Author: stradacorsajim

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…
June 27: It’s a Sunny Day!

This is going to be a tour of extremes. After spending the first week-and-a-half in pouring rain, I’m now going into a heat wave, with triple digits expected by Monday.…