Not the one in North Carolina, the Fort Bragg in Northern California.
What a great ride!
I saw lots of other motorcyclists on the way, and for such a perfect day, that's what anyone with a bike should be doing.
My route was from Chico to Willows via Hoghway 162. Then I got on the I-5 to Williams where I took Highway 20 all the way to the ocean.
The 20 is great.
It climbs the California Coastal mountains and goes around Clear Lake.
The burned out trees were visible from the Valley Fire last year as you came into the valley where Clear Lake sits.
It was gorgeous.
I wasn't sure if I would be able to get a campsite at Fort Bragg because when I tried to reserve one online it wasn't possible.
But when I got to McKerricher State Park, all but one of the "walk-in" sites were available and for $5, you can't beat that.
I thought it might be a hike to the site, but my site is about 100 yards from the parking lot.
I was able to fit my sleeping bag, pop up one man tent, a full backpack, a small bag of charcoal, water, toilet paper, an extra blanket, some food and flashlight easily into the saddlebags and trunk of the Goldwing.
I love the bike.
The last 22 miles actually kind of sucked, the road through the redwood forest was beautiful but so twisty and turny I had to go about 25 mph most of the way.it seemed to take forever.
But I've got a small campfire going now and I can hear the ocean's waves breaking on the shore.
This is the good life.
Happy riding.
