After leaving Mendocino, I was feeling pretty good about how my trip had gone so far and was settling back into my solo adventure as I headed North on Hwy 1 to 101. With the Redwoods only a couple hours away from where I was, I thought it would work out perfectly for me to arrive there midday, go for a hike somewhere, and then decide en route if I would be camping in the Redwoods or continuing north in the direction of Crescent City. Just before I reached the junction for 101, I noticed a sign near Leggett, CA about a drive-thru tree park and figured it’d be a good place for a quick pit stop before I ventured into the guaranteed amazing-ness of the Redwoods. I was ecstatic to see the trees getting bigger and knew I was headed in the right direction, so without wasting too much time, I got back on the road. Just after getting onto 101, I noticed that despite my car’s usually great gas mileage, it seemed to be draining very quickly. I pondered what might be causing this phenomenon, exactly how sure I was about when I last checked my gas gauge, and thought, Caleb and I were talking about our tires this morning and I totally meant to check them before I left! Hmm… I was just finishing that last thought when I got an audible response to my questions. Pulling off the exit that was immediately ahead of me, I jumped out to see that I had indeed gotten a flat tire. Bah! I’ve changed a tire before – when I first got my license and my dad made me do it, but I’ve been lucky enough to never have a flat, so it’s been quite some time since I’ve had to. Trying to keep a positive attitude, I started putting stuff from my trunk into my back seat so I could access my spare, and as I was finishing up, I noticed that there were a couple of construction workers nearby taking a break, or possibly just not working (I mean we were kind of in the middle of nowhere, if the boss isn’t watching…). I decided to ask them for help, and when I approached them, they read my mind; they informed me that they had to wait for another person to get there so they weren’t doing anything, and that they would be happy to help me.
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Leesh
10/23/2013 01:43:08 pm
Hello! And thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy what you find :)
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