We diligently followed the route shown on the Adventure Cycling map and rode the bike path called “Hammond Trail” several miles thru Arcata. We ate an excellent breakfast at Big Blue Cafe and rode by Humboldt State univ. The speedy … Read the rest
Slimy slugs, tall trees, shining sun
We rode 66 miles from Crescent City to McKinleyville. We said goodbye to our new friend Bob and climbed thru the redwoods. I rescued a banana slug from getting run over. It felt slimy and sticky. We took each others … Read the rest
Gold Beach to the golden state
We rode 61 miles from Gold Beach to Crescent City. We climbed a hill out of town and met David from Toronto. We cringed when we saw 2 deer cross 101 highway. We rode thru Smith River and feasted on … Read the rest
We Three Blew Through “Sixes” at Twice the Speed
Started the day in Bandon, OR, and ended in Gold Beach. We had a blast with tailwinds near a town called “Sixes”. In one case on a gentle grade, the wind actually propelled us up the hill.
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We killed the Seven Devils!
55 miles from Winchester Bay to Bandon, Oregon. Mostly sunny, nice. Joined a fellow named Bob from Bellingham, WA, who took off from our camp at Umpqua, Lighthouse, State Park. Bob, is just starting riding after a year off from … Read the rest
Sunshine on My Shoulders Makes Me Happy, Tailwinds Make me High.
Today is what long distance touring is all about. We did not have any mechanical issues, we both felt strong all day, we started early, the sun was shining, we had tailwinds, and we rode 80miles fully loaded.
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Wet Wednesday. – rain, flats, & spokes, oh my
After sleeping in ’til 6am, we went to L’il Sambo’s for breakfast hoping the rain would stop. No such luck. We packed our wet tents and headed south. As the photos show, the coastline (Boiler Bay shown) is beautiful as … Read the rest
To the coast
Today we rode from our camp at Dovre to Lincoln City, a distance of 63 miles. The more significant fact is that we also climbed about 3700 feet, which is similar to climbing La Cumbre Peak. We are worn out … Read the rest
Downtown towers to towering trees
After a “not worth writing home about” breakfast at Denny’s, we went to River City Cycles to replace my broken spoke. Jesse gave us a map and instructions for a great route to the pacific. To make up time, we … Read the rest
Adversity, aches, & Advil – a.k.a. Double trouble “rubber legs”
We woke with the sun to the sound of hundreds of bike cleats “click clacking” on the pavement.
As you can see in the photo, we rode thru the tiny rural town of Winlock with it’s famous “worlds largest egg”. … Read the rest
100 down, 100 miles to go in the STP
We rode 4 miles to the start at U of W and stopped at Greenlake to eat our usual oatmeal and turbo coffee. We jettisoned our bags (actually, gave them to the SAG truck) and we started as the last … Read the rest
Thunder, blunders, and wonder
After a good night sleep at Steve’s friend Linda’s house, we drank 3 pots of coffee and watched it pouring rain while looking at the weather report showing “partly cloudy “. We played with Linda’s kitten named “cheddar” while we … Read the rest
Sleepy in Seattle
We finally made it to Seattle! The view from the train was great, the food, not so much (and overpriced). I met one guy on the train that had a video camera pointed out the window the whole time.
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Ready Riders are off
We packed the bikes in required boxes and loaded them and paid the $5 fee. We met a rider named Matthew who just rode from Seattle to Santa Barbara solo in ~1 month. We shared a few stories and he … Read the rest
Our schedule & plan
We leave on the Amtrak train from Santa Barbara tomorrow (July 11) at noon and arrive in Seattle 36 hours later. That’s a long time, but I have movies and books on my iPad and we can walk around. The … Read the rest