WOW! This week has been unbelievable. When I last wrote we were leaving Salt Lake City. We had a great day making our way up to Seattle. Through some mountains then some pastures and farming areas then finally through the Yakima Valley where a lot of the grapes are grown for Washington wine. It then started to get a bit chilly, 35 F and my hands were freezing so we decided to stop for the night in Yakima. When we got up in the morning it was cold and the weather report said it was snowing on Snoqualimie pass, the only road to Seattle. We decided to brave it. It was soooooo cold. Maybe I am a wimp but it was cold. At least it was only 100 or so miles to Seattle where we could warm up. It was snowing on the pass but we took it slow and made it. I was happy to be in Seattle where I was to pick up my bike and then head down the pacific coast.
On Thursday we headed out and explored the Olympic Peninsula and Olympic National Park. It was simply fantastic. In fact, I actually saw a bald eagle. It was on the beach with it's baby. So cool. One does not see those very often, even at all. It was truly thrilling. Then the next day as we were exploring Oregon we saw a black bear. He was just hanging out near a river lumbering around. He was so gorgeous! It was a great day.
We tried our hand at camping, Jeff was not enthused. I hope as we get farther south it will get warmer and I can sell Jeff on the joys of camping.
We made it into California and my bum was getting tired of being on a bike. But we decided to camp in a really nice camp site in the redwood forest. It was great. Jeff is still not sold on camping. Oh well. He is going to make a purchase of some things that will make camping a little easier. We rode on highway 36 that Darryl recommended. It was simply fantastic. I was ready for a break so we decided to spend 2 nights in Fort Bragg on the ocean. The view is simply fantastic and it has been a really nice relaxing day.
We are on the road again on Highway 1 to San Francisco to visit friends and go to some of my old haunts. I lived in SF fo 6 years in the 90's. I love that city.
More later
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I hope you enjoy the lovely sunny weather down there! It seems like it will be welcome after you have been a snow girl for such a large portion of your trip! I hope to talk to you soon!
Wow, that last message had a lot of !'s. I promise I wasn't medicated or feeling exceptionally pushy while writing those comments. :)
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