Always a good place to visit...the Lake Tahoe area, anytime, any season...there is so many things to do and visit. Great pictures Steve and nice narrative...keep them wheels moving...
Coast to Coast
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09UltraSteve
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Day 15 07/19/09
Left Yuba and stayed on Route 20 all the way to Route 1.
Leaving Yuba its mostly farm land but you can see the hills off in the distance.
Passed a few large grain elevators.
More farm land and some tree farms
Then up into the hills and past Clear Lake
After Clear Lake it started getting greener and the trees started getting bigger.
Some old logging equipment by the road.
The end of 20 and the start of route 1
Then it was just the "END"
OH MY, look what I have done. I made it to the west coast.
Going north from Fort Bragg on Route 1
It was lucky to have a nice weather day.
After a while route 1 joins up with 101 and you start moving away from the coast and into the redwood forest.
Its a really fun road too.
After a while I decided to have fun and stop trying to take a picture of every big tree. My back is sore from throwing that big loaded down Ultra through the curves, but all I can say is it was a blast.
Made it past Eureka and camped for the night.
Left Yuba and stayed on Route 20 all the way to Route 1.
Leaving Yuba its mostly farm land but you can see the hills off in the distance.
Passed a few large grain elevators.
More farm land and some tree farms
Then up into the hills and past Clear Lake
After Clear Lake it started getting greener and the trees started getting bigger.
Some old logging equipment by the road.
The end of 20 and the start of route 1
Then it was just the "END"
OH MY, look what I have done. I made it to the west coast.
Going north from Fort Bragg on Route 1
It was lucky to have a nice weather day.
After a while route 1 joins up with 101 and you start moving away from the coast and into the redwood forest.
Its a really fun road too.
After a while I decided to have fun and stop trying to take a picture of every big tree. My back is sore from throwing that big loaded down Ultra through the curves, but all I can say is it was a blast.
Made it past Eureka and camped for the night.
09UltraSteve
Member
Day 16 07/20/09
Take a look at whare we camped last night.
Yup, thats right on the coast.
Stopped and had a big breakfast and spotted this cross section of a redwood. Its 13 feet from bottom to top.
It turned out being really foggy most of the day.
Made it to Oregon
Coastline along 101.
The Mary D Hume was in service for 97 years before being left to rot here.
More coastline.
I dropped my camera yesterday and its been acting up all day today. well now it doesnt work at all. The following pictures I borrowed from Tom, the guy I met in Utah from West Virginia. I will stop into a Wally world tomorrow and pick up a new one.
Caroline likes light houses and I saw the sign for the Cape Blanco Lighthouse. The fog was pretty much gone from the road we were on so we ventured down the 6 miles to the lighthouse. How the weather can change in 6 miles.
Plus the light house was closed to tours on Mondays.
Stopped for the night in Reedsport
Take a look at whare we camped last night.
Yup, thats right on the coast.
Stopped and had a big breakfast and spotted this cross section of a redwood. Its 13 feet from bottom to top.
It turned out being really foggy most of the day.
Made it to Oregon
Coastline along 101.
The Mary D Hume was in service for 97 years before being left to rot here.
More coastline.
I dropped my camera yesterday and its been acting up all day today. well now it doesnt work at all. The following pictures I borrowed from Tom, the guy I met in Utah from West Virginia. I will stop into a Wally world tomorrow and pick up a new one.
Caroline likes light houses and I saw the sign for the Cape Blanco Lighthouse. The fog was pretty much gone from the road we were on so we ventured down the 6 miles to the lighthouse. How the weather can change in 6 miles.
Plus the light house was closed to tours on Mondays.
Stopped for the night in Reedsport
09UltraSteve
Member
Day 17 07/21/09
After talking with some locals in Reedsport decided to take the faster route. I was going to head up to Florence and take 126 over to 12 and up to Walla Walla, WA. They told me the weather was going to be really hot in the center of the state and there was not that much to see.
So I took there suggestion and took 38 east from Reedsport, 99 east to I-5 North bipassed Portland to I84 East which runs along the Columbia river which has been damed up in several places to form quite a few resivors. They incorporated locks into the dams so the ship and barge traffic could still travel up and down the river. If this was the cooler route I would not have wanted to be in the center of the state where they said it would be hotter. It got up to 103 yesterday. I thought by taking the northern route I would be blessed with some cooler weather. So far in 16 days I have only had to wear my light jacket 3 times and it wasn not all day any time.
