Hey, thanks to both of you. Was able to check up on Ice House Road today, did a search and found a link to a motorcycle site that depicts the road and surrounding environment better than I could' ve asked! Check out the site for yourselves:
http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/IceHouseRoad.htm
I' ve sent the info to my 2 buddies, I' ll keep you posted on our plans!