Day 62: Lassen to Quincy

August 22, 2014

Day 62: Lassen to Quincy

72 Miles

Today's ride would have been a lot more fun if still had a death wish.

Today featured some of the most horrendous riding conditions of the entire trip. By far the most dangerous, for there were no shoulders at some points, many blind curves, and higher vehicle speeds than any other dangerous road to this point. To put more clearly, out of all the roads I have been on, the stretch of Highway 89 between Indian Valley to Quincy has the worst shoulder AND the worst visibility, AND the sharpest, blindest blind corners, AND the softest shoulders where they do exist, AND the highest vehicle speeds. The only thing that could have made it worse is if the road had more snakes or cracks or potholes in it. I had to run off the road just about every minute to let vans, cars, and logging trucks pass by. Many logging trucks.

Sample 1: Note the rocks jutting up vertically from the paint.

Sample 2: Notice the guard rail is no longer present.

Now imagine logging trucks coming from both directions on those roads. Not pleasant.

So tonight I am thankful to be alive. The scenery was fabulous. But it was like going out to eat with your friend's hot girlfriend: You want to look and stare but if you do you'll be dead. I neither looked at it much or took any photos because I wanted to live another day.



I also have not matured at all on this trip.