Written by Dave Day 4–Sept 28 - 9 Miles, 770 feet climbing We made it back home to Portland. All is well! Some quick thoughts on our trip. McMenamins is doing very well. The Elks Temple in Tacoma last night was typical of the other McMenamins that we stayed at. At the Elks Temple, they … Continue reading Tacoma to Very Peaceful Portland, Oregon
Author: Dave & Nancy
Centralia to Tacoma
Written by Dave Day 3–Sept 27 - 59 Miles, 1,927 feet climbing Nancy got her pancakes for brekkie! A day of two halves. The first half was quiet roads and very little traffic. And even better, 15 miles on our own private bicycle lane, the Yelm, Rainier, Tenino rail-trail. It really was a lovely Saturday … Continue reading Centralia to Tacoma
Kalama to Centralia
Written by Dave Day 2–Sept 26 – 60 Miles, 2,245 feet climbing We woke to surprising fresh feeling legs this morning. Both of us thought yesterday’s super steep Green Mountain Road would have been lingering. We are definitely under-trained for this ride. Maybe the reviving Hammerhead IPA we had yesterday did some good. Further research … Continue reading Kalama to Centralia
Portland to Kalama
Written by Dave Day 1 –Sept 25 - 49 Miles, 3,545 feet climbing We made it to Kalama just as planned. A good day all round. All smiles at the start Highlights of the day included a nice ride on forested Terwiliger Boulevard, some funky, fun Portland vibes, some safer than expected North Portland rolling, … Continue reading Portland to Kalama
2005 McMenamins Pub Crawl Micro Tour
Back in 1984 I got my first job out of college working at the Hawthorne Farms, Hillsboro location for Intel Corporation. We had internal conference rooms for meetings but many of the one-on-one meetings I had with my manager took place at what we called the McMenamins conference room. McMenamins is an iconic Pacific Northwest … Continue reading 2005 McMenamins Pub Crawl Micro Tour
Ending Chris Crossing America with a boom!
Written by Chris Day 79 – August 15 – 57 Miles, 2,960 feet climbing (Fryeburg, ME to Portland, ME) First off, happy 90th to Dave's Mom! August 15th is the 68th day Dave, Nancy and I have ridden since we started our journey on May 29th. Cindi, my wife asked during week two if I … Continue reading Ending Chris Crossing America with a boom!
Maine, lucky state 13
Written by Dave Day 78 – August 14 – 46 Miles, 2,640 feet climbing (North Woodstock, NH to Fryeburg, ME) We stayed last night in North Woodstock. It’s a cute little town with a quaint main street. This morning we had brekkie on the main street at Riverside Coffee. We didn’t think that there was … Continue reading Maine, lucky state 13
New Hampshire
Written by Dave Day 77 – August 13 – 71 Miles, 5,246 feet climbing (Royalton, VT to North Woodstock, NH) I’ve had yesterday and today mentally circled on our spreadsheet for quite some time. They were back-to-back hard climbing days coming at the end of long stretch of riding days and right near the end … Continue reading New Hampshire
Vermont, state 9 or 10
Written by Dave Day 76 – August 12– 65 Miles, 4,080 feet climbing (Whitehall, NY to Royalton, VT) First a report on dinner last night... For a small, extremely well hidden restaurant, they had pretty good crowd at 6:30 for dinner. We snagged one of the last spots and had pretty good food, not the … Continue reading Vermont, state 9 or 10
To the edge of New York
Written by Dave Day 75 – August 11 – 69 Miles, 2,400 feet climbing (Arrowhead RV Park, Glenville to Whitehall, NY) It was nice and quiet in the Arrowhead RV Park overnight. There is a lot of noise in the Mohawk River Valley during the day but the frequent trains and freeway traffic died down … Continue reading To the edge of New York
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