Leg 30 - Eugene, OR to Rio Dell, CA

Left Eugene, OR at 5:40 am after spending two days with a long time friend, Vickie.

Vickie offered to show me a little of the Eugene, OR area. We drove East out of Eugene on Hwy 126 with the plan of connecting with the Old McKenzie Highway. Along Hwy 126 I saw my first covered bridge in person, the Goodpasture Covered Bridge.

Goodpasture Covered Bridge, OR

We took a couple of short hikes, one to a beautiful waterfall just off of the Old McKenzie Highway.

Waterfall off of Old McKenzie Hwy

I took Interstate 5 from Eugene, OR to Grants Pass, OR. It was some of the most beautiful Interstate riding I have made on this trip. However, I decided to take secondary roads the rest of the trip back to Novato, CA. I took Hwy 199 from Grants Pass, OR to Crescent City, CA. Hwy 199 was absolutely gorgeous and a great motorcycle road. It has lots of tight twisties posted at a maximum of 35mph.

I reached Crescent City, CA and took the following photo when reaching the Pacific Ocean to document the event.

Crescent City, CA

My plan was to ride to Eureka, CA and find a motel. I arrived in Eureka, CA around 1pm, ate lunch and decided to push on. I didn't make it very far.

I simply ran out of energy around 3:15 and began looking for the closest motel. I checked into the Humboldt Gabels Motel in Rio Dell, CA and immediately took a 2 hour nap.

Overall, 345 miles and 9 1/2 hours.

Leg 30 - Eugene, OR to Rio Dell, CA

Tomorrow is the last leg of the trip. I am a short 250 miles from Novato, CA.