Day 10
Virginia City with a hop, skip and jump down the road to Lake Tahoe.
Day 11
Fairly early start and another short ride to Sacramento.
I rode through this town two years ago and it looked beautiful so I wanted to experience it.
I stayed in Old Sacramento, which I fell in love with.
Found a couple of really cool bars with great food and company.
Day 12
I wanted to get within striking distance of Los Angeles so hit the road at 8am and headed for San Francisco and down as far as I could go on the Pacific Coast Highway.
The road was closed at Big Sur due to slips, which I knew, but I wanted to check out the great views.
I doubled back to Carmel and had a delightful lunch at an out of the way restaurant.
I jumped on a backroad, G16, that would take me onto the 101 freeway.
It was a great ride with few cars, no road markings or signs and hot weather.
I rode threw vineyard after vineyard and I was loving life!
Just me and a remote road.
Worries and stresses left me weeks ago, and today was pure enjoyment.
I jumped on the freeway and road a few more hours and am now in my cave at Paso Robles.
I've just ordered my spare ribs and well deserved beer.
the sheppard's whistle 