Day 13

Day 13 saw us hit the road under similar conditions as the previous few day, cool with low clouds/fog.  Until mid afternoon we were close to pulling over and donning warmer gear, but as we neared the California coast things began to heat up and I ended the day in fully vented gear.  I have a hunch we missed a bunch of incredible scenery again today because of the fog.

A kind motorist took this photo of Char and I at the Rainbow Rock viewpoint In Southern Oregon.

Another border crossed and this one wasn't on a bridge!

We saw lots of this on 101 South over the last few days, on a positive note it will replace a lot of really bad road conditions.

We stopped at the Trees of Mystery park in Klamath, CA to tour the giant redwoods.

We took the Gondola to the top with Char commenting how her Mother and Sister would love this ride.  Once at the top the view was about 50% of the normal scenery due to fog, but still a worthwhile trip.

On the exit trail from the gondola is a bunch of carvings that were carved with a chainsaw.  This one kind of freaked me out.

After following this guy for 10 miles I had a strange craving for some Pepperoni and Sausage pizza.

I found out this section of the Highway is dedicated to the Armed Forces that have protected the USA.

We had decided to take the famous Avenue of the Giants to see even more huge redwoods.

While off the bike getting a pamphlet for the tour of the Avenue of the Giants I heard some crunching and turned around in time to see a guy in an F250 trying to back over my Nomad.  Apparently my irate extreme volume cursing was enough to get him to stop.  Damage was limited to a twisted and scraped front fender thankfully.  Once he realized I wasn't going to kill him right then and there he apologized profusely, we exchanged info and he insisted on following us for a short time to ensure the bike was ride able before he departed.

It only cost $4 to get to drive through the famous drive through tree, who could pass on that bargain?

Some prime camping real estate just north of Fort Bragg, CA.

A view from the roadside of CA-1 outside Fort Bragg, CA.

Fort Bragg was our stop for the night, who decides where the line is between aggressive and moderate pan handling?

We headed out for dinner at a little hole in the wall Mexican place called the Purple Rose.  The place wasn;t much to look at but the food was excellent.

Mileage covered today was 459.9 km bringing our trip total to 4296 km.