Today starts in Eureka And finishes in Eureka Round Trip up the coast to Crescent City

Places Visited Along The Way, Photos, and Notes

Woke up in the Quality Inn Eureka Redwoods Area and took a walking tour of downtown

First stop is the world famous Carson Mansion - The Ingomar Club It was built at the turn of the 20th century by a local lumber tycoon. Since the middle of the last century, it has been the home of the Ingomar club, an exclusive business man's organization It is very private, no non-members allowed It is one of the most photographed homes in the US if not the world

Walking around, we viewed several familiar places Growing up, Eureka had three theaters within a couple blocks of one another The Eureka, the State, and the Rialto They were all three in the 30's style of a grand theater. High ceilings, dramatic beams and scultures, large chandeliers There was no time when all three we operating, always only two The Rialto is long gone, but the Ereka and the State survive The old Eureka Public Library and the poshest place in town, the Eureka Inn The Downtown Post Office and federal building still operates Entry interior double doors Old brass post office boxes and attendent windows

Black Lightning Motorcycle Cafe  is a new business coffee and light snacks with a motorcycle theme Busy, I hope they make a go of it

First stop was Redwood Harley-Davidson  I am adding water bottle carriers to the saddlebag guards like I had on my previous bike San Jose HD only had the left one Fortunately, Redwood HD had one for the right side So I bought it and mounted it.  I am now symetrical again

Heading up the coast, the plan is to stay on US-101 There is a lot to see and the ride is enjoyable

We stopped in Orick at the Palm Cafe I have been there before and it is, at best, passible So bad that it is really fun to experience Jason had a piece of mediocre  pie and I had some bad coffee and wheat toast These photos are actually from a past visit, I took none today

Trees of Mystery with statues of Paul Bunyon and Babe A must stop for the past 50 years schlocky tourist shop with a neat museum of Indian relics

We reached Crescent City but it was too foggy to take photos or to sight see. We asked a local person and they recommended the Chart Room Restaurant It was very good and very popular Right on the harbor with large windows along one side Sea lions were out sunning themselves on rafts just outside

Heading back south to Eureka there are some byways that are interesting Two lane highways through some lesser traveled areas

Newton B Drury Scenic Pkwy through Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

A few more photos of this beautiful, virgin redwood forest shot with my better camera

We got off US-101 at Patricks Point State Park Patrick's Point Drive Exit 734 and headed down the back road to Trinidad Speed limit 45 but the road is rough so we were doing 30-35 The road at this point is on a steep hillside with the ocean to our right

I was in the lead and coming around a gentle left curve when all of a sudden, with no warning signs the road was not beneath me - I was airborn a portion, over half of the roadway width and over a bike length had collapsed about 1-2 feet I saw that I was going to land in gravel making control impossible I feared that I would not be able to correct my line of travel which was slightly diagonally down the steep slope toward the ocean somehow, though, I was able to stay with it long enough to get across and onto the solid ground beyond

Man Down! Man Down!

As I looked back, I did not see the familiar headlight of Jason's bike I stopped in the first wide spot, parked and hurried back up the hill Jason was not so lucky and had gone down As I approached, he had uprighted his bike and just started the engine He had been close behind me and was not able to stop when he saw me struggling he was able to brake some before the precipice but was not so lucky in the gravel. Thank goodness, he was not hurt more than perhaps a few bruises but the engine guard on his bike is bent pretty badly the handle bars are also bent but serviceable. Update: In the morning after, Jason reports nothing hurt but his right thumb His jeans and jacket were not even torn or scratched Bike paint and saddlebags were not hurt, only the engine guard and the handlebars We will be visiting Redwood HD as soon as they open

We limped back to Eureka and the safety of the hotel room Tomorrow back to the Harley dealer for repairs

We walked over for dinner in the Lost Coast Brewery beer pub This place is in the building that was once owned by a distant cousin, Raymond (Ray) Wallace He had a business called "Everybody's Furniture Mart" My father worked for Raymond selling furniure and appliances for a year or two.

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