Since leaving Mexico over a month ago, I have traversed many different countries and encountered many different people along the way. In Belize I met a cyclist couple twice, both times they were casually biking across their country for training on two different days. But the moments that stick out to me the most are … Continue reading Unexpected Turns
Tag: Pacific Coast
US Pacific Coast: A Retrospective
MY ride south along the Pacific Coast of the US saw it's fair share of changes. I went from the lush temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest down to the dry and arid southern California climate. Leaving Olympia, I said goodbye to friends and family and got to experience my first birthday on the road … Continue reading US Pacific Coast: A Retrospective
NorCal
Pretty quickly after entering into California I came upon my first Redwoods and holy shit are they huge! I obviously new they were massive trees but just being among them is a whole different thing. When I made it to the Redwoods State and National Parks I was greeted with a decently long 6% grade … Continue reading NorCal
Here Comes the Sun
And I say it’s alright. So after slogging through the usual Pacific Northwest weather for the past few weeks I was given wonderful news from some fellow Pan-American tourers from France, that in two days time we would have sun for the foreseeable future! That was music to my ears, I really haven’t been able … Continue reading Here Comes the Sun
Rain and Vomit
Well I'm back on the road!!! I biked to the coast from Olympia and rode the 101 south into Oregon. My plan was to head to Portland for a concert and hang with a friend of mine who lives there. But my body had a different idea and the day after my birthday I woke … Continue reading Rain and Vomit