As you all know I am now in San Francisco. I thought I’d send one more email for completeness. The rest of yesterday was pretty uneventful. After my last email most of the ride was inland and there was some sun. The hiker biker site at Samuel Taylor state park was bustling. 2 Germans, 2… Read More
Day 13 & 14 – Westport to Manchester
It’s another foggy, damp and cool day here in sunny California. I am not complaining, this is excellent biking weather. Having said that’s it will be nice to dry out soon. Yesterday I continued on from Elk to Salt Point state park. In total it was a 114 km day. I spent a few hours… Read More
Day 11 & 12 – Myers Flat to Westport
Apparently AT&T could care less about the northern coast of California. Even in Fort Bragg, the biggest town around, I barely had connection. Here’s the short version of the last few days. Tuesday: Arcata to Benbow/Richardson Grove State Park. It was hot but I rode 98 miles / 158 km. It took a looooong time…. Read More
Day 10 – Clam Beach to Myers Flat
I am now camped at a silly RV place near Eureka. I biked 130 km today over 9.5 hours. The first half was tough as I mentioned, the second half much easier. Must have been the omelette, hash browns and chocolate milk second breakfast. Breakfast of champions I tell you. Around 20 Celsius / 66… Read More
Day 8 & 9 – Crescent City, California to Clam Beach
The shuttle bus dumped me of at 7pm on hwy 101 in the south end of Crescent City. Foggy, clammy and not warm. Knowing there was a big hill and needing a campsite to stay in I rode 10 miles south. The first 2 were flat. The next 6 very very steep and the final… Read More
Day 7 – Crater Lake to Klamath Falls
Today started with 11 glorious, pedal free miles of downhill. No traffic, no cliffs, just effortless 40 kph. Which of course we earned. Then we spent some time on a side road parallel to highway 97. This was also quite pleasant. Then shit went a bit hairy. 97 had narrow shoulders and many big trucks…. Read More