August 11, 2006 – Day 32 – 320 Miles Brookings, OR - Lassen National Forest, CA
Brookings, OR - Lassen National Forest, CA
Another beautiful day, back in the U.S. of A.! Started out south on Hwy101 and crossed into California almost immediately. 101 takes you right through the Redwood National Park. Wow, yeah, you guessed it: another stellar ride. I ran out of superlatives a long time ago, and am desperately in need of more. I've decided what I’ve managed to do is go on one of the longest Sunday drives in history. And it’s not over yet. Ain't that great?
Down the Redwood Road
I didn’t go into the park where the “big” redwood is, the one in all the pictures with the hole and highway going through it. We’ve all seen it. I enjoyed, rather, just riding through the “normally” big redwoods adjacent to the Pacific. Now that’s something to ride into and out of: from forest to craggy beach. By the way, the waitress back in Oregon was right, northern California’s coastline is more beautiful.
Northern California Coast
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I took Hwy 299 East at Eureka and headed into the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Yet another great ride? (I know...boring, boring, boring.) Progress, as on Hwy101, was a little slow because of the vacation pace of most travelers, and some road construction. This section also provided, surprisingly, between Douglas City and Whiskeytown, the most twisted section I have experienced on the entire trip . What a great name for a town, huh? Whiskeytown. Sounds like it ought to be a Steve Earle song. Betcha if we tell him about it it will be. It was a good ride, but very difficult to average 35 m.p.h. through this section. Also, the remains of a recent forest fire were everywhere in one section. Sad, but the rejuvenation of the forest will be spectacular. At least we’ve learned that, if nothing else.
Trinity River between Eureka and Redding
I took Hwy 44 out of Redding to the Lassen Volcanic National Forest and am camped at the Hat Creek Campground. There are no showers at the campground but a couple of miles down the road there is a Laundramat/Shower facility. I'm curious about the logistics I’ll have to employ to make that happen without having to unpack twice...we’ll see. I just love the way businesses kind of “sprout” vertical integrations out in these remote areas. Saw a sign in a general store this afternoon that said, “BBQ Chicken and Gifts.” Don’tcha just love it?
Another beautiful day, back in the U.S. of A.! Started out south on Hwy101 and crossed into California almost immediately. 101 takes you right through the Redwood National Park. Wow, yeah, you guessed it: another stellar ride. I ran out of superlatives a long time ago, and am desperately in need of more. I've decided what I’ve managed to do is go on one of the longest Sunday drives in history. And it’s not over yet. Ain't that great?
Down the Redwood Road
I didn’t go into the park where the “big” redwood is, the one in all the pictures with the hole and highway going through it. We’ve all seen it. I enjoyed, rather, just riding through the “normally” big redwoods adjacent to the Pacific. Now that’s something to ride into and out of: from forest to craggy beach. By the way, the waitress back in Oregon was right, northern California’s coastline is more beautiful.
Northern California Coast
(More)
I took Hwy 299 East at Eureka and headed into the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Yet another great ride? (I know...boring, boring, boring.) Progress, as on Hwy101, was a little slow because of the vacation pace of most travelers, and some road construction. This section also provided, surprisingly, between Douglas City and Whiskeytown, the most twisted section I have experienced on the entire trip . What a great name for a town, huh? Whiskeytown. Sounds like it ought to be a Steve Earle song. Betcha if we tell him about it it will be. It was a good ride, but very difficult to average 35 m.p.h. through this section. Also, the remains of a recent forest fire were everywhere in one section. Sad, but the rejuvenation of the forest will be spectacular. At least we’ve learned that, if nothing else.
Trinity River between Eureka and Redding
I took Hwy 44 out of Redding to the Lassen Volcanic National Forest and am camped at the Hat Creek Campground. There are no showers at the campground but a couple of miles down the road there is a Laundramat/Shower facility. I'm curious about the logistics I’ll have to employ to make that happen without having to unpack twice...we’ll see. I just love the way businesses kind of “sprout” vertical integrations out in these remote areas. Saw a sign in a general store this afternoon that said, “BBQ Chicken and Gifts.” Don’tcha just love it?
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