Day 11 & 12: Fortuna-Leggett-Fort Bragg
Monday, June 11th: Fortuna,CA to Leggett,CA: 70 miles
Tuesday, June 12th: Leggett,CA to Fort Bragg,CA: 51 miles
Wednesday's Ride: 107 miles to Badego Bay
Thursday's Ride: 63 miles to San Francisco.......as we await the arrival of TEAM DENVER (Lyle "Heavy D" Devries, Marcy Mcgovern, and Andrea Thompson)
Weather: Perfecto for both days! High 60’s and Sunny….maybe the best weather that we’ve had so far!
Wind: Out of the North for both days….a sweet tailwind for sure.
Terrain: Hilly, in fact, very very hilly. . We had several long climbs both yesterday and today. Today (Tuesday) we had several short, steep hills, which proposes a different kind of challenge for our legs.
Top Speed of the Day: 42.4 mph down a short 7% grade on Monday.
Movie that I was reminded of as I was riding: “Shawshank Redemption” .....at the end of the movie when Andy Dufrain has escaped from Shawshank, taken the money and run, and is somewhere on the coast of Mexico working on his boat. "Red" talks about never imagining the Pacific being so blue in his dreams. It's a great scene. And man, parts of the Pacific are so blue!
Songs Stuck in my head: “Mr. Wendle” –Arrested Development
“California Dreamin” –Mama’s and the Papa’s
“All Night Long (All Night) –Lionel Richie
# of hitchhikers we saw today: 5
# of hitchhikers that we saw get picked up: 1
TTR’s Take on Day 11 and Day 12, the midway point of the 2007 Hunger Ride:
Originally, we had decided that we would try and make it to Fort Bragg,CA by Monday. However, we decided against this due to the fact that we were pretty banged up from Sunday’s treacherous 103-mile ride. In addition, that would have been 116 miles on the blacktop for us on Monday. We just didn’t think that would be the best idea. So, Stephen and I ended up tent camping at the Redwoods River Resort Campground. It’s far from a resort, but it is a nice little place nestled away in the hills of Northern Cali. Rog and Rose tucked themselves away in a cozy cabin while Stephen and I tried our hand with the critters of the northwest in our small, but adequate two-man tents. I actually slept like a baby.
Today,(Tuesday) we said goodbye to Highway 101 and welcomed the narrow, windy, and arduous riding of highway 1 (aka the PCH--Pacific Coast Highway). While it definitely presented a great challenge to us today, when you're constantly looking to your right at the glorious Pacific, it makes it much easier to press on.
SHOUT OUT’S
*Jack; the man, the myth, the legend, and owner of the Redwoods River Resort six mile south of Leggett,CA. He graciously gave us a cabin and a tent site free of charge.
*Christina of the Quality Inn of For Bragg.
posted by The Hunger Ride at 6/12/2007
8 Comments:
I like that you're growing your beard out Tom...It makes you look like So-crates. (To quote Bill and Ted)
Slappy
Tommy keep the end in sight. Always know what you're riding for.
Tijuana fact of the day:
In Tijuana the most popular tourist attraction is Avenida Revolución. Many foreigners travel there to drink and dance, buy prescription drugs, bootleg brand-name clothing and accessories as well as local curiosities.
Local curiosities huh... sounds interesting.
Also Dennis wanted me to tell you he's not concerned about your making it to the border, but more nervous about you sleeping with a high school boy each night.
Way to go, Tom! We had dinner with a missionary couple who just moved from Addis and they were excited to hear about your efforts!! Keep up the good work!
Lauren & Jenny
Hey Tom!
Keep up the great riding and enjoy the scenery. Love the pics!
Lauren
Tom,
Please let the young Mr. Douglas that his least-favorite English teacher is now following your travails. Also, his beard is not up to CBHS policy, but is, in fact, perfectly in line with unofficial "summer after graduation" length. Ride on, "ph"!
MMRR,
It seems spandex and watch times have hit an all-time high around Memphis ever since your pics have hit the world wide web. It is great to see that you are bringing the singlet back into vogue. In honor of your Memphis home I think you need to go with just one strap though a la Jerry "The King" Lawler. I think you growing your beard out makes you look like Dirk Nowitzki but maybe that is just me.
You are awesome but you don't look like me. Ride on Tommy Boy!
No, you don't look like me Tommy. I think Adrianne meant to say...you don't look like "Dirk"
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