Me and cousin Molly. Start of the ride.
First night's camp. Hobo style under the bridge. It kept the frost off of my tent in the morning.
Willamette Valley ferry, north of Salem.
Typical road in Willamette Valley
Willamette Valley with Cascades in background
Start of the Smith River Road downhill. Awesome ride.
Smith River Road self portrait
Smith River Road. Yes its a road. Mossy centerline. Simply awesome
Looking down at the Smith River near Reedsport, OR
My echo, my shadow, and me
Bus Stop.
Welcome to Cali. I was soaked, as you can probably tell.
Staring up "The Big Tree". Yes its actually called that. 350ish feet tall.
Sunset beard.
Fresh shave at the Bluegrass Barber.
The road out of Ferndale to the Lost Coast
Sign on the Lost Coast
Flip side of the sign.
Riding through the clouds--Lost Coast Hwy.
Lost Coast self portrait. This is a relentless climb out of a place called Cape Town.
The drop down to the coast. From here the road drops left and straight down (18% grade!) to the beach.
Lost coast beach
Lost Coast lunch break
Lost Coast roadside find
Somewhere over the rainbow
Above the Mattole River mouth. Lost Coast.
Beached Sperm Whale.
Deer jumping on Bush's property.
My hosts in Petrolia, Bob and Mary Bush
Looking back on Mattole Valley as I climb out.
More Mattole valley
Top of the World. Or at least the climb out of Honeydew
Best redwood road. Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Big downed tree in Humboldt Redwood St Pk
Eel River on Avenue of the Giants
Self portrait on Eel River
Worst Bigfoot statue ever. Hwy 101.
End of the day beer, near Legget, CA.
First campfire, near Legget, CA
Camp near Legget, CA
The start of Hwy 1, Legget, CA
Back on the coast. Hwy 1
Shady figure
Coast in Mendocino County
This goose has a fivehead
Flowers on Hwy 1
Sculpted trees.
Gualala, CA
Camp at Hiker/Biker site in Gualala
Sunset at Gualala
Sandstone at Gualala
Filthy guy at Gualala Beach
Joe the moto-cyclo-tourist. Sorry for the blurry photo.
Fort Ross (?) Lighthouse
Typical Hwy 1
Stoplight traffic on Hwy 1. The road ahead was a single lane.
600+ ft down to the ocean.
More Hwy 1
More Hwy 1 as the road bombs down towards the Russian River.
Sunning seals.
Sunset at Dillon Beach.
Sunset and waning moon at Dillon Beach.
Dillon Beach camp
Hwy 1 in Marin County, near Tomales.
More Hwy 1 in Marin County. Pt Reyes Natl Rec area is on the right across the bay. Near Marshall, CA
Bike path in Samual Taylor St Pk
Crazy guy on a bike.
Sir Francis Drake Pkway, Marin County.
View to the city, from Corte Madera, CA
House boats in Mill Valley.
Closer to the city, Sausalito, CA
Obligatory Golden Gate Bridge shot
Obligatory Golden Gate shot # 2
Under belly of GG Bridge
Tower shot
Dangerous sign sprint.
Best sticker ever.
Actual stencil on bike path, Panhandle part of Golden Gate park. Believed to be OK'd by city.
