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Out of the Refrigerator and into the Microwave.

At the last update we were heading into San Francisco. While the weather has been cooperating lately, I never realized how much fog and how cool it is along the northern Pacific Coast. When we set out in the morning … Continue reading

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Redwoods and vinyards.

We’re more than half way to our ultimate destination of Costa Mesa, CA. We’ve headed inland which means going from the chill of the coast to the heat of the inland areas. I have never been in this area of … Continue reading

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The Redwoods

“Fort Bragg [NC] is one of the US’s most combat ready and active military installations.” Ft. Bragg, CA is on the Mendocino Coast in Northern CA. It is not combat ready and is located in a county who’s major cash … Continue reading

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Riding the Pacific Coast.

I am doing the tour with the same company (America By Bicycle) that Marie and I used for our trip across the United States during the summer of 2007. Today we completed our sixth day of riding (over 400 miles … Continue reading

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The Pacific Coast Ride.

I’m on the Pacific Coast bike trip. The ride is from Astoria, OR to Costa Mesa, CA. Today was the 4th day of riding. We did about 65 miles the first day and about 80 miles each of the last … Continue reading

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Success!

WE DID IT! Coast to coast. Across America. From the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean in 50 days, over 3,600 miles and (by someone’s calculation) nearly 1 million pedal stokes. We survived it healthy, happy and strong. Finishing was … Continue reading

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The Atlantic Ocean is in Sight!

Today we completed the last challenging stage of the ride. It was about 80 miles from Brattleboro, VT to Manchester, NH. The weather was absolutely gorgeous. There were some tough hills but the ride was more exhilarating than difficult. Tonight … Continue reading

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Out of the Flatlands.

Yesterday we had a good 84 mile ride from Liverpool (Syracuse), NY to Little Falls, NY. It gets hot in the afternoon but the roads were pretty good and we had no problems. Little Falls, NY is a prime example … Continue reading

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The Good Luck Ran a Bit Thin Today.

In the last update we spoke a bit about the safety issue as we enter the last week. Well, this morning, before things hardly even got started one of our riders was hit by a motorcycle while leaving the hotel. … Continue reading

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OK, so I lied.

In the last update from Niagara Falls I said we weren’t going to do anything touristy on our rest day. Well, it’s hard to hold to a promise like that in Niagara Falls since there is little else to do. … Continue reading

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