Category Archives: Bicycle Trip Log

Trip Log – Day 158 – Santa Rosa, CA to Bodega Bay, CA

October 10, 2015 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 33 Miles to Date: 8,331 States to Date: 25 Every so often I have a yen to see the ocean, and I am always glad to make the trip. Santa Rosa … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 157 – Napa, CA to Santa Rosa, CA

October 9, 2015 – Sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 35 Miles to Date: 8,298 States to Date: 25 Ah, California living. I loitered at my warmshowers host’s home until eleven. Lindy made such a wonderful breakfast, showed me terrific photos … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 156 – Lodi, CA to Napa, CA

October 8, 2015 – Sunny, 85 degrees Miles Today: 71 Miles to Date: 8,263 States to Date: 25 Today was not fun. I was warned that Route 12 was terrible for cyclists. But even the naysayers didn’t offer alternatives. So, … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 155 – Ceres, CA to Lodi, CA

October 7, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 59 Miles to Date: 8,192 States to Date: 25 It’s time to tempt fate and talk about dogs, one of a touring cyclist’s greatest fears. I have been warned time and … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 154 – Merced, CA to Ceres, CA

October 6, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 8,133 States to Date: 25 I spent the morning in Merced, a traditional ag town that is being transformed by the newest addition of the University of … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 153 – Madera, CA to Merced, CA

October 5, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 51 Miles to Date: 8,095 States to Date: 25 Today I was drenched in drought. I zig-zagged through the grid of agricultural roads laid out over the Central Valley. The land … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 152 – Fresno, CA to Madera, CA

October 4, 2015 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 8,044 States to Date: 25 Big news in Fresno: it rained last night! The city is abuzz with the good news, and the temperature dropped twenty degrees. … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 151 – Fresno, CA

October 3, 2015 – Sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 25 Miles to Date: 8,006 States to Date: 25 I woke this morning in a midcentury mirage. My warmshowers hosts live in an 1800 square foot ranch on an ample lot … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 150 – Midpines, CA to Fresno, CA

October 2, 2015 – Sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 77 Miles to Date: 7,981 States to Date: 25 Today I sing an ode to Surly, my phenomenal bicycle. I started the day in the mountains. Google suggested a route of … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 147 – Carson City, NV to Bridgeport, CA

September 29, 2015 – Overcast, 80 degrees Miles Today: 88 Miles to Date: 7,766 States to Date: 25  ‘The usual’ at Red Hut Cafe in Carson City is the definitive carb load: a pair of sunny side fried eggs with … Continue reading

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