Redwood Coast/ California
On our way from San Francisco up to Klamath which is just north of Eureka we experienced the curviest roads with the most breathtaking views of the pacific.
Miles and miles of motorcyclist heaven one sharp curve after another, there were many moments with silent screams in corners which where taken to fast or just completely dry contact lenses caused by lazering the eyes on the road without blinking. Followed by a lot of blinking!!! But all these side effects are very common and well known to addicted adrenalin Junkies like we are. Now it's out!!!!
On our way from San Francisco up to Klamath which is just north of Eureka we experienced the curviest roads with the most breathtaking views of the pacific.
Miles and miles of motorcyclist heaven one sharp curve after another, there were many moments with silent screams in corners which where taken to fast or just completely dry contact lenses caused by lazering the eyes on the road without blinking. Followed by a lot of blinking!!! But all these side effects are very common and well known to addicted adrenalin Junkies like we are. Now it's out!!!!
Perfect opportunity to learn the fine balance between right speed, heart rate acceleration and grade of the curve. But sometimes a loud question might still fill your head specially when surrounded by scenic 100 m downfall cliffs.
“Can I do the curve or is the curve going to do me.”
“Can I do the curve or is the curve going to do me.”
I am writing from a Youth hostel which is right next to the Redwood Coast/ National park and the pacific. Wonderful location I feel again blessed.
Riding through the forest with the world largest trees made me feel like riding through a long tunnel. Some of the Redwood trees can grow 1000 years old and soar to more than 370 feet (ca. 120m) huge branches don’t always let the sun break through so it is sometimes quite dark. Redwood trees seldom fall over, there shallow roots form a system of connecting threads to neighboring trees that provides strength against powerful winds and storms.
Now I want to share my experiences about our Alcatraz visit in San Francisco. We took the first boat in the morning to avoid the masses of people. But waking up to late and having to run 2 miles to the pier without coffee felt like a triathlon.
The location of the former prison and all the stories about Al Capone, Prohibition, the Great Depression and the gangster era made the trip Hollywood worthy. All the escape stories and how 3 inmates managed to break out of the prison by chipping away the cement with a spoon over a year. They made dummy heads out of soap and collected hair and placed them in there beds. What a fantastic idea. They were never found and I hope they made it, just because of there creativity.
Now my dear friends it is again time for my beauty sleep
Zennure
5 comments:
Hey guys,
I wish I was there riding through the Northern California area with you. I absolutely love SF and the surroundings. I can almost smell the redwood forest through your pictures. Keep on ridin' on!
Karen
Seid ihr schon bei Sigi? Wenn ja, liebe Grüsse und euch weiterhin viel Spass, Amelie
Hallo Ihr beiden,
seid Ihr schon bei Siggi? Lese gerade die gleiche Frage von Amelie. Heute ist Michael Bischoff bei uns und wir hatten einen sonnigen Sonntags-Spaziergang gemeinsam. Ganz liebe Gruesse Papi
sorry to be absent from the message board, we're just returned from a few days in chicago (working, celebrating anniversary, visiting family). we miss that place -- we were trying to envision living there again. we agreed we could. except for the long winters and relatively flat terrain, we couldn't come up with a single negative thing about it. it's a fantastic town.
where are you guys now? still in northern cal? stuck at an an awesome brewery? i hope. it's late here, time for our beauty sleep too. bis spaeter!
ak
ola, finally managed to get access to your blog again. I've missed a lot of the stories, but I will try to catch up. The road you described I drove in 2004 (unfortunately by car, although that was already exciting). How does the planning look like?
Here everything is ok, less exciting than what you guys are doing. Weather sucks here. Le Mans was great, except for the weather there too. I'm seriously thinking about how long I want to stay in Switzerland, the country is frustrating me more and more. A complete lack of creativity, spontanity and driving capacity and too much bureaucracy. Drive the bike when I have a chance, but no long trips so far. Call you soon. Btw, nice haircut Till..........
Maurice
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