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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SacramentoMike" data-source="post: 1421053" data-attributes="member: 11508">Free advice, and worth every penny:  Be flexible.  You shouldn't be afraid to get up in the morning and decide it's going to be too hot  that day and head uphill instead, like getting away from 395 (the road that skirts the Sierras on the east side) and crossing over one of the many great roads over the passes and do your ride north up hwy 49 through gold country.  Fun, scenic, and cooler.If you decide to go north along or near the coast, my VERY favorite ride in CA is hwy 1, right along the edge of the continent, from a place called Jenner up to Ft. Bragg.  Then the road cuts inland through beautiful redwoods for about 50 miles towards Leggett and hwy 101.  From there, you can stay on the (cool) coast or go inland toward the gruesome heat on  36 or 299.</blockquote>