Monthly Archives: July 2012

My experience at the Palm Motel Restaurant was like being at Cheers. The counter dude noticed me ride in last night so he quickly began to regal me with tales of his cycling exploits. I soon learned that he had … Continue reading →

Thanks again to all my Oregonian benefactors for letting me mooch off of you! To those of you who I have threatened to visit all I can say is I’m coming, I’m coming….

I left Crescent City about 12:30 today heading for Klamath, CA. This part of the trip involves traveling through the redwood forests along the Pacific coast. Wow, this stretch of the road is simply awesome! And so were the climbs–there … Continue reading →

One of the things I most looked forward to is seeing friends and family while on this trip. Last Thursday I was picked up in Brookings, OR by my long-time friend and bicycling zen master Alfred Harrison. Alfred and his … Continue reading →

I wanted to make this trip in order to renew old relationships and make new friends as well. So far I have succeeded with objective #1 and #2 is an ongoing activity. Over the past week I am met a … Continue reading →

After lunch I came upon a number of cyclists: a group of five were riding from Seattle to Brookings and was comprised of teachers, while the group was a make shift team who had met at a campground the day … Continue reading →

No matter what I do those darn Norwegians are everywhere. It was enough that I spent a good share of my career working in the Sons of Norway Building. Now I discover that Oregon is overrun with Norski types too! … Continue reading →

Before I go to bed I want to perform a memory dump — sounds kinda high-tech does it not? Before I elaborate on the photos I want to share a few things: 1) I have now passed below numerous power … Continue reading →