After heading out of Pacific City we made our way down the coast to South Beach State Park where we met up with Sean's friend Ian at the Rogue Brewery. He was heading down to Yreka to start a new job for the summer, but decided to hit the coast for a few days to surf. We met him at the Ro brewery and then headed back to the campground where we had an early night and the woke up at 6am the next morning to hit the waves. That water was so cold and none of us survived more than 30 minutes. We hit the warm showers REAL quick.
After taking off from Newport we made our way down to the Umpqua State Park where we again met up with Ian. We spent an awesome night there and had fun some neighbors enjoying themselves as a family. We were pretty beat so we headed to bed and woke up early again to get a jump start on the day.
The next morning we woke up and had the intentions of making it to Port Orford. We got about ten miles north of there then set up camp at Cape Blanco State Park. It was our favorite campground so far. The beach was gorgeous and we spent some time there before again taking advantage of unlimited free showers. We then headed out for our longest day yet. We rode nearly 100 miles and that earned us a rest day that we spent in Crescent City, CA! This was also our first stop in our final state which is longer than the distance of WA and OR combined. We spent those nights at The Ranch which is a campground with another name, but we just called it the ranch.
We spent our rest day doing laundry and refueling on some food and rest. We set up the hammocks in the trees and lounged the day away. Tavin and I also decided to take a little run to give our legs a change from biking.
The next morning we woke up and broke camp heading south towards the Redwoods! We headed south and cruised up the Crescent City hills which we heard were quite the climb. After our rest day we mobbed up those things with no problems. After summitting the hills we enjoyed the 4 mile cruise down the other side which brought us to the indian town of Klamath. This little town was so run down and ghetto. We spent some time at the convenience store getting dinner supplies. During our hour there we became less impressed by the minute. We booked it outta there and headed for Elk Prairie Campground right in the middle of the Redwoods. We went hiking and relaxed with a group of people from Canada that were only headed to Eureka. We hung out with them around the fire and talked for a while before going to bed. I chose to sleep in the hammock in the woods and it was great until I was awoken by the thunder around 3 am. Then the rain set in and I had to relocate. Tavin was a genius and hid under the bear box where he stayed dry and Sean in his tent where he was comfy. I was out in the elements getting soaked under the picnic table. I woke up early and told the guys I was heading on into town to find a dryer. I cruised into Orick and found the only coin operated dryer for miles. I warmed up and then grabbed some coffee while I waited for them. We all had breakfast then headed south again towards the wonderful town of Arcata about 40 miles away.
The ride was going great, smooth roads, small hills, and a good pace until about 15 miles outside our destination it happened again............ Trailer snapped in half for the second time. Almost two weeks to the day we got it repaired in the good ol' town of Amanda Park. After assessing the damage and the resources on hand, we rigged the two pieces together using hammock cord and webbing. Thankfully it held the 15 miles and again we got lucky enough to find a welder in the town of Arcata. We asked around at the skatepark and we got the same answer from everybody. A muffler shop on south G street. One guy from the park even hopped in his car and escorted us through town to the shop. Once we were there we met the owner, Bob. He was there hard at work under a car and when we came up and told him what was up he was more than willing to help. He set us up with a repair and also some reinforcement to take some of the weight off of the breaking point. We had a great time just hanging around the shop and him telling us about his experiences with Tacoma. After it was all said and done we asked him what we owed him and with a wave of his hand he said nothing just have a great trip.
With the trailer back in working order we headed up to the Arcata co-op to grab some food and get ahold of our warmshowers host Tyler. Shortly after eating we made our way to Tylers house, he lived in a cool little part of town not to far from the University. Him and his roommates told us they were planning on heading down to the Redwood Curtain Brewery to meet up with some friends and asked us to join them. Not being one to turn down a cold beer we showered up and hit the road to enjoy some Humboldt county brew. We ended up in the Redwood Curtain Brewing Company for the night. We met great, inspiring people and drank delicious beverages with the IPA or Trippel being the winners of night. After our night out we went back to Tyler's and crashed for the night. This morning we woke up, drank copious amounts coffee, and went to the CCAT house which was MINDBLOWING to say the least. One of those places you can't explain, but if your in Arcata or passing by its definately a town to check out. It is the student run garden and so much more. Then we headed back to their place to cook some breakfest with the veggies we collected at the garden. This place totally reminds me of Bellingham in so many ways and they even take it to another level. Then after we eat we are lounging around and do not really know what we are doing I guess. Heading south for sure!
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