On Tuesday this week, the 29th of June, 2010, I got to be part of a remarkable event of Eric Jarvis heading off on his first 200 plus mile road bike trip from Mendocino to Mill Valley with his good friend Rick Gunn. There is so much I could say here about how this came about, but I’d rather have Eric tell the story if anybody reading this post is interested! It’s a very inspiring one! It certainly inspires me!
I volunteered to shuttle Eric and Rick up to Mendocino, where after a wonderful salmon dinner created by Rick and a night of camping they packed up the next morning and cycled off on Coastal Highway 1. It was an incredibly proud moment for me and I’m sure Eric felt the same way once he got through the slight jitters of the first few miles! 
I actually drove after them and got to see him ride his brand new steel Surly bike packed to the max along the highway with the breathtaking scenery of the Pacific Ocean behind! I have to say that that vision and being able to take photos of it was EPIC! (Unfortunately those images are not available right now for they reside on Jarv’s 5D. As soon as he is back, I’ll be posting them here!)
Two days later they had completed almost 50 miles per day and reached Bodega Bay and Gualalla.
Here are a few photos that were taken at our camp site accompanied by our ever-amazing bike companion Tazmin. Unfortunately he didn’t get to go with Daddy, but was able to run with him a bit on the campground road.
Once Eric and Rick were off, I started my drive back with Taz stopping in Red Bluff for one night to see his Vizsla mom, and brother Vino, aunt Suzie and friend Tazer. The doggies had lots of fun play time and I had lots of fun watching them! Thank you Joye and Chris for having us and more importantly for making it possible for us to have this truly wonderful little guy whom we love more than we can say.
On my next day of driving back to Tahoe Taz and I enjoyed lots of exciting stops on Highway 89 including Lake Almanor, Quincy and Graeagle.
It was a long drive, but I have to say that Taz made it very easy by being patient and easy-going. In return, I provided lots of fun hunting outings for him. Now I’m back in Tahoe with my two Best Good Buddies trying to stay away from the craziness of a holiday weekend in Tahoe.
Eric we are thinking of you and missing you hoping that every day of riding continues being a fun challenge and extraordinary accomplishment for you!
Happy 4th of July to Everyone!
Photo disclaimer: the images above were not taken by my pro camera so forgive the lesser quality.
