A really good day. It was still sprinkling when I got up in Newport, but by the the time I packed up it had quit, and I never saw any rain, and by noon, it was partially cloudy, and by 2 it was pure sunshine and no clouds. But it was windy in a lot of places. At one time, the wind came around me and got under my helmet and lifted it. That was really an odd feeling. Again, stopped for breakfast, and coffee breaks. I got to Crescent City about 5 and I am in the room. Feeling tired a bit, so I will just stay in tonight and watch the ball game. Tomorrow I will explore. I am going to stay here for two or three days then sort out what is next.
and of course .... Pictures .....
Darla and the beach and ocean
No Darla, same beach
more of the same
The obligatory picture of the Dunes above Florence
No Darla, same Dunes
When you are heading south and you get to Port Orford, at the bend, you will see the street painted in big white letters "View Point" or something, I can remember. Go up that hill, and see this view.
Bikes....
And beaches....
and rock outcroppings ..... oh my. Thats right Darla, we are not in Kansas anymore.....
Quiet rest day in Crescent City. Laundry, clean the bike, other small chores. A short ride into the Giants ....
Into the Ancient Redwood forest.
One very small motorcycle when amongst the ancient Giants
What you just can't imagine is the smell of an Ancient Forest. You need to walk in it for an hour to understand that.
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We just road up from Fort Bragg to Oregon a couple weeks ago, very nice ride. Your right about the smell in the Redwoods........you just have to be there to understand it. Enjoy and stay safe!
I ran from Fort Bragg today to San Fransisco. I did hwy 1, all the way in right to Mill Valley, which is where I got a motel. A little Mom and Pop that is rough around the edges, but clean. Twice as much as anywhere else I have stayed. I picked it because they have parking right in front of the room door. I still took everything off of her that could be picked clean.
Hwy 1 is a marvelouse piece of Motorcycle road. Lots and lots of twisties and a bit of straight to give your arms and back a rest. And beautiful ocean views. The last bit from Bodega Bay into Mill Valley is a superior twisty section, not to be missed. I left at 8:30 and got in around 4:30, but again, lots of stops.
But the picts tell a better story than me.
Fort Bragg loves motorcycles, right in front of a great coffee shop. I had the waffle and fruit, excellent fare.
Coming out of the Twisties .....
....Going right back into them
Damn nice ocean views all the way along
...and again
And into the twisties again....
Something i never thought was that the Electra Glide would be so much easier to get on and off compared to my BMW GS 1150. I stop in places with the Harley that I never would have taken the GS.
So many miles of this. You stop to get an ultimate shot and a better one is around the next corner. This is why it took me so long to get here today.
Coming south, on a clear day like today, you an see this for miles. I did not visit the shop or the museum. I understand they are excellent. There are rental units right on site. I did not inquire to the cost.
Big Ocean. There are signs all down the coast for homes for sale. Most of the signs say Huge Ocean view. Ok, but the Pacific the biggest ocean, so are not all the places a Huge Ocean view?
Huge ocean view
find he road....
Darla did NOT like this parking spot....
This place was windy. Darla was moving side to side, just sitting still.
One giant mud pit. My kids would have loved it!!
There is something I need to attend to at home (not work related, just personal), so I am going to head back tomorrow for a few weeks. I will run from San Fran to Yosemite, then up 395 until I find a route I have not done, or not done for a long time. It should take me 3/4 days to get back to Cranbrook. I plan, all things being equal, to be back in the US continuing the Journey the first week of July. I will be taking pictures on the way home, and trying to update daily.
Thanks to all for joining in on this first part of Darla's and my Great Adventure.
And Kudos to the designer of this Forum. It is very easy to upload pictures and text, even when the Internet and phone service are crap. I have only been unable to upload an update one time. Good job!
Last edited by ChickinOnaChain; 07-03-2017 at 07:47 PM.
One thing that would be nice is for you to give us your daily mileage if possible. If you don't keep track of it it's no big deal.
Have a safe ride home!
The run was from San Fransisco to Lee Vining, which is just east of Yosemite. I went up to the look out over the Golden Gate bridge first, then worked my way over to Oakland. Except for downtown San Fran, it was pretty much freeway for the first few hours. Then I started to head up towards Yosemite and the real ride began. It was pretty cool up there today, and for the last two hours, I had my electrics working. It was also windy. Is it just me, or when I see the ads about Californai, they say Sunny California. They dont sat Warm, or Wind Free.
But time for pictures ...
No explanation neccesary...but I would suggest going up there and taking the picture in the later afternoon, the pict would be much better. Definatly worth the ride up the hill.
now the light is behind me, a better pict
Closer to the bottom of the hill
I am NOT a fan of selfies, but here is one anyway.
Originally Posted by jdw1
One thing that would be nice is for you to give us your daily mileage if possible. If you don't keep track of it it's no big deal.
Have a safe ride home!
I haven't done that. I would always forget to check. Usually I don't even keep track of total miles, except for this time, I set one of the Odometers to do that.
I am in Internet and cell phone hell here. I have more stuff to upload, but it will have to be tomorrow when I get somewhere there is a decent upload time.
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