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Published: June 21st 2017
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Greetings from the Redwoods! Today was a good day on the road. It had been my intention to leave Gilroy at 4:00 AM in order to beat the heat and traffic. Unfortunately, I was up late fighting a bad internet connection in order to get last night's blog post to work. Some people have told me that they could see the pictures, others can't. From here on out, I will be uploading my photos directly to this site rather that using Photobucket to host them.
I departed Gilroy at about 8:00 and headed north on the 101 through San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge. Riding a motorcycle across the Golden Gate early on a clear morning is a real treat. The road is good, it gives many gifts. Little moments when the sights, sounds and smells all gel together into an honest to god MOMENT. It's such a tangible sensory experience that you wonder why you aren't out here all the time. It's all out there, waiting to be experienced, the road is life waiting to be lived.
I stopped for a beautifully prepared brunch at McDonald's in Santa Rosa (High class all the way for the
Alien) before continuing my journey north. By the time I reached Ukiah, the temperature was well over 100 degres and things were getting uncomfortable. Luckily, a few bottles of Powerade and couple of hundred miles brought me to a much cooler climate.
I stopped for a rest at a roadside gift shop where a car in the parking lot had been crushed by a tree. I parked elsewhere. By this point, my back was beginning to bother me and I noticed that the parking lot had a shaded area with concrete picnic tables. I laid on the table and let the cold from the concrete leach into my back. In about 20 minutes, I felt pretty good. Leaving that stop, I shot some Go Pro video of the smashed car and a ride through some giant Redwoods just up the road. See the video below.
Mrs. Alien
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Love it!
So envious you got to go to my hometown and see my dad! Glad the drive was nice and you got some aweaome pictures. Love you!