Rides & Events

Our annual open-door lunch. Come learn the history of the Sierra Shadow Casters, what we do as a club, and how you can ride with us.

All street-legal bikes are welcome — we have no brand restrictions. Lady riders are welcome and encouraged. Age is not important. Weather permitting, we ride after lunch.

If you have ever thought about riding with a club but were not sure where to start, this is the day to show up. No commitment, no pressure. Just lunch and a ride.

The club presented $1,000 to the Mariposa Community Foundation to assist families displaced by the Detwiler Fire.

Direct allocation, no overhead taken — the money went to the foundation for distribution to families who had lost their homes.

The club, together with G’ma & Pappa’s Biker Apparel, presented a check for $6,200 to the volunteer fire department at Station 10 in Yosemite Lakes Park.

First responders are a standing priority for this club. Out here the departments that come when you call are staffed by volunteers — neighbours, in gear, unpaid. When they need equipment, we ride.

The club’s flagship run and one of the most scenic rides in the country — a multi-stop route through the Yosemite gateway that draws riders from well beyond the mountain area. Many ride it in memory of someone.

Proceeds have gone to the Children’s Museum of the Sierra and other local charities benefiting children’s causes. Riders draw a card at each stop; the entry fees go straight back out the door to the cause.

The club’s annual run benefiting Caring Veterans of America — a Coarsegold-based veterans’ nonprofit whose own motto is “Veterans Helping Veterans,” largely funded by donations from the civilian population.

Motorcycles and cars both welcome on this one. You do not need a bike to ride with us for the vets.