I took 82 up to Kennewick to stop at the Harley store there and then back down to 730 over to 12 and on to Walla Walla, WA where I stayed the night. It was a fast day and was able to get 513 miles behind me.
I got a new camera in Eugene so no pictures between Reedsport and Eugene, and that was the prettiest part. The new one is a Sony Cyber-shot model DSC-S980. Its alot smaller and lighter than the one that broke and is taking some getting used to. Its not as easy to shoot on the fly due to its size and wieght the wind blows it around more. But It does take some decent pictures.
Well let me show you some pictures.
I-5 North between Eugene and Portland
Lots of farm land
They were cutting wheat and stiring up alot of dust
More on the way to Portland
I like these windshield pictures if you can't tell
Leaving Portland on I-84
For some reason I didn't get a picture of Mt. Hood.
Here is a tunnel picture instead... lol
More along I-84
Then it started getting brown again.
saw lots of wind mills
The lakes seemed to run on forever
Irrigated fields started popping up
Then this wierd tree farm
On 730 between I-82 and 12
the sun was right for this shadow shot
This lake did go on forever
Washington.....
the same lake
Caroline would have made me stop at all the wineries.....
Going to try and make Bozeman today. I think the rest of the trip will be mostly interstate and lots of miles per day.
After talking with some locals in Reedsport decided to take the faster route. I was going to head up to Florence and take 126 over to 12 and up to Walla Walla, WA. They told me the weather was going to be really hot in the center of the state and there was not that much to see.
So I took there suggestion and took 38 east from Reedsport, 99 east to I-5 North bipassed Portland to I84 East which runs along the Columbia river which has been damed up in several places to form quite a few resivors. They incorporated locks into the dams so the ship and barge traffic could still travel up and down the river. If this was the cooler route I would not have wanted to be in the center of the state where they said it would be hotter. It got up to 103 yesterday. I thought by taking the northern route I would be blessed with some cooler weather. So far in 16 days I have only had to wear my light jacket 3 times and it wasn not all day any time.
I took 82 up to Kennewick to stop at the Harley store there and then back down to 730 over to 12 and on to Walla Walla, WA where I stayed the night. It was a fast day and was able to get 513 miles behind me.
I got a new camera in Eugene so no pictures between Reedsport and Eugene, and that was the prettiest part. The new one is a Sony Cyber-shot model DSC-S980. Its alot smaller and lighter than the one that broke and is taking some getting used to. Its not as easy to shoot on the fly due to its size and wieght the wind blows it around more. But It does take some decent pictures.
Well let me show you some pictures.
I-5 North between Eugene and Portland
Lots of farm land
They were cutting wheat and stiring up alot of dust
More on the way to Portland
I like these windshield pictures if you can't tell
Leaving Portland on I-84
For some reason I didn't get a picture of Mt. Hood.
Here is a tunnel picture instead... lol
More along I-84
Then it started getting brown again.
saw lots of wind mills
The lakes seemed to run on forever
Irrigated fields started popping up
Then this wierd tree farm
On 730 between I-82 and 12
the sun was right for this shadow shot
This lake did go on forever
Washington.....
the same lake
Caroline would have made me stop at all the wineries.....
Going to try and make Bozeman today. I think the rest of the trip will be mostly interstate and lots of miles per day.
valadyrider5
New Member
gorgeous pics. I'm with Caroline and love lighthouses too. I also loved the pic of your shadow. Stay safe. See you soon.
Niki
Niki
MyFirstGlide
Member
Man, this is better than a TV show. I look forward to reading and seeing the pictures every day. Be safe.
RetiredJake
Junior Member
Steve,
Looking good, you're hitting some of the places I left out due to time. Wonderful pics. While you're in the area, you should hit Beartooth Pass in MT.
Jake
Looking good, you're hitting some of the places I left out due to time. Wonderful pics. While you're in the area, you should hit Beartooth Pass in MT.
Jake
09UltraSteve
Member
Jake,
I'm in Cody, WY and tomorow going to ride Beartooth Pass in the morning.
Oh, the tent is from Gander Mountain, not sure on the model tho, I will look next time I get it out.
I am going to upload pics to Photobucket tonight and try to post the log for the last two days in the am.
Steve
I'm in Cody, WY and tomorow going to ride Beartooth Pass in the morning.
Oh, the tent is from Gander Mountain, not sure on the model tho, I will look next time I get it out.
I am going to upload pics to Photobucket tonight and try to post the log for the last two days in the am.
Steve