Day Four - 1167.8mi *

I parked the night before between two Harleys with BC plates. Well I woke up to meet Jerry and Dawn from White Rock! They had just pulled out to the coast from the I-5 and were going roughly the same way I was. See you on the road, Jerry and Dawn!

I stopped at Walgreens to get some eye drops and other stuff and this man actually recognized my Kawasaki Versys. The pamphlet in his pocket says "Stop Smoking in One Hour!" so I took a photo of him while he waited for his (even older) friend. I wonder if he ever quit smoking...

On a website lead I thought I'd go look for the Ewoks on Endor at Grizzly Creek Redwoods National Park. The Park Ranger directed me to the Owen R Cheatham grove and the "Star Wars Trees". Being dressed like a stormtrooper and on a bike myself, I couldn't resist (I am humming the Star Wars tune):

UPDATE 3 Aug 08: I compiled my Redwoods videos to help illustrate how I felt riding through these majestic forests:

After a couple hours in 100+F heat, I rode my bike through a tree! Michael and Debbie from Conway, Arkansas took this photo for me (they flew into Sacramento):

It was cooler on the coast, and after some fantasically scary twisties through the forest, I pushed into the sunset to get to my alternate camp site because I knew I'd hit traffic the next day. Here's Day Four's parting shot from Manchester Beach State Park: