Today was spectacular! A perfect kind of tandem ride, not too hilly with long rolling sections on 101. Wide shoulders and symathetic drivers made the morning a really nice ride.

In the afternoon we hit a local bike shop and was able to get new tires for the tandem. This was a REALLY good thing as we had not been able to find them before in any of the shops along the route.

In the late afternoon we turned onto the Avenue of the Giants on Humbolt Redwoods State Park! Gorgeous is the best word for these beauties! Imagine a whole forest of what appear to be old growth trees, a canopy that allowed dappled sunlight thru and a lovely coolness after the heat of riding on the highway all morning.

It was 77 miles today and they just flew by! At camp we spent time on cook crew and changing the tires on the bike. It gets dark very early these days so we completed the tire change by the light of our head lamps. Great day!