Category: Bicycling
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Bike Across USA Trip 2001
In the summer of 2001 I completed a 4000 mile bicycle tour across the United States. This was a solo tour without a support vehicle, carrying all of my gear on the bicycle. (Nowadays, this is typically called “bikepacking”, but it used to be called “touring”. I prefer this change, as the word “touring” was…
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Bikepacking Reports
Welcome to my post with all of the self-contained, multi-day bikepacking rides I’ve done. Year Trip Days Miles 2014 USA – Washington – Port Angeles, WA to Astoria, OR 8 459 2013 USA – Oregon – Astoria, OR to Crescent City, CA 6 410 2011 USA – California (North Coast) – Crescent City to San…
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Bikepacking Gear List
Here’s my updated bikepacking gear list. Items in italics are deleted for a light trip. Camping items are deleted for hotel/motel bikepacking, and even when camping I’ve given up on cooking at camp (though I’ve reconsidered the latter in some circumstances). Bike and stuff attached to it Handlebar bag (stuff I like to get to…
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Is This Blog Dead?
Short answer: pretty much, but I’ll still keep it around for the archived material, such as my bicycle trip across the USA, and my Kenmore dryer mounting hardware post which seems to be of use to many. Also a couple of posts on using Open Street Maps and using my Garmin for on-bike navigation seem to be…
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New ElliptiGo!
In mid-December, I hurt my foot (plantar fasciitis) and decided it would be best to lay off the running for a while. I’ve heard of runners using the ElliptiGo as a cross training tool, and it just so happened that I was able to pick one up used! Here’s some information on some tweaks I…
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Photos from Tahkenitch Dunes Trail in Oregon
On another forum, Raina mentioned her run on the Tahkenitch Lakes Trail in Oregon earlier today. What a coincidence, this was an area where Clint and I made a pit stop and did a hike during my Oregon Coast bicycle tour! I shared a few photos on my Day 4 writeup, but there’s no better time than the…
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Using a Garmin Edge 810 for Navigation
TLDR version, April 1, 2018: I don’t use my Garmin Edge 810 for navigation very often, so when I do, it seems like I have to re-learn how to do so every time. TLDR version of the steps: Download route as TCX file from Ride with GPS or Strava Connect the Edge 810 to the…
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Post Washington Coast Bike Tour Wrap-Up
One final recap post from my bike trip two weeks a month ago: Video from Hurricane Ridge Travel Home Result of Amtrak Bike Shipping Routing Options Through Washington 24 Hours in Canada – Cross Border Logistics Pacific Coast Bike Touring Recommendations Future Bike Touring Plans
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Day 8: Astoria OR, 53 miles
Today’s route Once again, I got an early start. Since this was my last day, it was best to cook the last cup of noodles for breakfast and use up all my remaining stove fuel in the process. I had already used up my Bic lighter, but luckily the folks in the adjacent campsite had…
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Day 7: Bay Center, 53 miles
Today’s route Just after I sent out yesterday’s update, Martin returned to camp. He started in Vancouver and is headed to San Francisco. He got some advice from his Vancouver friend to take the train out as far as he could and then start riding from there. (Why didn’t my Vancouver friends tell me that?…
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