There was a slight change of plan from the get go this morning after we thought about the drive in to Newport. The road I was to ride out on had a lot of construction on it which made it a pretty unsafe route. Instead, we drove further south to Florence. I didn't know anything about Florence but it's where the TransAmerica trail starts Eastward on highway 126 so I'm on that now. After having ridden 126 today it's hard to say whether it was a lot better than the original plan since there was sometimes road construction and narrow shoulders there too. The weekend traffic made it hard to enjoy the scenic bits. I imagine it lightens up East of I-5.
On the whole just a straight shot on a semi busy state highway from the coast to Eugene. This is the biggest town I'll see on the whole trip and I'd like to take advantage of the last bit of populace I'll encounter for a while but my legs need rest after their first real ride in months. Seems like a neat town though. I found its contingent of drunk college kids and street hippies that made it very much resemble a mini Berkeley.
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