Biking Brian’s Blog
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Photos from Tahkenitch Dunes Trail in Oregon
On another forum, Raina mentioned her run on the Tahkenitch Lakes Trail in Oregon earlier today. What a coincidence, this was an area where Clint and I made a pit stop and did a hike during my Oregon Coast bicycle tour! I shared a few photos on my Day 4 writeup, but there’s no better time than the…
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Using a Garmin Edge 810 for Navigation
TLDR version, April 1, 2018: I don’t use my Garmin Edge 810 for navigation very often, so when I do, it seems like I have to re-learn how to do so every time. TLDR version of the steps: Download route as TCX file from Ride with GPS or Strava Connect the Edge 810 to the…
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Post Washington Coast Bike Tour Wrap-Up
One final recap post from my bike trip two weeks a month ago: Video from Hurricane Ridge Travel Home Result of Amtrak Bike Shipping Routing Options Through Washington 24 Hours in Canada – Cross Border Logistics Pacific Coast Bike Touring Recommendations Future Bike Touring Plans
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Day 8: Astoria OR, 53 miles
Today’s route Once again, I got an early start. Since this was my last day, it was best to cook the last cup of noodles for breakfast and use up all my remaining stove fuel in the process. I had already used up my Bic lighter, but luckily the folks in the adjacent campsite had…
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Day 7: Bay Center, 53 miles
Today’s route Just after I sent out yesterday’s update, Martin returned to camp. He started in Vancouver and is headed to San Francisco. He got some advice from his Vancouver friend to take the train out as far as he could and then start riding from there. (Why didn’t my Vancouver friends tell me that?…
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Day 6: Westport, 63 miles
Today’s route I started off the day with a short morning run along the lakeside trail. One of my friends asked me how I can still run even on a bike trip like this. I said it’s easy – the birds wake me up at 5, I finally roll out of my sleeping bag at…
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Day 5: Quinault Lake, 62 miles
Today’s route Once again I woke up early at first light. I packed up and went to the registration/gift shop/restaurant/etc. shack. There’s a long winded sign on the front door which basically says “we’ll open whenever the heck we feel like it.”
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Day 4: Hoh Rainforest, 58 miles
Today’s route Since I’m camping, I woke up with the sun around 5:30, as is typical for me. I went for the morning run, just a couple of miles, almost all the way to the beach and back. Running in my cycling clothes isn’t bad, that’s kind of like being a triathlete I guess. The…
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Day 3: La Push, 80 miles
Today’s route Before starting today, there was the route dilemma: use 101 as recommended by Kirkendall and Spring in the “Bicycling the Pacific Coast” book, or 112/113 as recommended by Adventure Cycling. The former uses a busy shoulderless section of 101, while the latter is ten miles longer. K&S seem inconsistent in their recommendations: they…
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Day 2: Hurricane Ridge, 40 miles
Today’s route: Part 1 and Part 2 I started the morning off with a run. Why should I give up my newly found running fitness just because I’m on a bicycle trip? But I am scaling back to the bare minimum: two miles every other day at an easy pace. (And on a flat route…
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