The moment I woke up Tuesday morning I knew I would be home that night. I just
couldn't see stopping 35 miles short to spend another night camping out. I rode
south to Jenner, cut in on highway 116 along the Russion River and then south
along the Bohemian Highway through Occidental. Took backroads till I hit
Highway 1 [...]
Have you ever watched pelicans surfing? Five of them just cruised by in tight formation, inches from the water. I think that they use the air currents generated by the breaking waves for lift so that they don't have to flap so much. As soon as the wave collapses they pop up and flap over [...]
Hello from Arcata. Last night I slept in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park next to some of the most amazing old growth redwoods I have ever seen. One along the cathedral trees trail looks to be maybe 25 feet across at its base. About 80 feet up it has been felled by by who knows [...]
I'm sitting in the Rogue Brewery on Yaquina Bay. Unlike many microbrew pubs this is a real brewery. You have to dodge fork lifts on your way into the restaurant. The weather is beautiful for the second day in a row and I am eating dessert, a pint of Rogue Brewer's Special and a slice [...]
All I know is I am not getting out of my tent till it stops raining. I left seattle monday morning after a weekend of kayaking, hiking and eating way too much thanks to the hospitality of my good friend JulieAnn and her wonderfull parents. It rained lightly off and on until the sky opened [...]
I’ll update this post with more details as I have time
The bike
I'm riding my cross bike outfitted as a touring bike with front and rear racks and Jannd panniers. The rear rack is made by Tubus and the front by Bruce Gordon. The frame is made by Jeff Lyon. All are steel. The racks [...]
I've put some pictures of really big rocks and one really big truck up on
the web. To check them out go to:
http://teryk.smugmug.com
Peace
The thing about these huge rocks is that they look totally different when the sun moves 10 minutes or you move a quarter mile. I spent yesterday evening watching the mountains change with the moving sun. As one mountain fell into shadow another would jump out and announce its presence.
This morning I did an out [...]
I'm sitting next to a pool. I just got out of the hot tub, am drinking a Pilsner Urquell and listening to old Rush on the radio. In a moment I might hop in the sauna.
I'm staying at the SameSun lodge in Fernie on the way to Crow's Nest Pass. Fernie is a [...]
Last night I stayed at the hostel in Radium Hot Springs. It's run by a really nice couple who are both cyclists and very helpful. I got a chance to wash almost all my clothes. Didn't get much sleep as the room was way too hot and I was sharing it with two germans who [...]