Border Break + Farm Research

-

After making it to the California border we met up with Gillian's patents for a well deserved break. Thanks Steve and Pam! We loaded up the bikes in the car and headed inland to Medford, Or where we stayed with family friends. We got to indulge in some of the local culture and check out some epic farmland at the same time. After spending some time there we got dropped off in Creacent City, Ca, a town just south of the Oregon-California border. After getting dropped off we re-racked our bikes and started in on the third leg of our journey. To kick California off we were greeted by two 1000 ft. climbs that also have us the challenge of rain. Yes, another downpour.... Even in California. Last night we stayed in Elk Prarie Campground near Patrick's Point State Park and tonight we are staying at another KOA just outside of Eureka, Ca. Tomorrow we will ride into town to restock on stove fuel and then begin another fifty mile trek to Burlington State Park where we will stay the night again. Stay away rain!

Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 2, 2012 at 10:49 AM

    It's so great to catch up with you guys again on the blog. I hope Diana and Keith become friends for life, as so many of Mike's trail buddies have been for him. You guys rock! xoxoxox auntie pat

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownJuly 3, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    What a wild and crazy experience... you will have our phobia of rain after this trip. Hope the new stove fuel helps. Love the pictures, keep them coming!
    Pam

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Preparing For A Journey Builds Character

-
Image
Finally! The departure date is here and a train ride North has been booked with our names. Vancouver here we come! Getting to this point has been challenging, to say the least. We have agreed that getting this trip off of the ground could perhaps be the hardest part of the journey. Neither of us had any idea how difficult it would be to plan everything and get it all lined up.  Organization, we discovered, is an essential component. We have narrowed our lives down to four saddle bags each, and deciding what stays and what goes has been interesting. By interesting I mean its been downright thought provoking, creative, characteristically defining and emotional. Endless trips to REI, scouring bikes stores in multiple cities, attending used gear sales, countless checklists, first aid courses, grocery runs...LOTS has been done to prepare. Both bikes needed some modifications. We added pedal cages, relief seats, new tires, front rack, rear rack, speedometer, front and rear lights, water bott
Read more

Libations In British Columbia

-
Image
Our week in Canada is finally coming to a close right when our anxiety is building to start the trip! Both Gillian and I are very excited to hit the road today. Unfortunately the forecast looks like it will be raining once again. This coupled with one thousand feet of climbing will make for a challenging day.  We were able to squeeze in a big breakfast this morning at Floyd's cafe and contrary to what the forecast says, we have clear skies so far. Maybe we will have luck on our side for the rest of the day. Looking back at the week, we look forward to coming stateside but we're definitely going to miss the seafood here in Victoria. We both agree that we have had some of the best seafood of our life. We are now topped off with the best cycling fuel and ready to sustain ourselves on the road. Onward we go! - Colin
Read more

Last Night We Camped On Somebody's Driveway

-
Image
Last night we camped on somebody's patio. They weren't home of course. It was an old barn house on hunting land, they allow hunters to camp on their land in exchange for a small fee. They probably didn't expect to have cyclists on their back porch, but you gotta do what you gotta do out here. We are cycling through a rainforest...which means lots of rain and lots of trees. It is beautifully green, but makes for a wet tent and two very wet people. Everyday  is a quest to find food, stay dry, and move forward...but along that quest we have seen the bluest of blue lakes, snow capped mountains, tide pools, dense rain forest, and some of the most beautiful campgrounds ever. We biked through a dreary rainy cold town called Forks, which is the town the Twilight series takes place in, for those Twilight  lovers out there. We also happened upon a massive bald eagle eating lunch next to the road which was pretty cool to see. Today we hit the coast and have the ocean at our side for t
Read more