9 Day Motorcycle Trip along the PCH

I have always loved the ocean, and try to get there at least once a year.  Ever since I bought my bike I had been dreaming of taking a trip down the Pacific Coast Highway.  After about a year of planning, I set off for the coast.  This trip was taken in September of 2012 and I am just now finally doing a report on it.  I hope that I haven't forgotten too much.

Here is the Google Latitude tracking the route that I took.

The main idea of the route was to start from my home in Lehi, UT.  To head up to the Canada Border.  Then follow as closely as I could the the coastal highway down to the mexico border.  Then head back home.

I had planned out the route and where to stay even to the point of making reservations for each night.  I know this didn't leave much room for variation or error, but it also gave me the peace of mind, that I would have a place to stay and gave me a goal to get to each day.

Mike my brother-in-law expressed an interest in coming.  He even talked about buying a motorcycle.  But in the end he decided to come but just to drive his car along with me.  He wasn't able to come for the whole ride, but he will be there for the first 5 days.

In preparation for this trip, I ordered a rain suit from Motorcycle Superstore.  They sent it in plenty of time, but it was a the wrong size.  It took calling, emailing and online chatting to finally get them to send me the correct size in 2 days so that I would have it for the trip.