We left the madness of Yosemite Sunday a week ago to head over to San Jose (well actually Los Gatos but who has ever heard of that?). We spent a few days visiting with friends, really family from a long time ago and had a great time. We spent one day scouting the coast for "The Mavericks". Yep another world class surfing spot when the moon and stars are aligned. If you are ever out this way I'll give you a hint, look for Pillar Point. It is also where Mark Foos (who? go google it for yourself) met his untimely death a few years ago.
On Tuesday we took the magic bus to San Francisco. We parked the bus somewhere near Fisherman's Wharf. I avoided Lombard Street to the best of my knowledge. To this day I'm not sure how we got it there. We had a great car escort is all I know. Yes I left my camera in the bus so no pictures this time. If you put away your politics and sexual orientation for just a minute, San Fran is an awesome city. I would put it in my top 3 favorite big cities in the USA. You'll have to guess who are the other 2. The Wharf is just great with it's street musicians, mimes, magicians and all those other crazies. We took a cable car ride, which was a first for me and saw other parts of the city which were just as awesome. If you have never been here, GET HERE!
Tuesday night we headed out to Stinson Beach for some dry camping and crossed the Golden Gate Bridge for Highway 1. Well at night hwy 1 and 101 all look the same. Just one wrong turn, a right instead of a left and we said goodbye to hwy 1 and Stinson Beach. So we headed towards Redding and spent the night parked next to the highway. Redding is in northern California about 150 miles east of the coast. Temperatures ranged from the 60's to 105. We arrived in Redding on Wednesday and found an inexpensive rv park and rested for a few days. Hence, no updates. Redding is home to Bethel Church and the worship group Jesus Culture. They were in town but their event was sold out and no amount of pleading on my part would free up any tickets. Maybe next time.
On Tuesday we took the magic bus to San Francisco. We parked the bus somewhere near Fisherman's Wharf. I avoided Lombard Street to the best of my knowledge. To this day I'm not sure how we got it there. We had a great car escort is all I know. Yes I left my camera in the bus so no pictures this time. If you put away your politics and sexual orientation for just a minute, San Fran is an awesome city. I would put it in my top 3 favorite big cities in the USA. You'll have to guess who are the other 2. The Wharf is just great with it's street musicians, mimes, magicians and all those other crazies. We took a cable car ride, which was a first for me and saw other parts of the city which were just as awesome. If you have never been here, GET HERE!
Tuesday night we headed out to Stinson Beach for some dry camping and crossed the Golden Gate Bridge for Highway 1. Well at night hwy 1 and 101 all look the same. Just one wrong turn, a right instead of a left and we said goodbye to hwy 1 and Stinson Beach. So we headed towards Redding and spent the night parked next to the highway. Redding is in northern California about 150 miles east of the coast. Temperatures ranged from the 60's to 105. We arrived in Redding on Wednesday and found an inexpensive rv park and rested for a few days. Hence, no updates. Redding is home to Bethel Church and the worship group Jesus Culture. They were in town but their event was sold out and no amount of pleading on my part would free up any tickets. Maybe next time.
So instead I took the victory out and rode Rt 299 that runs between Redding and Eureka. It is now one of my all time favorite motorcycle routes. It has tight twistees (about 10 miles) like tail of the dragon and big sweepers like Cherohala Skyway and beautiful scenery of mountains, valleys, lakes and rivers. The riders in the group will know what I'm talking about, the rest of you fire up your sports cars and check it out.
So today we headed out to Eureka on the same route and it just wasn't as fun as the victory ride, but enjoyable anyways. Eureka was 150 miles away on the coast. Eureka's temperature range is a low of 50 and a high of 59 today. You got to love that Pacific breeze. Plan is to head up the coast maybe to Coos Bay Oregon and start towards Glacier. Sorry about no pictures. I miss you all. God Bless, Art
So today we headed out to Eureka on the same route and it just wasn't as fun as the victory ride, but enjoyable anyways. Eureka was 150 miles away on the coast. Eureka's temperature range is a low of 50 and a high of 59 today. You got to love that Pacific breeze. Plan is to head up the coast maybe to Coos Bay Oregon and start towards Glacier. Sorry about no pictures. I miss you all. God Bless, Art
OKAY JUST A COUPLE FROM TODAY
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