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 [...]
I am way up high in Banff above Lake Louise sitting on a glacial morraine. It was an hour and a half hike to get up here and it is amazing. As you might guess we are surrounded by glaciers and water falls. Every once in awhile you can hear the roar of an avalanche [...]
I'm writing you from the top of Roger's Pass. It is hard to describe how beautiful it is. From where I sit I can see three glaciers and a waterfall. The sharpness of the peaks is unreal. It's like being on another planet.
I couldn't wait around for the pancakes this morning and took off just [...]