North we went on a ride that was short on distance--120 miles round trip--but long on time--4 1/2 hours. When we were driving from Oregon to California, we thought we might try US 199. On the Oregon map it showed as a trucker/big rig route, but when it entered California, it looked dodgy. Several people we talked to described it as passable by big rigs, but slow and tight. We decided to explore it by motorcycle instead.
We started at the bottom left of this map and rode north US 101 along the coast.
"We" included Brock, but Leola decided she had other things to do at home.
The weather was damp and chilly (upper 50's) with the Marine Layer forming low lying clouds just above the Pacific
and blowing across the road.
As we rode through the beautiful Redwoods National and State Parks,
the clouds cleared, blue sky appeared, and the air warmed up a bit.
At Crescent City we picked up US 199, the Smith River Scenic Byway
through the Coast Ranges and the Smith River National Recreation Area,.
all the way to Oregon.
Return trip later
Louise and Duane
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