Day 10 | craggy cliffs, dunes and…seals? Cape Perpetua, Oregon Distance 70.4 miles Elevation Climbed 3,729 ft Landscape Steep cliffs, intertidal rocks, lush forest, sand dunes Weather Sunny, 50 F Kirsten’s Notes: The 101 was constructed to guide millions of people up, down, over, around and through the steep coastal cliffs, caves, forests and dunes …
Day 9 | pacific paradise Home of our sea otter friends Distance 74.4 miles Elevation Climbed 4,426 ft Landscape Lush forests; craggy and sandy coastline Weather Sunny and windy in afternoon, 60 F Lars’ Notes: As I got my coffee from the Motel, the woman at the desk noted that this has been one of …
Day 8 | Flat tire but pumped up Oswald West State Park, Oregon Distance 48.4 miles Elevation Climbed 2,913 ft Landscape Lush rolling hills; coastline with intertidal structures Weather Foggy and 50 F to sunny, windy and 60+ F Kirsten’s Notes: I’ve come to expect ‘partly cloudy’ in the weather forecast means ‘bring rain gear’ …
Day 7 | HELLO JIM, Goodbye washington Jim joins us Distance 61 miles Elevation Climbed 1,515 ft Landscape Marsh, coastline, small towns Weather Partly cloudy, 55-60 F Jim’s Notes: Hello I’m Jim Reilly from Panama City Beach, Fl. Today I had the awesome pleasure with my great friends from CT on what is Day 1 for …
Day 6 | Father’s Day! Dad and daughter Distance 49.6 miles Elevation Climbed 2,064 ft Landscape Forested highways; wetlands Weather Overcast to rain to sun, 50-60 F Lars’ Notes: Father’s Day! We drove north to Elma, our starting point for the day. We had the advantage of seeing the route, since we had to drive …
Day 5 | not all paved roads are smooth High five for Day 5 Distance 53.4 miles Elevation Climbed 1,937 ft Landscape Dense forest and brush sprinkled with flowers Weather Windy and overcast, 50 F Lars’ Notes: We started the day’s ride from Belfair, WA. Lise dropped us at our endpoint from yesterday and we …
Day 4 | Staying Ahead Of the Rain Ready for the rain Distance 38.5 miles Elevation Climbed 2,306 ft Landscape Populous roads with many commercial areas, military bases and occasional mountain views Weather Humid, overcast; 55 F Kirsten’ Notes: Trying to avoid the discomfort of riding with what feels like a wet diaper for 50 miles, …
Day 3 | only one country left! Port Angeles, WA Distance 60.7 miles Elevation Climbed 3,194 ft Landscape Coastal, forest and flora lined protected trail; climbing ridge line and suburban roads Weather Mostly sunny with 1 hour rain, 55 F Lars’ Notes: Our day started by heading out of Victoria. We were hoping to get …
Day 1 | Working out the kinks Nanaimo, British Columbia Distance 57 miles Elevation Climbed 3,359 ft Landscape Tree-lined roads with peeking mountainous coastline Weather Sunny, 50 F Lars’ Notes: Up early, had our coffee, packed our things and headed to start Day 1 of our adventure. The weather was great…sunny and about 50 degrees. …
Day 2 | ken brings us home Ken and Lars – matching! Distance 52.3 miles Elevation Climbed 1,712 ft Landscape Rolling, winding, hills alongside tree-lined farmland/ bays with mountains on horizon Weather Sunny and windy, 55 F Kirsten’s Notes: The words ‘Easy and Breezy’ were on my mind for the first 30 miles of this …