Bicycling from Seattle to Almost-SF
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Seattle to Potlatch State Park |
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| Two hours into a Fourteen day journey, age still looks happy |
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| The American fascination with naming things after old British stuff never ceases to amaze David |
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Our first camp. We've remembered everything essential!Potlatch State Park to Elma |
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| Our very first bridge - this one was comparatively quiet, wide-shouldered and nice - but we didn't know that, we thought getting across it a big success and lots of fun |
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Elma to Bruceport County Park |
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| We took a 'shortcut' from Elma to Bruceport. It was shorter in miles, but had unbelievable hills |
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| Camp at last |
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| Airing out the socks for tomorrow |
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| It feels so nice to have a shower... |
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| and ice the injuries (and air out the underwear) |
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Bruceport County Park to Astoria |
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| Age took her knitting with her - these are socks for Jenny |
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| Rain and Tsunami warnings the whole day |
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| The four mile bridge into Astoria. Age got over it by keeping her front tire five inches from David's back tire, and not looking at anything but his paniers |
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Tired Age. BEWARE Following are the honeymoon pictures you NEVER get to see... |
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| That's right - doing the laundry |
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| David took this picture thinking of Mark and Emina |
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| The wonderful pub |
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And the awesome cafe, The Columbian. If you ever go to Astoria, go there.Astoria to Nehalem Bay State Park |
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| ALL the bridges were scary, even the ones that look scenic |
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| The tunnel scared age so much she almost peed her pants |
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| We just have to go down there |
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| The dunes were beautiful |
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Nehalem Bay State Park to Cape Lookout State Park |
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| We stopped at the Tilamook Cheese Factory |
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| and hunted down Fat Tire Beer for Mark |
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| Twenty more miles to go to camp |
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| Glorious sunsets every night |
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Someone's dead to the world, and someone else is getting into troubleCape Lookout State Park to Beverley Beach State Park |
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| Incredible Gods-rays to start the morning, which is good since Age sprained her ankle wandering to the toilet this morning, and needed all the beauty and happiness she could get |
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| Sometimes near the ocean |
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| Sometimes in the hills |
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| Sometimes a weird mix of beach and trees far from the ocean |
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| We'll cross that tomorrw |
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Pretty much sums it all up Beverley Beach State Park to Florence |
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| But the next day started out cold but sunny |
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| A stop at the aquarium |
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| Age doing her otter impression |
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| It's amazing what you find on the side of the road |
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| There was AMAZING scenery at the this stop, but we had climbed for five miles and were only interested in sitting at the picnic table and staring into space. The birds were within eyesight of the chairs. |
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| See where the clouds cover the hills? That's where we're going |
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| Really weird things on the side of the road |
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| A stop at Seal Rock |
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| The picture doesn't do it justice - you have no sense of how far we climbed. |
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| Age finding out that Jason and Lita had a healthy baby girl |
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A Black Day Age mutanied and refused to get out of the bed, so we had an extra rest day in Florence. Florence to Bullards Beach State Park |
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| We were always a few days off this huge Quilting Festival |
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| Here we go again! |
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| Up, Up, UP! |
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| ANOTHER bridge |
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Excellent mealBullards Beach State Park to Humbug Mountain State Park |
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| Happy Birthday Age! |
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| The morning started off pretty chilly, so we stopped for a bite |
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| The book said there would be puffins here. We didn't see any |
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Humbug Mountain State Park to Harris Beach State Park |
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| Our campsite friends |
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| Really strange things you find on the side of the road |
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| David minding traffic |
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| This fun, windy, hilly country road with no traffic |
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| Back to a big road, with a huge hill, and lots of traffic |
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| But great views at the top |
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| If you can lift your head to see them |
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Harris Beach State Park to Crescent City |
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| Thus started the day from hell |
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| We smelled so much, we attracted the local wildlife |
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| Age's first flat of the day |
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| One mile later... Age's second flat of the day |
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| Thirty yards later... Age's third flat of the day |
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We were supposed to ride 70miles today. We threw in the towel after 30. Reasons: I. We woke up in a cloud and were freezing the whole morning. II. Age crashed into David when he tried to pull off the road to a bagel shop (see cold). III. David got hit by a truck. IV. David got stung by a wasp. V. Age got a flat tire. VI. Age got another flat tire within a mile. VII. Age got a third flat tire within 30 yards. VIII. We decided to follow the book instead of our eyes and biked 5 extra miles before lunch. Crescent City to Elk Prarie Campground |
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| Three massive hills out of Crescent City. In fog. On a small, narrow, winding road. Scary. |
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| Wonderful finds on the side of the road |
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| Warmth! Food! |
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| Are we lost? |
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| The route took us through the Redwood National Park |
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| BIG trees |
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Elk Prarie Campground to Arcata |
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| Wildlife! |
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| Wildlife fighting! |
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| The does and fawns were in a different place entirely |
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Injuries I. Age sprained David's wrist by holding his hand II. Age sprained her ankle while walking to the outhouse III. David got stung by a wasp on the back of his hand IV. David got hit by a truck V. Age got stung by something on the butt while watering a tree |
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| Our favorite flowers |
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| Age took time to try to organize her thesis proposal |
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| Puttering about town |
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| We even made it for a swim! |
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| Bliss |
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| In memory of Ceil - time to stop the ride and head to a funeral |
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| And continued the adventure... |
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