Kurt: For a week, either Eurika / Arcata to the Bay Area or the Oregon coast. But they're each a week at a touring pace. I've done both & feel that section of the northern California coast is more interesting than Oregon. Maybe because on my Oregon trips that was toward the end. Their both well worth doing. Oregon actually has better camping options as they have more state facilities with hiker-biker sites. NorCal is pretty un-populated (part of the draw) but not as extensive camping options. Lots of big trees provide plenty of cover if you need to be creative.
Mike's one-way car suggestion is the easiest logistics provided you can get a decent rate. One-ways are dependent on the car agency's need to get surplus cars from one place to another, usually between airports. The airport at Eureka is small so not as many agency options. But check it out. I've done lots of one-ways and you have to make lots of phone calls to get the best deal. Bus service will mean boxing your bike on Greyhound. Amtrak is a lot more flexible. They have a policy that says bikes be boxed. But I've seen people talk to the driver & wind up stuffing their bikes into the luggage bin after all the other luggage is loaded. A bit of a crap shoot. Up to the driver and today's load. Any time near the start of classes at Humboldt State they'll be busy. The time I used Greyhound we left Oakland mid to late afternoon, & arrived in Arcata near midnight. We knew that going in, so no surprise. We kinda forget how much of California there is north of the Bay Area. IIRC it's around 300 miles & Greyhound stops a lot. You meet some interesting characters on Greyhound. dougP 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.
