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Sunday, July 28, 2019

Go West! Tour - PCH - Day 3

Day 3 on Two Wheels
Klamath, CA to Shelter Cover, CA - 154 miles

Todays routing was between Waypoints 13 and 26.


Dusty loved her little parking spot at the Holiday Inn Express. She didn’t want to leave. No. Really. She was very hesitant. She had the battery flu. It had shown signs earlier on the trip and I guess the lower overnight temps was just enough to impact the cold cranking amp capacity.

I finally got her started and we kept her running until we got to Eureka, CA. Redwoods H-D is not open on Sundays, so I mapped-out the three auto parts stores in town and Walmart. AutoZone and O’Reilly’s didn’t have the right battery. Walmart did, but it had a manufacture date of 7/17 and there was no way I was going to buy a two year old battery...probably wouldn’t have even have turned over the engine. NAPA had the needed battery and it had a 4/19 manufacture date. SOLD! 

I’m no certified mechanic, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. An hour spent running between the stores and 30 minutes to install, and we were back on the road. Well, technically, it was past lunch time so that was the priority.

The Avenue of the Giants was amazing. We stopped several times along the way and hiked through Founders Grove.







These trees are massive...and this wasn’t considered one of the giants!


Several had fallen, leaving the root ball exposed. Mother Nature is an accomplished artist.




At 372 feet, the Dyerville Giant was the world’s tallest tree until it fell in 1991. It was estimated to be 1,600 years old. 




We spent the night in Shelter Cove, a small remote hamlet on the coast. I didn’t tell Liz much about the place, wanting her to be surprised by the views. But I was the one surprised, the road in was one of the most treacherous 21 miles I’ve ever ridden. Narrow with a steep grade and tight turns. No guardrail and long, long drop offs. Looking forward to re-tracing it on the way out. NOT!

Here are the views off of our balcony. It truly was amazing.







This marks the turnaround point for our two wheel adventures. Tomorrow, we start heading back to Chiloquin. However, our planned routing will need to be modified due to the smoke from the Milepost 97 fire near Canyonville, OR creating unhealthy air quality for the communities to the south. One of the hazards of traveling through wilderness areas, I suppose.

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