Riding West End Road

So... I've been thinking about riding my bike to town to get groceries for quit a while now, and there is this amazing scenic route called West End Road that goes from Blue Lake to Arcata... It's pretty hilly and with my current lack of riding I admit that I am pretty out of shape. But today was such a beautiful day that I didn't have the heart to get in my car and drive the 7 miles from my house to town. I brought my camera to document the ride... I apologize that the end of the ride was not so beautiful so after I exited the redwoods I stopped shooting... just a bunch of industrial, smokey, buildings. YUK! I could definitely smell the difference as I rode along... I was so proud of myself that I made it back 14-16 miles later! I'm going to try and make this journey everytime I need to go to town :)

- Jaclyn