Sunday, September 16, 2007

Day 4 - Eureka to Redding



After breakfast at the nearby Village Pantry resturant we headed to the Avenue of the Giants. For those who don't know it's a 31 mile stretch of old highway 101 through some Redwood forest. We rode it both down and back so that we could experience the drive from both directions and to get back to the highway 36 intersection.
Highway 36 from 101 to I-5 is considered one of the best roads to ride a motorcycle in the nation so of course we had to take it. Once we got away from the small communities and farms I began to push the E-Glide to it's cornering limits, but soon Karla informed me that she wasn't able to tolerate that kind of riding for long. She was still recovering from a neck injury a few weeks ago and the faster riding was causing neck pain.
We stopped for a meal at the Burger Bar at Mad River. Very tasty burgers there. We met some other Harley riders who were just nearing the end of a long ride they called the Baskin Robbin's tour because it was through 31 states.

My opinion of the road is it's a great place to bring a sportbike and a nice ride even on a sedate level with a touring bike. It is similar to many sections of highway in the Rockies, but more of it and fewer other vehicles. MUCH fewer!

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