Port Orford to Brookings, Or

Today, we made our way 62 miles down the coast to Brookings. The ride took us past rain forests, sand dunes, waterfalls and rivers - spectacular. We had fair weather, except for occasional strong headwinds. We climbed 3500 feet and one climb, a few miles past Gold Beach was over 800 feet - long and steep. Daniel had one flat tire and as you can see in the picture, if you are going to flat, he chose quite the place! The ride had many "rollers" and just when we thought we had finished one hill, another was just around the corner. We stopped at a motel (no casino tonight) at the edge of town and negotiated a price of $48 for the 4 of us in one room. It will be a little tight quarters tonight, but I'll make sure I get the "real" bed and not the roll-away. We hit the California border tomorrow (in 5 miles) and made our way into the sunshine state where it appears we are headed for bigger and nastier climbs. Tomorrow, we have the town of Klamath in our sites if all goes well. I also just found out that my good friend, Ron Rubenstein was involved in a bike accident this morning while riding in the regular group ride I do in Southern California. Ron is resting at South Coast Medical Center with multiple fractures to his nose and face. Please - anyone reading this keep Ron in your thoughts and lets all be safe out there!