Harris Beach to Elk Prairie: CA/OR Cycling
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The bike ride from Harris State Park to Elk Prairie would be a big day, but rewarding because I got to see my first giant Redwood trees of the bike tour.
Leaving Harris State Park
(Blog post written October 8th 2009)
I left reasonably early after a quick breakfast, as I knew that today would be a big day. There was still time to pop into Subway for breakfast number two though!
I was waved through the fruit and vegetable inspection area which marks the California border without being stopped, which makes a change.
Crescent City
It was a shame that today was so foggy, because I bet I missed some great coastline at Crescent City. It wasn't foggy enough for me to miss a Subway sign however, so I decided to have lunch there. Twice in one day, how naughty.
Leaving Crescent City, there was a bit of a climb to 1200 feet from sea level over little more than two miles, which wasn't too bad, as the fog cleared higher up.
Trees of Mystery
I passed a great place called 'Trees of Mystery', which looked wonderfully crap from the roadside, and definitely worth a picture. The road led on through more Redwood forests with huge trees, and I eventually arrived at Elk Prairie state park campground.
The going rate in California seems to be five dollars for the hiker/biker sites, which should see me good through most of California, although there will be some areas without them, which I hope to fill by using Warmshowers.
Need to do some laundry tomorrow as one of my pairs of socks can now be defined as a new and unique life form.
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Dave is a UK travel writer living in Athens since 2015. With 20 years of firsthand travel experience and over 80,000 km of bicycle touring across six continents, he's been blogging at Dave's Travel Pages since 2005. Every guide is based on places he's actually been.
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