We had fried oatmeal for breakfast then hiked to the coast and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. We got back on our bikes and headed south along highway 1, following the coast very closely. Since it was Sunday we were expecting traffic to get heavy throughout the day as people head back to the city, so... Continue Reading →
Day 151 – Manchester to Stillwater Cove State Park
We've been blessed with fantastic weather lately and today was no exception. It felt much warmer this morning than it had been in the past couple of mornings. We planned on taking a short 60km jaunt to Stillwater Cove State Park today as we decided to have a relaxing cycling day. In the end we... Continue Reading →
Day 150 – Manchester State Park Rest Day
We said good bye to Rob from our tent as he packed up and got an early start to the day (he was hoping to cover as many miles as possible today). We decided to get out of the tent when the sun was out. Katherine noticed a few mice had decided to hang out... Continue Reading →
Day 149 – MacKerricher to Manchester State Park
We were not sure why but it was very cold this morning. Perhaps it had something to do with the clear skies. We've heard that sunny weather usually means cooler temperatures in the fall and winter with the northwesterly winds here on the coast. We quickly warmed up as we cycled down highway 1 in... Continue Reading →
Day 148 – Leggett to MacKerricher State Park
We woke up warm and dry. The rain that had gone on for all day and all night had stopped, and although everything was drenched outside, it was looking to be a clear sunny day. Within seconds of getting back on the highway, Katherine noticed that she had a flat front tire. We quickly changed... Continue Reading →
Day 147 – Humboldt Redwoods State Park to Leggett
We woke up to find out that it had not rained over night and our tent was dry. Rob started a fire with the firewood that we had packed away in the food cabinet. We packed up quickly and were ready to go a little after 7AM (the time change makes it early). The campground... Continue Reading →
Day 146 – Eureka to Humboldt Redwoods State Park
We woke up shortly after 6AM and got ready to head out. Rob and I walked across the street to Subway to pick up breakfast while Katherine had her light breakfast of crackers and Orange Juice as she tried to recover from her food-poisoning adventures from the night before. Rob and I each had a... Continue Reading →
Day 145 – Trinidad to Eureka
It had rained quite heavy overnight, but thankfully we awoke to cloudy and clearing skies. As we packed our wet tents and had breakfast, we noted the cyclist that came in last night was already gone. Katherine noticed his bike light as he left around 6AM in the morning! His late arrival the night before,... Continue Reading →
Day 144 – Prairie Creek to Patrick Point near Trinidad
We hiked to Fern Canyon, about a 2 hour hike from the campground through the Redwoods in the morning. At the end of our hike we found out from a sign with a photo that we somehow missed the actual famous Fern Canyon (apparently was in a scene in the Jurassic Park sequel 'The Lost World'). We... Continue Reading →
Day 143 – Crescent City to Prairie Creek State Park
When we woke up, as expected, it was foggy outside. We had some 'continental breakfast' from the front lobby and headed out towards our big climb of the day. We had both our front and back lights on for maximum visibility. Traffic was very light since it was early in the morning, and we climbed... Continue Reading →