THE READY RIDERS
The Ready Riders are Mike and Steve, a duo of two old guys who like to roll around the country on our bikes with friends. This is a blog about their bike touring trips. Often they will ride with other people.
Thanks for visiting.
PAST TRIPS:
2009 Multi-day loop from Lake Cachuma to Jalama to Santa Barbara
2011 Salinas to Santa Barbara through Big Sur (Mike & Steve)
2012 Seattle to San Francisco Coastal Tour. (Mike, Steve and Bellingham Bob)
2013 Cascades Tour from Seattle to Albany, Oregon through Mt. Rainier, Mt. Saint Helens, and Mt. Hood. Mike, Steve, Bob and Brent.
2014 Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park and ~1,000 miles in Montana. Mike, Bob, Brent, Drew.
2015 Pittsburgh to Harper’s Ferry – Great Aleghany Passage and C&O Railroad. (Steve, Bill, and Jeff)
2016 Erie Canal Tour from Buffalo to Albany, NY (Mike, Steve, Jeff, Bill)
2017 Pacific Northwest Tour from Vancouver, BC to Albany, Oregon. Steve & Jackie
2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 – Grand Objective Tours (Large Loop in the Santa Barbara Mountains – Old San Marcos Pass, Painted Cave, East Camino Cielo, West Camino Cielo, Gaviota, Santa Barbara)
MIKE’S TECHNOLOGY:
I use an iPhone to post to this blog and for email, etc.
Maps: I use the RideWithGPS.com app because it has a helpful offline feature which means we don’t need a cell/WiFi signal to use it.
Camera: my iPhone
Recharging: I use my Anker Battery bank with ~98 watt-hour capacity and a small 11 watt solar panel strapped to my bike to keep that charged. For times when a restaurant will let me use their wall outlet while we eat, I use a compact Anker AC wall charger with 65 watts of power.
Steve, I’m following your great adventure-you’re nuts. maybe see you in portland. tony conner
Thanks for following us Tony! We are nuts. Keep the comments coming.
Guys, I wish you a great trip and a lot of fun!
Get home well!
Mike and Steve,
I remember you both, with great fondness, when your 2 daughters (Rachel and Jackie) were at Santa Barbara Middle School, years ago. Have a safe and expansive journey. Warmest Regards,
Steveo
Hi Guys! What is the big day of departure for your 2014 edition? Will I be seeing you again before?
I really like the recharging concept. I haven’t taken a look at the links yet, but it makes a ton of sense to use some of that massive, animal energy you guys are expending on these trips to keep everything charged. Goodstuff. And, you are doing a much longer tour this time. Will look forward to your postings! Have a blast!
Hey Mike! We met at Canyon Village campsite with Cedric and Marie. I was trying to remember what Bob? Had said about a route after Glacier. Hope your trip went well for you all!! Russ
Sorry for the delay. After Glacier our route went thru the following towns:
Whitefish
Big Fork
Swan Lake
Seeley Lake
Missoula
Anaconda
Butte
Whitehall
Bozeman
Big Timber
Billings
Red Lodge
Cooke City
Mike, Very happy to hear about your next adventure or as you said “Let the adventure begin!” I will also toss in one of my ‘Pegisims’ and simply remind you that A DAY WITHOUT FUN — ISN’T FUN. Yes, I will keep in touch with your sweetheart – maybe she and I can have (or get into some girl fun). Love YOU, Auntie Peg
Guys. I’m following your Journey! you’ve got me fired up to ride Cross Country USA~
I met Brent while starting a rafting trip down the hoback near Jackson. He sent me a link to follow your story. You are living a dream of mine. Enjoy the ride.
It was great to see you all yesterday at Little River State Park! Hope you enjoy the rest of your Vermont journey once the rain let’s up.