This was one of the “non-random” parts of my road trip. I planned the trip so I could spend a day at the Oregon Country Fair on July 9th before attending a surprise birthday party for my brother-in-law in Lacey,…

I awoke early this morning and had my coffee and wi-fi at the Beachcombers Organic Coffee House in Trinidad. Then I hit the road, since I need to make about 3oo miles today. I stopped near Orick and hiked five…

Slept in my van on a side street in Eureka, CA. Drove up Highway 101 to the next town for breakfast in Arcata. Then spent the day exploring Trinidad. They have a little organic coffee house that also serves up…

I left San Francisco and headed north on Highway 101 and then traveled the parallel “Avenue of the Giants” which has many places to stop and wander through the groves of Redwoods. Unfortunately, pictures just can’t capture their grandeur. Here…

I toured San Francisco on my bike today. I began in the Tenderloin District where Rich lives. He likes this area because it is “edgy” and “real.” This description from the Wikipedia seems pretty accurate from what I have seen:…

My brother-in-law Rich Comstock showed me around San Francisco today. We walked to Grace Cathedral which has fancy doors engraved with scenes from the Bible: And here’s Rich standing near the corner of the Cathedral:

About ten miles north of Laytonville on Highway 101, there is a wonderful little campground where folks like to hang out in the Redwood forest. They call it “Area 101”: They’re a bunch of hip artists and musicians:

My first stop today was in Florence, Oregon where I found a nice breakfast cafe next door to the Lighthouse Motel which let me share their unsecured wi-fi network. The rain stopped, but the sky was still overcast and the…

Started the day in Hood River. Took the exit at the Bonneville Dam and found a section of the historical highway 30 had been converted a bike trail, so I stopped and rode a few miles: The bike trail ends…

I slept well – with minor interruptions from the trucks coming and going all night. Had a good breakfast at Shari’s – they had a good idea: Egg Benedict is too much of a bother to slice the thick ham…