Final Day
My original plan was to break off and head to Yreka (7hr, 321 miles)
Stay at Yreka Budget Inn
Day 9 Route All In One (6h30m, 303mi)
I was worried about my rear tire wear. Alternatives were
a) head to Roseville, buy a tire, replace it at Scott's, then ride part way home, late and hot on Highway 5, or
b) ride north to Medford CycleGear where I could buy a tire, then maybe get home in one day.
I started with b) and decided near Medford that the wear rate was going to get me all the way home.
I met Scott and Julie at Midtown Coffee in Graegle, then took off at 7:30am. I was super gentle on the throttle all day and got 57 mgp! The ride through the forests on highways 70,89,147,A21,44,89 was perfect all the way to I-5. Cool and beautiful with great roads and no traffic.
After getting on I-5 though, it got hot. Temps up to 96°F. I stopped for gas a few times, and for In-n-Out in Grant's Pass where I took a long break. Another long break in Monmouth for Ice Cream, then I made it to the McMinnville Barn. There I transferred my baggage to the FJR1300 and finished the ride home in the dark. Man that FJR1300 is an awesome bike!
Day 9 — Ride part way with the group, then break off north to Yreka to get half way home
Final day, break off and ride all the waay home on a very worn rear tire (15h, 588 miles)
| Time | Minutes | km | kph avg | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:52am | 0.5 | loading the bike | ||
| 6:52am | 6.0 | 0 km | 3 kph | |
| 6:58am | 1.5 | fuel up at One Stop | ||
| 7:00am | 6.5 | 4 km | 38 kph | |
| 7:06am | 28.9 | Midtown Coffee with Scott and Julie | ||
| 7:35am | 47.1 | 60 km | 77 kph | starting my ride North |
| 8:22am | 0.1 | Lake Almanor picture | ||
| 8:22am | 17.6 | 23 km | 77 kph | |
| 8:40am | 2.0 | Mooney Rd bike-in-the-road pictures | ||
| 8:42am | 46.2 | 64 km | 83 kph | |
| 9:28am | 2.0 | Mud Lake trailhead viewpoint pics | ||
| 9:30am | 70.9 | 100 km | 85 kph | |
| 10:41am | 4.9 | lame lookout pics, tire is pretty bad 150 miles from Graegle, 360 miles to go | ||
| 10:46am | 7.9 | 9 km | 69 kph | |
| 10:54am | 1.7 | CA-89 pics | ||
| 10:56am | 63.8 | 88 km | 83 kph | |
| 12:00pm | 7.8 | metal dragon pic | ||
| 12:07pm | 78.5 | 126 km | 96 kph | |
| 1:27pm | 41.1 | In-N-Out Burger Grant's Pass | ||
| 2:08pm | 42.6 | 67 km | 95 kph | |
| 2:51pm | 2.5 | fuel at Seven Feathers | ||
| 2:53pm | 37.0 | 59 km | 97 kph | |
| 3:30pm | 40.1 | cooling off in Sutherlin, called Kathi | ||
| 4:10pm | 91.6 | 152 km | 99 kph | |
| 5:42pm | 2.3 | fuel at EZ Trip Travel Center Albany | ||
| 5:44pm | 38.1 | 51 km | 80 kph | |
| 6:22pm | 22.5 | Main Street Ice Cream Parlor Monmouth | ||
| 6:45pm | 37.7 | 46 km | 74 kph | |
| 7:23pm | 81.7 | at The Mac Barn | ||
| 8:44pm | 66.2 | 88 km | 80 kph | |
| 9:50pm | 0.6 | Home! | ||
| 14h58m | 10h59m moving | 941 km | 85.7 kph | 73% moving, 239 minutes of breaks |