Rainforest Eclipse

After filling our bellies with cheese we found yet another nice campsite in a small patch of forest between clear-cuts on the way toward Cape Meares. The evening sun on the moss-covered trees wasЧитать далее
Cape Meares Scenic Figure 9...

We rode north through Oceanside to go see the Cape Meares Lighthouse and met a group of ~30 cycists on an organized ride with a Seattle bike club. We also met another couple on their own seperateЧитать далее
Cape Lookout

It was a beautiful sunny day and we hadn't swam in the Pacific yet, so we took a short break for a quick dip in the cold water before climbing the big hill over the Cape and seeing our first sandЧитать далее
Pacific City Salad Bar

We thought we would buy a few groceries in Pacific City, but stumbled upon a $8 all-you-can-eat salad bar in a pizza shop, so we splurged and ate dinner inside for a change. Their pizza was deliciousЧитать далее
Slab Creek Road

Our Adventure Cycling Association map put us onto a nice quiet road from Neskowin to Lincoln City. Highway 101 has been pretty good to us with wide shoulders and farily low traffic given that theЧитать далее
Lincoln City

We picked up a fourth member to add to our team in Lincoln City as we waited out a fog bank. Neda is from Montreal and vegan, so doesn't quite get our ice cream addiction, but instead of beingЧитать далее
The End of the Chia!

We carried chia and flax from our Horizon stockpile at home when we left Whitehorse. ~4000 km and two months later we finally finished it. Karl is much happier now, that is, until Holly weighs himЧитать далее
Cape Perpetua

Aaron was really excited to see Thor's Well, so we timed our arrival at Cape Perpetua to catch all the action at high tide. After yet again taking our loaded bikes on an "accessible" walking path, andЧитать далее
Heceta Head

The ride from Cape Perpetua to Florence was spectacular - one of our favourite rides on the trip so far. Tide pools, sea stacks, a tunnel, surfing seals, bellowing sea lions, sand dunes and freshЧитать далее
The People You Meet Along the Road

We started staying in the hiker/biker campsites of state parks halfway down the Oregon coast. For $5 you get a picnic table for cooking, a place to put up your tent, and a warm shower. If you'reЧитать далее
Sand Dunes!

The main Oregon coastal sand dunes begin shortly before Florence and there is a big tourist scene based around them with options to rent dune buggies and go sand boarding. We opted for an evening hikeЧитать далее
Sunset Bay

We arrived at Sunset Bay State Park in the evening and enjoyed a beautiful sunset in the bay. We met up with some Alaskan girls in the campground - Laura and Elizabeth were from Fairbanks and wereЧитать далее
Bandon and the 'Treasures' of the Sea

Laura and Elizabeth had raved about Bandon and it lived up to its reputation. We caught the farmers market and met Dan "the seaweed man", who gave us bags of nutritious and delicious seaweed and toldЧитать далее
A Warm Shower and Crabs!

Our stay in Bandon was made even more comfortable by another Warmshowers experience. Brian and Nicole not only took the four of us in, but also fed us fresh crab. The only cost was that we had to goЧитать далее
Bandon to Cape Blanco

We enjoyed leaving Bandon on Oceanview Drive, and felt like we could have spent a long time exploring the beaches with all the sea stacks and coves, but headed on toward Cape Blanco - reputedly theЧитать далее
The Good with the Bad

We camped just outside of Gold Beach and tried to get an early start so we could take in all the scenic viewpoints before crossing the border into California... but sometimes things don't play out asЧитать далее
California!

We sure loved our time in Oregon on the coast - what a spectacular place! We'll have to come back again and explore more of the state, but for now we are really happy with our experience and excitedЧитать далее
The People You Meet Along the Road - II

We continue to meet great cyclists and cycling enthusiasts as we travel south. The day we rolled into Crescent City we met Will along the road - he didn't have much on his bike so it just looked likeЧитать далее
Coastal Trail 'Bike Route'

We continue to try to find ways to get off the bikes and go for a hike, but it is hard to do overnight hikes in the parks here as there is no way to leave gear behind in a secure place as we didЧитать далее
Klamath Attractions

We stopped at the Trees of Mystery roadside attraction in Klamath to get a photo of the giant statue of Paul Bunyan and Babe his blue ox, check out the museum of Indian artifacts, and sample manyЧитать далее
Redwoods Parkway

After yet another detour in the park we got to the Newton Drury Scenic Parkway and enjoyed coasting down through the redwoods awed by their size and beauty. We got to see the corkscrew tree, and BigЧитать далее
Redwoods Hike

After camping at Elk Prairie we decided to actually pull out our hiking gear and hike ~13 miles down the James Irvine Trail to Gold Bluffs Beach and back. The forest continued to humble us as weЧитать далее
Trinidad

We pedaled into Trinidad early on a rainy morning and waited out the rain and mist in the warm bustling Beachcomber Cafe. From there we pedaled along Scenic Way getting stunning glimpses of the ocean,Читать далее
Arcata and Eureka

Our first stop in Arcata was the North Coast Co-op as it had been reccomended to us as an awesome grocery store. We were able to top up all our tiny containers with a huge selection of bulk foods andЧитать далее
Fields and Rivers

Our ACA map took us on a detour through the small town of Ferndale. We questioned the extra miles but really enjoyed the quiet farm roads and having lunch in Ferndale beside a couple guys jamming onЧитать далее