*Loaded up. You'll notice I brought a 3/4 sized guitar, a hand drum, and a solar panel to charge my phone*
*Looking out over Santa Cruz for one last time...*
*Not only was I biking to Portland, I was moving there! At least that was the plan*
*First campsite of the night, not far north of Santa Cruz*
*After-dinner tea*
*This was a mountain pass trail connecting Half Moon Bay to Pacifica. It was really hard!*
*I made lots of tea breaks. Felt like a hobbit.*
*San Francisco! I know I haven't shown any camping photos yet but I will get to that soon!*
*Crossing the Golden Gate. It's a pretty overrated experience, just really windy*
*Point Reyes!*
*I had a habit of taking pictures of boats and kayakers, really anything that floated.*
*Feelin' good, no complaints.*
*Let's play a game called ride your bike north!*
*Omg a horse!*
*Can I come closer?*
*Please?*
*Hi!!*
*Point Arena, CA*
*Also Point Area, CA. I camped here facing the ocean.*
*These cows*
*Were so*
*Cute!*
*I like to think it's just a bunch of Irish guys who get together and talk about how they can improve beaches.*
*Bike going strong*
*Mendocino campsite. Stay tuned for pictures of my tent and stuff! Haha*
*Early morning in Leggett, CA. Had bought coffee but had not yet drank it. Really feeling the outdoors here.*
*Hmm, are we?*
*Made it to Humboldt!*
*Library in Humboldt. Road is starting to get to me*
*Leaving Humboldt, camping on a river bank*
*Hmm I choose Eureka*
*This is basically Eureka in a nutshell. Commercial, industrial, terrifying*
*I opted for a motel*
*Halfway there!*
*Met a French backpacker! We shared a beer and I shared with him the simple magic of tortillas and peanut butter.*
*Finally a camping photo! This was definitely in the top five camping spots for the whole trip. Inside an old redwood tree!! I wish I could have lived there forever lol.*
*I will come back to you, tree!*
*Wait, who is this? There's a wizard in these woods!*
*Steve the Wizard. He makes flutes.*
*"Oh the Sheriff? Yeah she knows I'm here. Her name's Pam, she'll give you a hug." --Steve*
*He gave me a flute on the house! And we had some sweet late night guitar-flute jam sessions.*
*Steve the Flute Wizard! This guy was a big highlight of my trip. I will come back and visit you, my friend!*
**That's it for Chapter 1! If there is any interest I will post Chapter 2, where I arrive in Portland and things take an unexpected turn, otherwise have a great day!**