    yeah, I was up there couple weeks ago, still an awesome road
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  3. Cpt. Ron, Jun 11, 2014
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    Again?! They almost took me out 15-ish years ago. I complained to Caltrans and the finally fixed it.
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  4. brewmike, Jun 12, 2014
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    was there on friday . felt the front slip a couple times. decided to slow. Also 96 has some .
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  5. TwilightZone, Jun 12, 2014
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    Yup... I usually don't feel them on dualsport tires.
    This time the entire road surface was a fresh-tarry mess.

    Section must have been 10 to 15 miles long.
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