Year: 2013

• July 17: Yosemite

  I think Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz said, “There’s no place like Yosemite.” I know, she said “home,” but as I pedaled through the park all day I thought…

• July 16: Let the Passes Begin

  Sunday was a great day off at my parents in Placerville. Had mom’s homemade lasagna and froze some for Monday. Early Monday, we drove back to my pick-up point in…

• July 14: Death Ride & A Day Off

  Saturday started with a gorgeous ride along the southwest section of Lake Tahoe from Meek’s Bay to Rubicon Bay to Emerald Bay and finally into South Lake Tahoe. The blue…

• July 12: I Survived Highway 89

  The last few days I have continued pedaling down harrowing, mostly shoulderless highway 89. The countryside is beautiful, alternating between climbs up forested ridges and dropping into valleys with lakes,…

• July 9: Who Needs a Shoulder?

  After leaving Mt Shasta, I climbed up to Snowman’s Hill Summit at 4470′ then had a long pleasant descent to McCloud. Then the fun began…the road’s shoulder disappeared. And a…

• July 7: Wind!

  Today started with a six mile stretch riding east from Yreka to Montague. Then I had to turn south and ride into an intense headwind. It went on all day…

• July 5: Friends & Farewell to Oregon

  Independence Day began with a classic breakfast served in the historic Prospect Hotel dining room. Ethan and I then rode down to the local waterfalls and hiked to some beautiful…

• July 3: Crater Lake

  Yesterday we left La Pine and headed upward toward the Cascade Mountains again. We stopped in Chemult at a Pilot Truck stop to get a Subway sandwich. As we are…

• July 1: On The Road Again

  The past few days have been a little more relaxing. After spending a day at Smith Rock, I rode about 30 miles into Bend, Oregon and had a fabulous two…

• BTW…an answer to the 5 lb. question

  I was reminded by someone that I never answered the 5 lb. question. Well, I decided to leave the laptop at home and do all my posts and photography with…