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Trip: Whistler to California

There are [9] stories from my trip: Whistler to California


All good things

UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Thursday, 14 Jul 2011 | Views [485]

Leaving LA was about as much fun as entering it. 5 th of July and the city was distinctly hung over. People wandered around in the late morning haze peering at the world with bleary eyes. The beach as I rode along it on the quiet bike path, was ... Read more >

Tags: bicycle touring, pacific coast


San Fran to LA

UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Friday, 8 Jul 2011 | Views [668]

City cycling. It's only fun if you're not actually trying to get anywhere. It doesn't help that everything is in Spanish. I shouldn't be surprised, California was part of Mexico once. Until [as my friend Nick says] 'The ... Read more >


The Sun that shone

UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Saturday, 18 Jun 2011 | Views [403]

My legs hurt. But it's ok because I found myself a couch. And couches are basically a wonder drug. After all they can cure any thing from every day weariness, the cold, upset tummies, snoring.....well at least for the person who kicked ... Read more >


California the art of never knowing where I am

UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Wednesday, 8 Jun 2011 | Views [618] | Comments [1]

California. Well it certainly isn't all sunshine and attractive girls. I mean, obviously there's me, so the attractive girl part is taken care of. But the sunshine thing? And the beautiful beaches? If I was at school I would be writing lines ... Read more >


Reedsport to Brookings but mostly musing

UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Thursday, 2 Jun 2011 | Views [402]

Is it just me or have I spent far too much time sitting in public bathrooms playing on my laptop recently? It does tend to startle people who wander in and find me huddled on the floor with my electronic device sucking power out of the wall. ... Read more >


Hoquiam to Reedsport and the stuff between

UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Saturday, 28 May 2011 | Views [630]

Something happened to my week. I lost track of it for a moment and suddenly it was gone. But I'm taking that as an indication that I'm having fun. Because time only flies if you are doing so. I stayed in Hoquiam for an extra ... Read more >

Tags: bicycle touring, camping, coast, oregon, oregon coastal bike trail


The Olympic Peninsular

UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Saturday, 14 May 2011 | Views [553] | Comments [4]

Dry? Sun? Warm? All these things have been a vague and far off memory for the last four days. I've woken up shivering three days out of four and put wet socks into squelching shoes and saturated shoe protectors. I've slipped on cold soggy ... Read more >

Tags: bike touring, cycling, olympic peninsular, rain, washington state


Cycling the Sea to Sky....or the Sky to Sea

CANADA | Monday, 9 May 2011 | Views [1068] | Comments [3]

Ever had a great idea? The one you get at two am just as you're drifting off to sleep. Usually when you wake up the idea seems too hard or too impossible. In the cold light of dawn the idea seems unreasonable. So you file it away at the back of your ... Read more >

Tags: bicycle touring, cycling, sea to sky, squamish, vancouver, whistler


Photos: Today is

CANADA | Friday, 29 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery

A great day
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