Just got back from a visit in northern CA. Spent time on the Russian River in Sonoma County. NEXT time, I'm renting a bike. At least for one day. Pics do no justice to what I saw.
Just about 10 minutes from the cabin was a State Nature Reserve where someone important from Ohio, who had long ago, set aside a swath of Redwoods for all to enjoy in our day and age, and beyond...
One curve in the road in Armstrong Redwoods SNR. To have had a bike for them, and many others in the vicinity. Damn.
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Trail in Armstrong Redwoods SNR
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Huge Redwood there called Colonel Armstrong.
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Redwoods were huge. Here was one right down the street from our cabin...
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Experienced more great roads albeit in a cage on the way to the coast. SR 116 to CA Highway 1
Rocks in the water at Goat Rock Beach off of Highway 1
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Paragliding (not me) at Goat Rock Beach
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Took some good secondary roads (in a car, dammit) through many of the vineyards to a man-made lake. Lake Sonoma. Nice place. Spent a half day on a pontoon boat.
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I have made a promise myself to rent a bike on the next visit!
You got home before the area was hit with an 6.1 earthquake this morning; http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/24/napa-valley-earthquake/14524035/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/24/napa-valley-earthquake/14524035/)
Randy - RPM
Quote from: racerrad8 on August 24, 2014, 12:37:50 PM
You got home before the area was hit with an 6.1 earthquake this morning.
Randy - RPM
Yes, I know. In a weird way, part of me feels like I missed out on a an experience that I never had before. I feel for the people who have been injured or incurred property damage. I wouldn't want to experience either of those things though.
I got a feeling Colonel Armstrong shrugged of yet another earthquake and is still standing tall.
We were in San Fran and Sonoma last September. Wish I had a bike for the trip. Hope they didn't get hit too bad.