Redwoods

We were supposed to take a rest day in the redwoods but ended up riding a closed and washed out gravel road that led to a less than mediocre campsite without a view or redwoods. We continued our ride down the technical and bumpy road on our fully loaded touring bikes while only losing a pack of hot dogs and a couple of panniers to a more aesthetically pleasing campsite under a big tree. Vince climbed to the near top of it before determining that we should stay there. Our next pseudo rest day was a twelve mile hike though fern canyon to the lost coast where we saw a herd of elk grazing on the beach. We then rode a hilly forty miles on empty stomachs until we all consumed three pound burritos and sluggishly made our way into Arcata, California.

When we arrived at the Humboldt State University campus we posted up right outside the university center. Conveniently, we happened to be resting right next to the "Occupy Humboldt" headquarters (a group of tents with a creative logo on a banner). We heard they had been camping out on campus for the past week so, without hesitation we asked if we could join their slumber party for the night...they allowed it, of course.