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...

49.6 miles today but it felt much longer. We woke up at camp very early, everything was cold and damp and I never felt warm the rest of the day, except when climbing another hill. The first 20 miles or so were lovely, along the coast, spectacular views, lots of photo stops. We stopped in Gold Beach for coffee and then began an immediate climb over Cape Sebastian- 3 slow miles up and up and up. I stopped to shed my jacket as the sweat was adding to my discomfor...

67 miles and the wind was our friend today. Yes, the same wind I was complaining about yesterday. We made good time because of that strong tailwind. Our decision to follow the advice of the bike shop guys and stay on 101 rather than take the designated bike route over "The Seven Devil's Road" proved to be a good one. Can you imagine anyone recommending a road with that name- Seven Devil's - to cyclists? Apparently it is aptly named. Whereas Hwy 101 was smooth bla...