Two thoughts/questions - completely unsubstantiated! 1) does Amtrak offer boxed bikes (or better, roll-on) service through to Dunsmuir (where, when running on the advertised, you'll arrive in the middle of night)?
2) I've heard Amtrak offers bus connections (w/ through-checked luggage i.e. bike box!), I think all the way up the 101 / Redwood Highway. If I understand correctly, some / a short train connection is all that's requires - e.g. Jack London Square to Emeryville. =- Joe Bunik Walnut Creek, CA On 7/31/14, Jim M. <[email protected]> wrote: > The train is cool but Greyhound will take you from Oakland to Eureka. There > > are many ways to ride from Eureka back to Oakland, including touring > through the Lost Coast area. > > jim m > wc ca > > On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 10:19:19 PM UTC-7, Kurt Manley wrote: >> >> I'm looking to do a 1 week solo tour on the proto Hunqapillar the week >> after next and could use some help picking a route. I had a loose plan in >> >> mind to take the Coast Starlight from Oakland to Somewhere near the Oregon >> >> border and ride back. After doing some mapping I'm not so sure. I was >> hoping to take the coast down to avoid the inland August heat but the >> train >> runs pretty far inland. If I get off at Dunsmuir it looks like a 6000 ft >> climb in one day in an area thats likely to be near 100 degrees to get >> towards the coast. More than I want to bite off. Maybe I'm wrong? I've >> just een [lottting routes on MApMyRide.com. Maybe someone knows a better >> way? If I get off in Oregon it might be too far to ride back to the bay >> area in a week? I'm probably good for around 60 miles a day. I like to >> stop >> and explore and would love to fish along the way. >> >> I'm open to different routes, areas, or modes of transpo to get up there >> (wherever that might be) but would love to hear from some folks who have >> toured in far Northern Cal or Oregon. Maybe I'll take the train further >> north, ride for a while then take it back. It just cuts into my riding >> time >> with that much train travel. >> >> If you have a good week long route that I can get to via train or bus that >> >> won't be crazy hot in August and don't mind sharing I'd love to hear from >> >> you. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Kurt >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
