Day Twenty Four - Avenue of The Giants

Day Twenty Four – Avenue of the Giants

Arcata to Garberville

Daily Brief

A sunny day, winding our way through red woods, we went through the biggest tree still alive, and ended by a nice time.

The Ride

We loaded up in the morning at a continental breakfast. That would be the main meal of the day since we wouldn’t take another meal until after we arrived in Garberville. The day was just a delight. We went along 101 for awhile then turned off and went through the red wood forests, including the “Avenue of the Giants”. It was all very picturesque with our little bicycle team riding in-between these giants. Trying to look up at the tree tops presented a challenge, as they were so high that you would lose a sense of where the road was. The ride all in all went really smooth. It was bright and sunny with minimal head winds, which we only faced in any measurable degree on the highway.

We had a first in the trip today. We have never biked through a tree, much less a tree that is 5,000 years old and the biggest in the world (In some fashion, not sure which). It was kind of like biking between trees, only not so many.

Upon arriving in Garberville, we relaxed in the hotels hot tub (thanks to our good friend). We started discussing what we thought of when we biked. Here is the break down, Chandler thinks of making businesses or selling services. Chris thinks of friends. Shaun thinks of Faith, and about getting married, and all that jazz. I (Parry) make up stories and scenarios. Now this is just when we aren’t listening to books on tape or just zoning out, or thinking about other stuff, but those who know us will find this familiar. Oh, and we got some free cheese from the hotel (It was wine and cheese tasting, we just went for the cheese.)

Daily Stats

Distance: 83.62
Time: 4:58
Avg. Speed: 16.8
Max Speed: 35.3

Total distance: 1729.88

P&C Pushups: 120