Biking Brian’s Blog

Today’s route: http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1479686 Last night Clint and I had looked at the maps closely and were unpleasantly surprised that we would have a 93 mile day today! Somehow we thought it was more like 70-80 miles. Well, we would have to make the best of it by leaving early and having a shorter bailout option in…

Today’s route: http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1479685 Today began with sunny skies and a tailwind from the north, though not as strong as yesterday’s. Clint and I felt bad for the northbound cyclists yesterday who were riding uphill into the wind. While taking a break on the climb out of Florence, we saw a couple of other cyclists going…

Today’s route: http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1479684 Clint and I rode together again today. Nye Beach was a better “start” photo than the hotel.

Today’s route: http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1479683 Long day today. So this report will have more photos and fewer words. Clint and I decided to ride together again today. We’re pretty evenly matched as far as speed and daily riding distance.

Today’s route: http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1479682 After breakfast I went for a walk to downtown Astoria.

Today was the travel day to Oregon. To recap, I shipped the bike to Portland via Amtrak, shipped a box with my gear to FedEx, and then take a single pannier on the flight with me. The original plan was to retrieve just the bike upon arrival, load the pannier and ride around town for…

I’m here at the airport, delayed for a flight to my “side destination” because continuing on to the Oregon coast bicycle tour. Though at least after the storms pass through this week, it should be great weather next week!