Sunday 12th April
We’re back on route 1 and it takes us through beautiful Redwood forests.
We stop for lunch at Mac Kerricher National park, this is 3 mls north of Fort Bragg, the park came about in 1952 and consists of 9 mls of coastline.
It also has a blue whale skeleton.
All along the coast are Tsunami Hazard zone signs.
And the information centres have what to do leaflets.
Apparently the entire California coast is vulnerable to tsunamis.
Significant damage was caused in 2006, a tsunami may reach heights of 20 to 50ft.
The road we are on is taking us back into Redwood forest, logging country
So lots of wood carving stores.
There is also a ‘Legend of bigfoot’ shop, selling trinkets and carvings.
Bigfoot is legendary in North California where it has been sighted on a regular basis for the past 150yrs.
The Redwood trees are enormous.
Today has been quite cold on the bike and we’re pleased to reach Crescent city where we will spend the night.
The road has twisted and turned, and at times the speed limit is 10-15mph.
Monday 13th April
It’s cold this morning and we’re layered up. Ride into Oregon and breakfast at Grants Pass.
Our route is through Rogue River National park , we visit Jacksonville, a town that began in 1850’s with the gold rush.
There are some lovely buildings.
Some buildings have lovely murals.
We also spotted deer that were walking around seemingly used to people.
Our route continues over Mount Ashton, it’s very steep and I keep my eyes firmly fixed on the back of Dyl’s helmet!
This is route 66….
No not ‘THE’ route 66, thats further south.
We’re spending the night at Lakeview and the next 50mls are through flat agricultural land, with a few old barns.
The wind is strong and buffeting the bike and in the distance we can see sandstorms, thankfully it missed us.
It’s turning cold and the locals say it’s gonna snow!
Tuesday 14th April
Well they were right…
It did snow and its -4°…
We wait until about 11ish when it’s a tad warmer….. 2°
We wanted to travel to Yellowstone, but decided it’s not wise to carry on North as more snow is expected and chances are Yellowstone will be inaccessible.
We decide to head south and take a route to Susanville.
20 or so miles into the ride it starts snowing and I’m feeling the cold.
I have to put on more clothes, the all in one oversuit is far too big, but I don’t care what I look like!
And it is very cosy…
After stopping for steak and eggs we start to descend into Susanville, the snow capped mountains look lovely.
Susanville is located on the river Susan in the southern part of Lassen County, California.
It’s a former logging and mining town, formerly known as Rooptown.
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