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Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona (United States) to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Photos 21 to 42
North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver
June 1st 2007 by pushonnorth
It has been a long day. I finally pull off highway onto a small gravel road. After a calorific supper consisting of corn beef bagel sandwiches (Did you know that there can be as many as 300 calories in a single bagel?) I perch my tent on a hill behind some bushes. Have been riding across Northern California on Highway 36, a twisty little fellow whose snakey curves are too much for the logging trucks that have been breathing down my neck on Highway 89 for the previous couple of days.
Am camping wild tonight after a pleasant conversation with a security guard who explained if I wanted to stay on his private ranch (field) I would have to pay the annual $5,000 fee. No thanks. So tonight it is just me, my bike, a bush and a bottle of aloa vera hand sanitizer. However I am pleased with myself, I am making good progress through the States so far and looking forward to the Oregon coastline which I have heard so much about.
Just settling down when I hear a stange whining howl. Part human, part animal. the strangest thing is it also sounds vaguely familiar. I
Full Text Entry: Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona (United States) to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Redwoods, California
After 16 months of riding a bike I decided to try riding a log. It was not a very satisfactory experience, with little, if any, movement and I soon was forced to abandon said log and remount my bicycl... [more]
Coast of Northern California
Took my bike down a path marked bicycle path and spent the next 2 miles falling through a series of bushes. Got to the beach took two photos and then realised that the loop I had planned to ride was p... [more]
Californian llamas
In Bolivia and Peru the llamas you meet are friendly but not really great conversationalists "Hello Gringo, where are you from?" etc. However these Californian llamas were much more sophisticated. Ov... [more]
Oregon's secret roads
Met Patrick and his friend on the West Coast both from Reading taking time off work to ride down the West Coast. They gave me their bicycle maps for Oregon and Washington. They were brilliant and take... [more]
Bonk & Bonk
...I don't know, but if I had to find out I would not hesitate to instruct local private investigators Robert and Joyce Bonk.
SE Portland, Oregon
SE Portland is a very cool, Bohemian bicycle friendly place. Lots of nice tree lined streets, espresso coffee shops and cars with anti war stickers on them. Every other person rides a bike and has an ... [more]
Janet
I go slowly. Not really rushing. Taking my time to enjoy scenery I tend to ride all day but don't go that fast. Still when Janet, a retired schoolteacher from California who has just had knee surgery ... [more]
Park Ranger, Stacey
Do you really need a gun to supervise a campsite? In the US you do. Stacey was a very nice young lady that I met in a Washington State Park. She explained that the previous evening she had arrested tw... [more]
Kevin and Nate, River City Cycles
Kevin and Nate worked on my bike and Bob trailer in Portland, Oregon. I asked a couple of bikers which was the best bike shop in Portland and they all recommended River City Bicycles 706 SE MLK Blvd, ... [more]
Elliot, Newport Cycles, Oregon
A couple of riders I met on the West Coast recommended Elliot's shop in Newport on the West Coast. I didn't really need anything doing to my bike at this point but stopped in for a chat. Elliot was ve... [more]
Tony
Tony works for Raleigh America and helped me with my gears when I stopped by the Silverdale Cyclery.
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