@Chris Owens Strom? no problem man. I happen to know a fellow that rode his 650 Strom (2up) all the way to Laurel Lakes however that would be against my better judgement. On the other hand, there is lots of back roads perfectly suitable for that mount. One of my easy faves is Cottonwood Cyn up to Bodie and then out Bodie Masonic to Aurora Cyn. Easy graded road, beautiful scenery. Unless you're @bruinjon , then you crash and break ribs on that route...
This doable on an old Vstrom 650? I was going to be a last minute sign up with my DR650 but found metal in the my DR's crank case yesterday. Now I'm thinking I just bring the commuter bike up on some Shinko 705s. All I remember from riding there a couple years ago was all the sand on the Coyote Flats ride, a bunch of hot springs, and the way up to White Mt was steep and rocky. Maybe I just stick to some road touring on the Strom?