Bike tour/Summer 2019

This page is for planning our ride back to Seattle.

Options

Confirmed(?)

• We leave Palo Alto on 6/22 (Sat).
• We leave Ose's on 6/29 (Sat).

TBD

• Section 1 (Davis to Applegate)
• Option 1) 6/22-27 (5.25 days)
• Option 2) 6/23-27 (5 days); arrive at Ose's on 6/22 and spend a whole day on 6/23.

• Section 2 (Applegate to Bend/near Bend)
• Option 4) 6/29-7/1 (3 days)
• Option 5) 6/29-7/2 (4 days)

• Section 3 (Bend/near Bend)
• Option 6) TBD departure date; 3 days from Bend to Portland via Warm Spring Reservation and Bagby
• Option 7) TBD departure date: 3 days from Sisters (outside of Bend) to Portland via Breitenbush and Bagby
• Option 8) TBD departure date: 4 days from Bend to Portland via Belknap, Breitenbush, and Bagby

Itinerary

Day 1: June 22nd

• [Bike] home → San Jose Diridon [~17mi]
• [Train] Amtrak SJC → Davis: 8:15am from San Jose Diridon Station
  • Arrives at 10:50am
  • Other Trains leaving SJC at: 10:10AM, 1:05PM (trip time: ~2.5 hours)
  • tickets must be purchased in advance [DONE]
  • There are bike cars that don't requires a special ticket (like Caltrain)[1]
• [Stop] Visit UC Davis
• [Stop] Bicycle Museum
• [Bike] Davis → Dunnigan (~28mi)
• [Stay] Motel 6 Dunnigan (reservation: [DONE])

Meals:

• Breakfast in Davis: Konditorei Austrian Pastry (Davis); Cafe Bernando
• Dinner in Dunnigan: Taqueria La Michoacana (open 8am-6pm on weekends only); only other options are fast food and a 24h Denny's

Backup Options:

• [Bike] Davis → Woodland, CA [~12mi]
• Stay in Woodland in hotel/model [Several options]

Day 2: June 23rd

• [Bike] Dunningan to Corning (~76 miles)
• [Stay] Super 8 by Wyndham, Corning (reservation [DONE])

Meals:

• Breakfast in Dunningan (Denny's?)
• Lunch: (a) best bet will be El Cazador in Princeton (~40mi); there are a bunch of options in Colusa (~27mi); several supermarket options along the way
• Dinner: Los Costeños if we stay on Solano; Amigos De Acupulco if we stay south near the Holidy Inn

Alternate options have us stop in Orland and come up parallel to I5. This is a very different route but might be a little shorter:

• [Stay] Orland Inn or Orland Motel or The Parkway RV Resort & Campground (a bit out of the way; $35 for tent sites)
• Lunch: A bunch of choices in Williams (42 miles to Orland); Mimi's Taco in Maxwell (33 miles to Orland; no restaurant after this until Willows) or a bunch of choices in Willows (16 miles to Orland)
• Dinner in Orland: El Vaquero (11am-10pm; right next to Orland Inn); Taqueria Don Sammy (9am-9pm); La Corona Mexican Restaurant (7am-9pm)

Day 3: June 24th

• [Bike] Corning to Manton/Shingletown. [~70 miles; 4442 ft; from Manton to KOA is steep; ~2100ft in 12 miles]
• [Stay] Mt. Lassen / Shingletown KOA (reservations are required [DONE])

Meals:

• Breakfast: McBrayer's Hometown Cafe (opens 5-7am); alternative if we want to get an early start, there are many options in Red Bluff (20mi)
• Lunch: we can pick up something at the Olive Pit in Corning (opens at 7am) in Corning; several options in Red Bluff including Bud's Jolly Kone veggie burgers and several burrito options
• Dinner: Pioneer Hillside Pizza is open until 9pm and 4.4mi from campground and there is an alternate path via Emigrant Trail that avoids the main road; alternative is camp/cooking at the KOA

Alternate housing:

• Mt. Lassen Lodging / Shingletown Grace Lake Resort
• Living Springs RV and Cabins Resort
• Bailey Creek Lodge (appears to be full)

Day 4: June 25th

• [Bike] Shingletown to Algoma (82mi)
• [Stop] Subway Lava Tubes (these seem to be right near the road; 27.5mi from KOA) [Maybe?]
• [Stop] Burney Falls Waterfall [54.6mi]
• [Stay] Algoma Campground

Algoma Campground has no reservations, a vault toilet, and no water (but the appears to be a river so we can make it).

Meals:

• Breakfast: Cook at KOA
• Lunch: Snacks at Burney Falls including stuff we get at the general store which has "basic grocery items"
• Dinner: Bartle Lodge (3.3mi from Algoma; open 7am-8pm)

Day 5: June 26th

• [Bike] Algoma Campground to Yreka, CA
  • Option 1: North of Mt. Shasta (~63mi, much of it unpaved but hardpack)
  • Option 2: South of Mt. Shasta along I-5 Corridor (65mi, all paved)
• [Stop] Pluto's Cafe (only option 1) looks kinda cool! A short walk from the road.
• [Stay] Super 8 Yyreka (reservation [DONE])

Meals:

• Breakfast: camping or back at Bartle (adds 7mi)
• Lunch: If we go north of Shasta (mostly unpaved), food will be on the road; if we go along the I-5 corridor, best options might involve going into Weed
• Dinner: Etna Brewery & Taphouse (closes at 8pm, very little is open past 9pm)

Day 6: June 27

• [Bike] Yreka, CA to Alex and Malu's
• [Stay] Alex and Malu's

Day 7: June 28

Relax! Day off!

• [Stay] Alex and Malu's

Day 15: July 6

• [Bike] Bagby (?) to Portland
• [Stay] Portland: Ask Alana? Erik? Someone else?

Meals:

• Breakfast: ?
• Lunch: ?
• Dinner: Something awesome in Portland! And beer!

Day 16: July 7

• [Train] Morning train back to Seattle! [To Be Decided]
• [Flight] Flight back to Seattle for Mako

Note

• Bagby Campground is first come, first served, so we may want to get there early. 19 sites. There is another campground 5 miles from this (Kingfisher), which can be reserved.

Preparation

General:

• [DONE] get Mika's bib short's adjusted at the tailor
• [TODO] send package of food to Alex and Malu's house

Shopping:

• order freeze dried food for trip
  • [DONE] dried vegetables from North Bay Trading (ordered 2019-06-02)
  • [DONE] freeze dried tofu from eVitamins.com (ordered 2019-06-02)
• [TODO] shopping trip to REI
  • 2-3 lightweight summer wool socks for Mako
  • [DONE] short sleeve merino wool t-shirt
• [DONE] order sleeping bag and ground cloth
• [DONE] order new sleeping pads
• [DONE] wool cycling jersey for Mika (ordered 2019-06-02)

Work on Mika's bike:

• [TODO] change the front tire on Mika's bike
• [TODO] change the water bottle holder on Mika's bike
• [TODO] change the brake pads on Mika's bike

Work on Mako's bike:

• [TODO] true wheels on Mako's bike