My oldest son, my brother in law and I spent 3 days backpacking in the Five Lakes Basin in the Tahoe National Forest. The road into the trail head would be enough to discourage most people but the views were worth it. Here is a link to a video I made of our trip.

 http://youtu.be/15LifFEd9gI

Backpacking in the Five Lakes Basin

Spectacular views and perfect weather.  Just enough wind to keep the mosquitos away.

Five Lakes Basin

Redwood Highway Ride

      My plan was to ride south from Crescent City and take Highway 299 inland toward Graeagle Ca where I am at a family reunion. After checking the California fire map, I decided to take the Redwood Highway California 199 instead, after riding through heavy smoke last year near Susanville. Here is a video I made of the ride.


http://youtu.be/J48BORBU1ME

Back in the 70s I used to ride my Honda CL350 down to Corvallis to visit friends that were in college there and then ride over to the coast on highway 34. It's still one of the nicest motorcycle roads I know of. This is the way I went to the coast on my way to California. Here is a link to a short (not the whole 65 miles) video of the ride.

http://youtu.be/aMJV33m0aJ4 

Gold Lake California

Blessedly clear of smoke unlike the ride from Crescent City to Graeagle.

Hiking in the Redwoods

These big trees are still as spectacular as I remember them. One of my favorite places in the world. Jeremiah Smith Redwoods.

Parked along the Sothern Oregon coastline

I have gotten so used to trying to stay cool the last few months of riding that it was a surprise to have it so cool and cloudy as I rode down the coast today.