Day 4, Yuba City to Lake Solono County Park, 61 miles

This is an uneventful day.  We stop in Davis to get new tires for Len and to get my bike fixed. The bottom bracket was making a clicking sound on each revolution of the pedal crank.  Turned out it just needed lubrication.

Between Yuba City and Davis we pass through peach/nectarine and walnut orchards and more rice paddies.  We see small groups of Great Blue and Great White Herons and Snowy Egrets (remember that Egrets were nearly extinct in the early 20th century because their feathers were used in fine ladies hats). The shoulders of the roads are well maintained and our only hinderance is a 5 - 10 mph headwind. After our sojourn at the bike shop, we have lunch at Crapeville in Davis where we seen an endless stream of college students.

The final leg of the ride brings near 100 degree temperatures and Len and I suffer on black asphalt roads that are fortunately lightly traveled.  We decide to do some of our own cooking and average >15 mph to camp to get off our bikes.

We set up camp at the Lake Solono County Park shower and consume a few beers and a bottle of Pinot Blanc.  After a great dinner at Putah Creek Cafe in Winters we return to the campground where we are serenaded by frogs and P-fowl.  Without ear plugs it would be a long night.