35 miles today with lots of hills. We set out around 7:30 AM because that's when the coffee shop opened in Meyers Flat. Since the grocery store we visited last night had nothing for us to make for breakfast we decided to have our coffee and breakfast before leaving town. That was a most unusual experience. We parked our bikes on the sidewalk next to the coffee shop only to be told by the proprietor that we had to move them because he had to set up the outside t...

66 miles today in 5 hours 54 minutes of riding time. Our day of course was longer because of rest stops and fuel stops. The ride through the "Avenue of Giants" was beautiful and relaxing, notice traffic, shady and cool. We eventually arrived at Meyers Flat to check in at the only campsite around. The town of Meyers Flat is an odd place. It's quite run down in appearance, the people are not very welcoming or friendly. Even the guy checking us in at the campgrou...

63 miles in 6 hours of riding today. A long day and I'm now relaxing at the Eureka KOA waiting for the pizza to be delivered! Sounds like pretty rough camping, eh? Oregon was just a warmup for Northern California. It's all one steep hill after another, but we're doing it slowly but surely. Mind you if someone had offered me a plane ticket home around noon today I would have been tempted to take it. The day started with the sound of raindrops on my tent. Our c...

Almost 50 miles today. It was a mixed day with a relatively easy morning, mostly rolling hills, strenuous enough to get the old heart rate up but not enough to turn my legs to jello, that would come later in the day. Leaving Brookings I felt fine: a warm bed, hot shower,a full breakfast and free fresh coffee and muffins can do that for me :) Although it was chilly starting out I learned from yesterday and dressed more warmly and was a bit more comfortable. We got...