With that said - I woke up about 3 yesterday morning, made up my bed, collected my things and hit the road! I was out the door way before 4. It was really dark outside, I tried to take a couple pictures of mine and Sunshine's bike, but my flash wasn't strong enough. I had a ton of problems with my GPS in Seattle. Most likely because of all the building, but there could be some supernatural force coming from under the city (could happen). This happened the day before when my cousin and I went for a ride and leaving yesterday. It just kept re-routing me every few streets. Never the less, I drove around downtown for about 10 or 15 minutes looking for an I5 South entrance.
Out on the open road, the sky was amazingly clear with a full moon lighting up the interstate. In Seattle the temperature was a comfortable 34 degrees, I'm going to take some picture of what I was wearing before I finish this so I'll get to that in a minute. Headed down I5 for about an hour and the temperature dropped to a sweltering 23 degrees. At this point I could feel my right foot going numb. It wasn't terrible but it was a little unnerving. Surprisingly my feet and finger tips were the only thing cold. But as the temperature fluctuated between the 20's and 30's it was easy to tell when the temperature dropped again. First time I stopped for gas I put my rain boot covers over my shoes to keep the wind from getting inside them. This pretty much saved me from frost bite I think (without trying to sound overly dramatic).
Got down to Portland and the sun started to come up, again beautiful morning. If it hadn't been so cold I would of stopped and took some pictures because the moon sitting behind the city skyline of Portland was amazing! This was the first time I came across a little ice. There were a couple bridges and on ramps that I had to take really slow. A few hours later I was south Oregon going through the mountain pass. There was snow everywhere except the roads. All the time I felt very safe, you can actually see where I stopped for gas on the map. Without going into to much detail, it was a beautiful second half of the ride. I did stop and take this picture when I got into California.
There were plenty of places I would had loved to take more pictures but this was the only one I could find that had a pull off. I was hoping for a better shot of the mountains I just drove through but it wasn't worth the pictures.
California - flat, straight, windy and full of farms. The temperature rose up to the 40's then 50's when I got to Sacramento. I was actually unzipping clothes and took off my gloves at this point. A few more shots I was able to obtain.
Arrived at The Citizen Hotel in Sacramento; Apparently they were just recently acquired by Marriott because it took me over 30 minutes to check me in. Finally checked into my free comped room (big smile) I splurged on room service. The room was tiny but the bed was amazingly comfortable.
My riding gear consisted of my Joe Rocket jacket, a one piece riding suit, a scarf and the rain boot covers. I had to take the armor out of my jacket because it wouldn't fit under the suit. I'm hoping when I get further south I won't have to wear the suit and can put it back in. All in all I wouldn't change much except the ability to have my armor in and a different pair of shoes.
So today I'm off to Vegas. It's almost 5:00 am here in Sacramento and I'd like to leave by 6. The temperature should stay above freezing today and the sun comes up around 7:30. I was talking to my dad last night and I might change my route home. More on this when I decide which way I'm going.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!! VIVA LAS VEGAS BABY!!!
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