Category Archives: 2012 West Coast Bike Trip

Today’s Highlights: Chris bought us souvenirs last night – bike license plates that say “superbike” and “built 4 speed”.  Since he is the fast one, he attached built-4-speed to his bike and I attached the other.  It’s a good thing … Continue reading →

Today’s Highlights: It was another beautiful blue-sky day with chilly morning temps and a little fog to soften the morning light.  Our first eight miles were very pleasant on flat country roads past farms and along the Tillamook Bay, and … Continue reading →

Today’s Highlights: It’s a good thing that I like hills, because we enjoyed climbing four big ones today.  Our day started leisurely, since Chris and I are still waking up on Eastern Daylight Time and the ride did not start … Continue reading →

Today’s Highlights: Today we drove from Portland to Astoria, where our riding will start from.  It was a very scenic drive through the farmlands of the Willamette Valley and over the coastal range of pine covered mountains, and finally to … Continue reading →

Today’s Highlights: I arrived in Portland around midnight Pacific time and was at my sister’s house around 1am.  The trip went very smoothly.  My son, Chris, arrived about 11 hours later, having left Washington DC very early this morning.  After … Continue reading →