I'm here at the Eureka Public Library with 16 minutes remaining so this will be a quick update! We have ridden over 600 miles and crossed into California on Tuesday. Lots of magnificent sites and many miles of slow chugging uphills and heart racing downhills. The majority of the route is along Highway 101 which runs parallel to the coast. This gives wonderful views of the ocean, but is not the most tranquil of rides. Luckily there have been several times we've been able to take side roads that are so much quieter and many times just stunningly beautiful. Even though this is termed the "coastal" route, we've also ridden inland among farmlands and into the Redwoods National Park. The Redwoods are incredible! And given that they grow in the "cool, moist, environment" of the coast you can probably guess that we haven't seen the sun much. The mist wafting through the trees and flowing over the hillside cliffs is really quite mystical.
I'm almost out of time.... We are staying inside for the next 2 nights here in Eureka, so I might be back in the library tomorrow. Until then....
About Me
- Mary and Dave
- We are at it again. We cycled 1200 miles down the coast of Oregon, into California, over the Golden Gate Bridge and into San Francisco. Then it was a ferry across the bay to Vallejo and a lovely side trip up the Napa Valley to Callestoga. That was the end of the bike portion of our trip.
