We left the Millers’ home at around 10am. Of course, we had to stop at Grizzly Harley Davidson, because of the name.
We jumped on Route 90 east and got off at Route 85 in Belgrade, MT to take Route 191 to Big Sky, MT.
Montana is another great state to ride a motorcycle through, from the mountains to fields and rivers. Beautiful.
We stopped short of Yellowstone, and will do that park tomorrow.
We rode 255 miles today.
We left Arcata this morning and headed north on Route 101 along the coast of California.
The weather was not that good, so we jumped on Route 199 in Crescent City and headed inland where the weather was nicer. It went from raw and cloudy 50s to partly sunny, nice 70s.
It was a really nice road through more redwood forests and into Oregon.
We stopped along the way to fuel up and ended up talking with some local folks. There were also a couple of other guys on motorcycles. We compared notes on the best routes to take on our trips
Eventually, we ended up connecting to Route 5 North into Eugene, Oregon and settled in to a Comfort Inn. We had a decent meal at a local restaurant around the corner.
We rode 288 miles today.
Current trip total: 6,132 miles.
We left Fort Bragg this morning, but stopped at a breakfast place called “Eggheads” before we left town. Awesome breakfast! If you are ever in Fort Bragg, we highly recommend it.
We continued up Route 1 towards Leggett. This was another amazing section of road for a motorcycle ride.
When we got to Leggett, we continued up to Route 101 which is the Redwood Highway. We stopped at one of the small parks where you can actually drive through a tree.
Amazing. The size of the tree was simply incredible.
We continued up the Redwood Highway until we got to the entrance of the “Avenue of the Giants”
You don’t know what a big tree is until you drive through a forest of these giant redwoods. It makes you feel so small.
At the same time, it gives you the feeling of – well, maybe there are giants. 
Truly incredible. Some of these living trees are over 2,000 years old.
We ended up in Arcata, California for the night. We only traveled 180 miles today, but it was well worth it.
Tomorrow, we hope to get through Coos Bay, Oregon to Eugene, Oregon. That will depend on the weather.
We left Monterey and continued north on Route 1 toward San Francisco. The California coast is a beautiful ride.
Getting closer to San Francisco, you could tell the ride was about to change. The traffic started to increase, and what might have been a 2-hour ride, turned into a 4 hour ride.
The Golden Gate Bridge is a nice structure. It was smaller than we thought it would be. Getting there, however, was miserable. All in all – somewhat anti-climatic. Also, it was cool and drizzly.
Well, we got through that and caught Route 101 to the Fort Bragg area. We got off of Route 101 and onto Route 20 heading west. Route 20 is a great ride for motorcycles. It had winding curves through redwood forests. It was an amazing ride, It reminded us of the “Tail of the Dragon”” but 15 miles longer! And the trees – Wow! And this is only the beginning of the redwood forest.
292 miles today.
Tomorrow we head into the Avenue of the Redwoods.
We left Kevin and Linda’s house at around 10 am. We headed west on Route 126 to Route 101 to Route 1.
The GPS kept telling us to go a different way toward Monterey, but we wanted to stay on the full length of Route 1 to be on the Pacific Coast Highway. And we did! Eventually, we made it to a section of the PCH that was simply incredible. Just north of a town called Cambria, the road turned into all of the images you have ever seen of the PCH.
Mountains on your right, ocean on the left, and a sheer cliff on the edge. Beautiful ride. Amazing views.
The road had to hug the contour of the mountains, so it was a very slow ride. Between 30-40 mph instead of the usual 70-80 mph.
We ended up riding about 4 hours and covered 330 miles before we landed in Monterey.
Once again, simply a beautiful ride. It has to best appreciated with the naked eye.
Tomorrow we continue on Route 1 toward the San Francisco area – hopefully to Fort Bragg.
This morning we walked around Venice Beach.
We got back to Jenna’s around 1pm. Sadly, left Jenna and Susan – but are looking forward to continuing our journey.
We arrived at Canyon Country (only 40 miles from Santa Monica) and surprised Kevin Khouri at work because we arrived a little early.
We got to Kevin’s house. Colton and Austin started talking and playing ping-pong.
Kevin and I started talking about life. We tried to figure out how long since his family had visited ours in Easton. We think it may have been 12 years ago. Where does the time go?
We all went out for a really good dinner at a Mexican restaurant, then settled in to Kevin and Linda’s beautiful home. They were incredibly hospitable to us. They really made us feel right at home.
Tomorrow, we will head continue up the Pacific Coast Highway towards Monterey.
We left Jean, Nevada and headed towards San Diego. We took Route 15 to Route 215 and back into Route 15. People drive a little crazy here. Yes – a Boston driver complaining about other people driving!
The highways are wide and most drivers seem to go way over the speed limit. We were in the middle lane going 70-75 and people passed us on both sides like we were standing still!
We made it to Al and T’s in La Mesa, CA – San Diego. All is good. Very good. Incredibly good to be there and see family.
305 miles today.
Tomorrow
Susan and Jenna come in to San Diego and our families will have a playdate.
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