We had another early morning in order to get to Brookings by noon. I was out of camp before 7:30.
Almost all the riders were catching either the bus to Portland or the bus to Hayward at 1 pm.
We had low rolling hills up to the rest stop in Gold Beach, about half way to Brookings. There was a nice sign welcoming us to the area. We continued with low rolling hills until about mile 30 when there was a climb, but it wasn't bad. Following that, larger rolling hills all the way to Brookings. Just before entering the town of Brookings, we stopped at a traffic control with a flagger due to some highway construction. The flagger was very friendly and told me that next year there will be a special path for bike riders to get off the highway and go right into a park in town. I arrived at Azela Park in Brookings at about 11:30 am, so there was time for a shower. The caterers had boxed lunches for us to take with us on the buses. We took a few pictures. A winner was selected in the men's beard contest. And that was it.
Our bus rolled out about 1:30 pm. Sadly, we found that the bike truck somehow was not with us again. We stopped for a leisurely dinner in Ukiah to give the truck some time to catch up. The bus arrived in Hayward around 11 pm, but we had about another hour to wait until the truck arrived.
We loaded up and I took Derek home to El Sobrante before I went home. After putting my bike away and all, it was almost 2 am by the time I got to bed. It's a good thing the next day was Saturday.
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| Bob at Azelea Park at the end of the tour. |
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| Gold Beach welcomes PCC riders. |
Stats:
57.64 miles
3,369 feet elevation gain
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