Originally Posted by stevepusser

I am also curious about the Sacramento starting point, since if you don't transfer to an Amtrak bus in Stockton to go there off the northbound San Joaquin train, it ends up in Martinez, in the Bay Area. Heading west to the coast from Sacramento in the late spring will 99% of the time involve riding into a strong headwind across a flatland that has very little there to block it. I hope you are also ready for lots of hills on some parts of the coast route.

Are you planning to stay in any of the many fine hike 'n' bike sites available, or do you plan to free camp? You may wish to try out a hike 'n' site on an overnighter someplace near you in SD County, or take the Metrolink to Riverside to check out Lake Perris, or take the Surfliner to Santa Barbara and end up in LA, in order to check a few of them out.