The Big Bicycle Tour During the stormy month of October 2016, my wife and I were preparing to leave our home in St. Augustine, Florida, for an audacious bicycle tour of the Pacific Coast. The Seattle-to-San Diego route we had Read More
The Big Bicycle Tour During the stormy month of October 2016, my wife and I were preparing to leave our home in St. Augustine, Florida, for an audacious bicycle tour of the Pacific Coast. The Seattle-to-San Diego route we had Read More
IN SEARCH OF SUNSHINE BY TRAIN Prosser, Washington, to Portland, Oregon – 250 miles One accepts getting wet as part of any bicycle adventure. Getting soaked to the bone is another story, however. Unfortunately, in what ended up being the Read More
REASON FOR BEING Our decision to forgo the Oregon coast due to rainy weather has made us even more anxious to rejoin the coastal route in California. You see, biking California’s Pacific Coast Highway , aka California State Route 1, Read More
San Francisco, The Day After The Election This morning, Elisabeth and I find ourselves at the home of Coco and Guy (pronounced “Gee” in French), Elisabeth’s sister and brother-in-law. Their residence sits on a high hill in Richmond, California, overlooking Read More
The Sweet Life, Domanico Cellars – Prosser, Washington The sun shone brightly earlier this morning, its rays penetrating everything in sight with life affirming energy. The fact that it was shining at all was a miracle to us. You see, Read More
Union Gap and More Rain East of the Cascades Sunday finds us in Toppenish, Washington. Luckily, it’s not raining at this moment – but even in the desert region of Washington state, rain has been our constant companion. As I Read More
IT’S A QUESTION OF ELEVATION Monday morning found Elisabeth and me in Fall City, Washington, just a short fourteen miles from Issaquah and another fifteen to the Iron Horse Trail. What we’ve learned is this: Establishing a rhythm on our Read More
Last year, about this same time, my podiatrist informed me that I had suffered a compression fracture of my foot. The timing could not have been worse. You see, I had just left my job and was preparing to hike Read More
Leaving Seattle Was Like Preparing For A Dinner Party Leaving Seattle via bicycle was an experience akin to preparing for a dinner party. There is that rush to organize everything, to make certain that you have all of the pieces Read More
The Cyclist’s Leap, or Are We Really Going to Do This Bicycle Trip In exactly three weeks, Elisabeth and I will fly to Seattle, Washington, to prepare for a bicycle trip that will take us east over the Cascade Read More
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