Coastal Bike Trip
Today was a wickedly long ascent out of the lost coast, followed by a long cruise down a painfully maintained mountain road back into a serene road through the redwoods. Tonight I rejoined Austen in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, and we’ll bike the next day or two together. The
Today I felt like I traveled to multiple different worlds. The day started overcast, with a great conversation with Herb at the diner in Ferndale. I then climbed through what looked like neverland, before broaching through the clouds and into sunny green pastures. Then back down through the clouds into
Coastal Bike Trip
Today’s story starts last night, with the story of John Keeffe, then meanders along the coast, before heading inland to the quaint town of Ferndale, a fairground, and an incredibly expensive laundromat. After my gorgeous dinner last night, I headed back to camp to talk with John, and boy
Coastal Bike Trip
Today was a brutality of a day. The sun was bright, the hills were plentiful, and the shoulder was narrow. However, for my work I was rewarded with a beautiful beautiful dinner location. That cover photo is the view from my seat in the restaurant. It’s gonna be a
Extra bonus post today, with just some pictures. I made it and got the tent setup just before sundown. Showers here are not free, and require quarters (ugh), so no shower tonight. But, the tent is nestled between three redwoods! It’s warm here too! And the landscape is beautiful.
I hear we got lots of friends out there. :) For those that don’t get the reference. Look up California by Hawk Nelson. That’s a throwback for sure. I’m writing this at “Public House” in Brookings. My goal is to push another 24 miles tonight into Jedediah Smith
Coastal Bike Trip
He rested... kinda. Today was another fun packed day. If I had to theme the day, it was learning from my elders. I think I learned more about US history today than any other day for the past few years. Did you know that the coastline of Oregon is designated
Coastal Bike Trip
Hint, it very much was not a beautiful day, but the Oregon Coast is absolutely beautiful! And made the fact that I wore rain gear all day well well worth it. It was a packed day, filled with food, stunning views, rain (ugh), talks with lovely folks around here, and
Coastal Bike Trip
Today was mixed with ups and downs (pun intended.) It rained (again) most of the day, and the views were not as spectacular, but I met a new friend along the way, and am writing this from a heated yurt. The day started, as most days do, with me needing
Coastal Bike Trip
Today was a treat of a day, so I’ll try and write a treat of a journal entry. If you read any journal entry, today would probably be the day. Today’s journal will be less about my trip, and more about the people I met along the way.
Coastal Bike Trip
I sit writing this journal entry at the house of a “warm showers” host just outside of Florence, OR. I was planning on making it farther today, but ran into Christopher when eating lunch at Homegrown, a deli in Florence. But before I get to that story, we’ll have
Coastal Bike Trip
I caved, and didn’t quite make the 100 miles today. I got side tracked by the ATV rental. That being said, still a blast of a day. Passed the 200 mile mark, ripped it up on the dunes, talked with lots of people along the way, got dinner at