day 7 started in Redcrest nicely enough with the last 20 miles of the Ave of Giants...after that it was all about the climbing, with the highest climb on the route coming in Leggett...thats where you finally get off of the hwy 101 and get on hwy 1...that climb is about 4 miles @ 8% grade...actually even after that most hills were 7-8%....the decents were very techical, with many hairpin turns and it was constantly sun and shadows....hit my highest downhill speed at 51mph....scared the crap out of me so I started working the brakes....in Medincino the route is now on cliffs overlooking the ocean...similar to Oregon with sea stacks but much clearer views as Oregon always had lots of fog...ending in Pt Arena this was the longest day in miles so far at 150...no day so far or any day coming up will be as difficult as this....to be honest with the planning I knew this ahead of time so it was no surprise....
day 8 from Pt Arena to Mill Valley provided more of the same but different...the climbs were shorter but more frequent....very steep and twisty winding road....the posted speed limits on the turns was 15mph to 25 mph....I could have been ticketed quite a few times....plus getting into Sonoma and Marin counties the traffic increased quite a bit...not as many trucks and motorhomes as previous days though....my legs were completely trashed from yesterday....so the day after the rain day from Coos Bay to Crescent City I was mentally trashed, today I was physically trashed....sometimes after a while you begin to feel a liitle better but there would be none of that today...and after a cool morning it got hot, into the 80's....first day to wear a short sleeve jersey....sunny and warm and beautiful blue ocean....126 miles for the day....
now in Mill Valley getting ready for day 9 to Monterey...
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