Hi everyone and welcome to day 70! Todays we had 77 miles of biking to do through lots of foggy redwoods but thankfully the Pacific coast is always nice and chilly in this area, so our riders did not have to struggle through 100 degree temperatures anymore. The first part of the day went through a beautiful redwood forest that was made even more beautiful and mysterious by the dense fog that seems to be a very regular occurence in this area.
We had to face some pretty serious climbs throughout the day as well as dodging construction on the highway. Nevertheless, it was a very nice and picturesque day of biking though the Pacific Northwest. We got to see some of the famous thousand-year-old redwood giants some fo which are big enough for a whole car to ride through their trunk as well as enjoy the rough and rugged beauty of the coast.
The day ended up being long, so after getting to our stayover in Arcata we only had energy to eat our dinner, go for a short van drive for ice cream, and go to sleep very shortly after.
-Valerie