Day 47 Benbow to Weott, Ca

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Well after hanging out with Sam and Shirley for awile in the morning  till almost noon and also packing me some soup and sandwhiches! They gave me a ride back down to the hwy. We said our goodbyes and then I pedaled off into the avenue of the giants I was only gonna bike about 30 miles today so i took my time. It was quite a sight! I did it by car about four years back but i saw so much more traveling by bike! It was just the right pace to take it all in!

I saw another drive thru tree so I decided to stop in!

There were lots of carvings and little houses in addition to the big tree!

Well only a few miles after that I made my way to the Burlington campground whare the biker/hiker area was closed so they said I could take any site I want! So I got set up for the night and went straight to bed since it was pretty Rainey out.

Well that's it for this entry thanks for reading!

Day 46 Mendicino to Benbow, Ca

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Well that morning I got up early I had a Warmshowers host in Benbow,Ca I was staying with.  After mapping it out last night I realized this would be the most strenuous day of my trip so far! It was gonna be a 80 mile day with over 3000 ft. of elevation with about 1900 ft. of it occurring in 10 miles! Back when I climbed the mountains heading west to San Diego,Ca it was more elevation but I didn't go 80 miles in one day either! 

So I got up at about 630am and got everything put away and planned on heading out at 730am but right before leaving I realized my front breaks were out of adjustment so by the time I got done fiddling with that it was past 8 but after that I hit the road. 

I stopped in Fort Bragg,Ca about 10 miles in to get some supplies and there was also a seized o-ring on my camp stove I needed to fix cause it was leaking fuel when I used it.  So I stopped into napa auto parts and brought the stove in and eventually found the right size with their help. I also at the last minute realized I should get some more tubing to patch my tent in case my pole breaks again since I used it in Boldega bay,Ca. So I went back to the hardware store and got some  brass tubing that should serve the same purpose.

Well after all that it was getting later so I pedaled on out. The route takes you off hwy 1 at this point to a sceneic bike path! Whare I got some nice costal scenery!

The path was a little sandy on some parts.

I eventually go to a point whare the trail had a break in it!

While I was looking at the dead end before I came to a stop my front tire fell into a crack in the trail!

Upon inspection It didn't bend the rim luckily but it did put some scratches on it and it tore the side of my tire but not all the way through so to to repair the rim I got out the sand paper from my patch kit to sand the metal burrs and flatten it out so the break pad wouldn't rub on it and for the tire I used the rubber cement from the repair kit to glue the tear back together so it wouldn't spread and tear more later.

Well after that I hit the road again since I still had a long day ahead of me and I got  some more nice sceneic views!

Well after a bit the road headed inland and saw the sign to indicate the big hill climb.  So I put it in a low gear and got into climbing mode!

After several hours of mostly all climbing with a few flats and downhills I saw this sign that indicated I made it to the top! 

Well now I started screaming downhill at over 30 mph! And before I knew it I made it to Leggett,Ca.  I saw a sign for the Chandler Drive thru tree 1/4 mile off route so I stopped in! I just remembered several years back I came here with my girlfriend at the time Liz and we drove through it on our way back from a roadtrip to San Fransisco well now I got to bike through it!

        Here's a shot of the gift shop.

   There were a few other exhibits as well.

Well I headed back to town and got on hwy 101 for the first time!

I got some great forest scenery shots !

Here was the believe it or not tree House

I also stopped to check out Confusion hill but all the exhibits I saw on the road were closed being winter.

Well after dark and at about 7pm I made my way to Benbow, Ca and stopped at the Benbow Inn to take a break and call Warmshower hosts Sam and Shirly.

They told me it was a 2 mile 1500ft climb from hwy 101 so they always shuttle guests to and from their house and seeing the terrain from the car I could see why! Well after we arrived they showed me to my room downstairs through a secret door!

Well after I got setteled in they made me dinner and we watched a movie then chatted for a bit Sam and Shirly had moved all over and ran several different businesses and they uset to go on motorcycle trips! Well by the time we were done talking it was past midnight so I headed to bed what a day! I just biked my longest day today and had several delays/problems! Well that's it for this chapter thanks for reading!

Day 44-45: Manchester Beach to Mendocino, Ca

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Well that Morning I took my time leaving and decided to use the laundry room and cook all my food in the kitchen. I definitely realized after being outdoors for 44 days I really appreciated having a full Kitchen to cook my food in when before this trip I would just take it for granted.

I bought some potatos and just used the microwave to cook them after using my camp stove all this time it felt like cheating lol!

well I didn't hit the road till 1pm today I hadn't camped anywhare that nice for quite awile! but I eventually headed out.

I had more curvy roads and sceneic views to enjoy!

After about 10 miles I made my way to Elk, CA whare I saw a bathroom and a path down to the beach so I stopped and checked it out.

Well then I hit the road again and got some more nice shots as I got closer to Mendocino, Ca

Well once I got to Mendocino I stopped in to the store to get a few things and I also went to a Kitchen co-op called The Corners of the mouth a place that Courtney told me about to get a more supplies. After that I headed to Russian Gulch State Park to camp for the night. 

When I pulled in I saw it was closed but there was no one around so I headed on in.

The next day it started raining pretty hard and nobody was around today either. So I just decided to take a day break to catch up on some blogging do some maintenance work on my bike and relax. Well that's all for this chapter thanks for reading.

Day 43: Still Water Cove to Manchester Beach Koa

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Woke up to another Gorgeous day and me and Jessie chatted some more and between that and having to do some work on my bike I didn't leave till almost 2pm! So that afternoon I hit the road.

          Soon after that I made a Stop at Stump beach several people told me to check it out so I did.

I walked in and checked out the views it was definitely a hidden gem!

Well after that I hit the Road again and got some more great views!

Soon after that I saw this sign this which made me more cautious.

Well after some more Riding I got some great sunset views!

I got to the town of Point Area about 5 miles away from Manchester and stopped in for a min before going the rest of the way.

After some more night riding I finally made it to Manchester, Ca!

I was excited about the campground tonight It was the Manchester Beach KOA they only charge 10$/night for cyclists and have a hot tub swimming pool Kitchen and a Laundry room and free showers! Once I got camp set up I went over use the hot tub! 

Well after that I took a shower changed then I headed to bed. Well thats all for this chapter thanks for reading!