+1 to Another superior (but tough) alternate route is King Ridge Road just north of the Russian River- you head up (and I do mean up) from Stewarts Point to Tin Barn Road, then head south along the ridge. Bring plenty of water.
If you want directions from Mendicino to SF via mostly dirt (the roads mentioned above) let me know. I initially got the route from Jay @ Riv. Best, Austin On May 7, 2:42 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Jason: > > +1 for Bicycling the Pacific Coast. It's based on camping & lists > plenty of resources. Oregon especially has tons of hker/biker sites @ > $4/day/person, as of last summer. You can make a 25 mile day or a 70 > mile day & still find a place to sleep. In Oregon, don't miss Cannon > Beach (Seaside is so-so, bit touristy) and make sure to take the Slab > Creek alternate off 101. It's the old road and absolutely wonderful. > Where it intersects the highway that takes you into Lincoln City, stop > for pie. South of Florence, traffic thins out considerably. > > For a unique camping experience, north of Jenner, CA is the Stillwater > Ranch. You'll have to do some research to find it (or contact me off > list & I'll dig out my notes) but it's just north of Stillwater Cove. > Used to be a working ranch, then lots of other things over the years. > I've stayed there twice, it's quite fun. You have to rent a cabin > which gives you cooking, washing, etc. but they're pretty EZ about you > pitching a tent. > > The Fisherman's Wharf Hostel in San Francisco is the better one. They > can take bikes while the downtown one doesn't have room. There's also > a great hostel at Montara and the one at Pigeon Point looks good too, > although I haven't stayed there. The hostel in Monterey has some bike > lockers. All the hostels get booked up so make a reservation. > There's no cancellation fee if you give them sufficient notice or > change your mind. > > You'll have a great trip. Just don't hurry too much. It can be done > in 2 weeks but I'd suggest more time if you have it. > > dougP > > On May 7, 1:18 pm, J L <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hey all, > > > My friend and I are going to do a short camping/hostel tour from Portland > > Oregon to Santa Cruz CA this July. He will be on his Atlantis, and me on my > > Saluki. > > > We plan to ride the well traveled pacific coast route. Does anyone have any > > tips about places to stop, current road conditions, or the like, that could > > be passed our way? > > > Thanks- > > Jason > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
