It’s time for another adventure. I’m going to do this summer what I hoped to do last summer until my plans turned upside down by a not so little pandemic. The time has come to ride the epic continental divide bike trail developed and marketed over twenty years ago by the organization, Adventure Cycling. ThisContinue reading “The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR)”
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Camping during Covid-19 We left the Kettle Falls RV Park and rode due south. Camp grounds along the river where closed to tent camping, but the RV parks were open. We ended up getting very creative out of desperation. Wild camping was not really an option since it is mostly dry flat land with noContinue reading “Columbia River”
Highway 20 After warming up on the unforgiving hills of the San Juan Islands, the gradual climb of the first part of the North Cascades seemed reasonable. From Anacortes we rode to Sedro-Wolley, Marblemount and finally to Colonial Creek Campground on Lake Diablo with relative ease. After Colonial Creek Campground the climbs begin. Day one:Continue reading “The North Cascade Highway”
Take off A million small last minute decisions to make before we leave. I always over-pack and end up tossing and turning the night before a trip fretting over bringing this or leaving that behind. I try to imagine a scenario where my extra small down pillow won’t be needed. I can’t. Nevertheless, I knowContinue reading “Here We Go!”
I’m ready for another adventure. Despite the state of affairs in the world today, I’ve decided to go for it. On a bike, physically and socially distancing is not a stretch. Unfortunately, I can’t count on staying with Warmshowers hosts or couch-surfing like in the past, but I’ll make up for that in my newContinue reading “Biking in the Time of Coronavirus”
“And where we have thought to find an abomination; we shall find a God. And where we have thought to slay another; we shall slay ourselves. And where we thought to travel outward; we shall come to the center of our own existence. And where we had thought to be alone; we shall be withContinue reading “Reflections”
Yep, it’s true. I made it back without incident. Now, let me tell you how it all went down… From Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada, I rode a magical 146 miles to the small port town of Haines, Alaska. I spent three nights, four days on this gorgeous expanse of land because I never wanted itContinue reading “Home Again”
Top-of-the-World Highway From Dawson I rode straight uphill to the Top-of-the-World Highway, a 66-mile ride to the most northern border between Canada and the US. I was lucky to have the sun on my back the entire day. Here are a few shots from the ride: A couple days after I finished this pass, IContinue reading “Chicken or Bust”
I can now check the Dempster off my bucket list, but the adventure continues… Dawson City After hitching back to Dawson City, I hung out with Linda and Peycho for a couple of days to regroup before starting another segment of the ride. (Scroll through the slide show). I got lucky. For the first time,Continue reading “Golden Days”
Eagle Plains and Beyond For virtually my entire ride, everyone told me that I’d better hurry because “Winter is coming.” You’ve got to be kidding me, I thought. It’s only mid-August for God’s sake. Now I know that when people in the know tell you what’s going on, believe them. I rode into Eagle PlainsContinue reading “To the End and Back”
