Today starts in Eureka And finishes in Ukiah Riding the Avenue of the Giants Through the Redwoods

Places Visited Along The Way, Photos, and Notes

Fortunately, Jason is pretty much fine. The only soreness is in the joint of his right thumb probably jammed it pretty good during his tumble

We arrived at Redwood Harley-Davidson  before they opened The service department heard our tale of woe and went into action The engine guard (crash bar) on Jason's bike was bent to the point that the gear shift lever was hard to reach Long story short, they had a new part and mounted it in about an hour and a half While waiting, we met some real nice people One couple was from Texas by way of Mississippi and Idaho Another couple was from Massachusetts We gassed up and were on the road before ten o'clock

Loleta was our first stop. The Loleta Cheese Factory.  As always it was great fun Out in back, they have a fantastic garden with many conversation areas for people to sit and enjoy A real highlight for me was meeting Bob, the founder and owner He taught agriculture at Eureka High School One day, a student asked him how they make cheese Bob answered he did not know and sent him off to buy a book One thing led to another and the Cheese Factory was born

We swung off US-101 onto the Avenue of the Giants This is the old 101 winding through the redwoods After about half an hour of this, Jason thought he had probably seen enough twisty roads through the redwoods for now

At last, I found what I was looking for Williams Grove While I was growing up, my family would often picnic here Romping through the virgin readwood forest and swimming in the Eel river, great memories

There was a nice woman there who shared a bit of her story She is currently living in her car with her 14 year old dog and her 4 month old cat She was well dressed and clean.  Jason offered her some money but she refused and told us that she was a pot grower and had amassed a good deal of money and was looking to move somewhere and buy a place

Next stop was Garberville For lunch at the Eel River Cafe

The Legend of Big Foot just north of Richardson Grove State Park is a schlocky tourist trap which is always worth a stop

The highway now bypasses Willits so we turned off for a visit We arrived just as the high school was letting out so the road was crowded There is a bookstore full of fun stuff and then we headed across the street for home made ice cream at the J.D.Redhouse Mercantile

Ukiah has a dealer Gunnink`s Harley-Davidson Last time I visited, they had just changed ownership and had not yet gotten shirts, chips or dealer pin They have them now, and so do I They have a large number of great old Harleys

We checked into the Best Western Orchard Inn Then walked up the street for a pretty good Chinese buffet

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