Today was just a 63-mile day but good nonetheless. I was up pretty early, around 5:30. The breakfast at the motel left a lot to be desired but I have enough drink mix, snack foods and fruit (bananas, oranges) that I don’t need to stop anywhere this morning. My plan was to get to Crescent [...]
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When I started back on the road cycling a couple years ago, I was introduced to the LOTOJA race. LOTOJA is an acronym for Logan To Jackson. It’s a single-day 206 mile ride/race with plenty of climbing. Last year my riding partner, Jill, and I did a century ride that included Strawberry Hill. We were [...]
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There’s not much to say about today as it turned out to be a rest day. Plenty of wind and then rain off and on. I love flying stunt kites. They have two strings and you have an amazing amount of control. Figure-8′s, level back-and-forth, dive and recover, etc. Before the ride I had debated [...]
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Today started out wet. That shouldn’t be surprising since we’re in Washington and on the coast. During the night I heard something licking my tent. I didn’t quite understand what the sound was until after Heidi got up and said that something had been licking her tent as well. Our camp neighbors have a dog [...]
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Yesterday Jim, one of the cyclists I met on my tour, completed his tour. He was able to be out a solid 40 days. Envy! You can check out the details of his trip at http://jimbobooksandbikes.blogspot.com/
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This was the first day of my tour where I woke up to the sounds of a family doing normal-day family stuff; getting ready for and going to school and work. I felt a bit like the odd wheel, in the middle of everyone else’s routines. As far as the bikes go we were ready. [...]
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Today’s the day I ride up Mt. St. Helens! Sunrise was around 6:30 and I was up, breaking camp and ready to go. The plan is to ride up and then back down the mountain. The road has a few climbs and descents so once I’m at the top I’ll actually have several thousand feet [...]
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Ok, it’s confession time. I’m sending some stuff home. Before going on this trip I read of a lot other trip reports, blogs, some books and thought that I really had my act together. Plenty of training miles for muscles and the butt, a solid bike with strong wheels that wouldn’t let me down, camping [...]
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Today I rode from Port Townsend to Shelton. When looking at this section originally I expected to take two days, but things were nice so I just kept going. I finally called it a day when the traffic kept building and building. Then I realized it was a Sunday and that as the day progressed [...]
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This is our last day in Canada. The ferry we need doesn’t leave until noon and we’re only a couple miles away so we aren’t in any rush today. We went to breakfast at a place much like a Denny’s or IHOP and had a big breakfast – pancakes, omlette, toast, hash browns. My body [...]
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