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With snow-capped volcanic peaks , wild and scenic rivers , dense evergreen forests and countless roads that follow the contours of the land , the Cascade Range is a motorcyclist ’ s paradise .
feet above the roadside . Beyond Bridgeville Route 36 turns into a narrow goat path as it goes over a ridge , but it ’ s currently being straightened and widened to accommodate big trucks and RVs — an improvement for them but not for motorcyclists . East of Dinsmore Route 36 was freshly paved , like having a racetrack all to myself , scraping the Tracer ’ s peg feelers in corner after corner . And on it goes , over more mountains with endless curves and finally rollercoastering its way through ranch land , with blind crests and sudden drops and quick turns . As I approached the town of Red Bluff , just before Route 36 crosses I-5 , I found the well-known sign that warns motorists and entices motorcyclists : curvy roads next 140 miles .
The thing about riding roads as good as these is that it becomes addictive . Now that I have experienced the Cascades and California Routes 96 and 36 for myself , all I want to do is go back for more .