We had to cancel the first attempt at the Wild Hogs ride to the Lost Coast due to weather concerns. After a week or so a break in the weather developed. We would be going down hwy 101 along the Oregon/California coast. Our destination would be the Lost Coast west of Ferndale California.
We agree to meet at McDonalds in Seaside for hot coffee. On the ride will be Myself, Jim T., Tim, Don, Dave and Jim S. would follow as far as Lincoln City.
Time to suit up. It's early 7am.
It's a little cool so Dave is bundling.
Jim S. Is thinking where is my heated gloves.
A stop along the way to get rid of some that morning coffee. We have a long way to go today but we will stop frequently for a break now and then.
A cool shot, don't you think?
We stop for lunch in Coos Bay and of course a visit to the local Harley dealer. Don was a good sport to put up with or stops at the Harley shop.
Were on the road again. Down Hwy 101 to California.
We saw several sunsets on our journey.
The Mild Hogs
About time our first night. We got in late but had a good dinner and a clean bed
They were really friendly at the Super 8 and let us park our bikes under the canopy.
We are packing up for our trip out to the Lost Coast. From Ferndale you travel east on a paved narrow windy bumpy road.
One last check of the bikes and we will be off.
Tim is ready to go.
Greg an old friend of mine met us in Fortuna for the ride out to the Lost Coast. How do you like his 1200 BMW Adventure? It will turn out to be the best bike for the rough road we will be traveling on.
This is downtown Ferndale. Lots of Victorian architecture. I understand the movie the Majestic was filmed here.
Ferndale
Here we go. Heading out on Mattole Road to the Lost Coast.
Hey, it's Gregie..
Our first glimpse of the coast from Mattole Road
A photo stop along the way. We will be making allot of these.
Tim checking out the scenery
Dave posing with the new bike
Don and his Goldwing
A group shot of the Mild Hogs.
Mattole Road as it fronts the coastline.
Another stop along the way and yours truly.
Left to right Jim T., Greg and Tim
As you can see the road was just fine in about 90% of the route out to the Lost Coast and back to Hwy 101
There were four GPS's on this trip AND I don't think we got lost even once.
Leavng the coastline heading back out to Hwy 101. At Honeydew we try to take a road to Shelter Cover which soon turned to dirt and we had to turn around.
Staying east on the paved road at Honeydew will take you though a grove of redwoods and the worst part of the road. Paved but like a washboard.
Looking straight up at the canopy.
Even with the rough road the last six miles the sites were worth the trip.
We stop in Garberville for lunch.
We will head south out of Garberville and cut over to Hwy 1 at Legett.
We arrive on the coast once again. The road here was a motorcycle riders dream. That is, If you like lots of corners.
We picked a perfect weather window. The temps were in the 70's on the coast.
We will stay outside of Santa Rosa in Rohnert Park. The next day we will ride through the wine country of Napa Valley.
We take the Silverado Trail out of Napa to Calistoga.
Just about every square inch of property in this area has a vineyard planted on it.
We will ride from Calistoga over the Calistoga Grade to Middletown. We will skirt around Clear Lake and come out on Interstate 5 at Williams.
We stop in the town of Red Bluff for lunch and to make a small repair on Don's bike
Yep, I think that is the main tube that makes the bike run...... Or not. Ok, it's just a light bulb.
Dave keeps a clean machine.
Time to get the bulb back in. It's a tight fit but only took about 20 minutes.
We will take hwy 36 from Red Bluff west to Fortuna. This is another gret motorcycle road. Lots of sweeping turns and the road is in great shape.
Near the Sumit of Hwy 36 looking towards the Trinity Alps
The sun was hitting just right so I had to take the picture.
More great scenery on Hwy 36
The town of Dinsmore on Hwy 36. One of the few places to get coffee in over 140 miles.
We stay in Cresent City. The first fog we hit on the trip so far.
We are up early for our ride back to Oregon.
A stop at the Cheese factory in Tillamook. We get some ice cream and reflect on the great trip.
We allready started to think about the Wild Hogs ride for next year.
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