Day 4, Humbug Park to Redding CA

Had to get off the 101, found a new route heading east once in California on Hwy 199. Now THAT'S what riding is about! Very little traffic, super twisty almost dragging the peg action. The few cars I did catch up to, all pulled over to let me by. Except for this nasty little hot rod from Oregon that had trouble doing 50mph in a sweeper. Finally got past him after a few minutes.

From there the highway went back into Oregon and I met up with the I5. I wanted to get south towards Napa Valley and quick so the I5 it is. Ugh, 4 hours of slab, tons of traffic, lot's of them big rigs, never pleasant to pass on a bike or to follow behind.

Getting warm now too, was about 30C most of the ride today. I had to stop at pretty much every rest stop for a break and to cool off a bit.

Tomorrow I'm heading for the Napa Valley! Maybe I'll have to spend an extra day there doing some wine tasting. No room on the bike for wines though. :( If I have time, I'll definitely be stopping in at Cline Cellars, I've met the wine maker from there a couple of times when he's been in Vancouver. See if I can get a personal tour from him.