(September 23 – written by Dave) We are really liking our new “along the ocean” route and we only just reached the beach late this afternoon.  In fact today, we had a great day overall.  The roads were not all that great, some too bumpy, many too narrow and there was lots of Saturday traffic.  … Continue reading To the beach –Santa Clarita to Mugu Point (106k/6311k)

(September 22 – written by Nancy) It was a bit hard to tear ourselves out of bed this morning at our Warmshowers hosts’ house – such a nice sleep in one of the most comfortable beds we have had in a long time.  Coffee was already made for us when we got downstairs – I … Continue reading Heading west – Palmdale to Santa Clarita (65k/6205k)

(September 21– written by Dave) Today was easier than yesterday – it had to be.  We had some new challenges in the morning however, as it was raining on the tent.  We haven’t had a wet tent to deal with in forever.  Our tent is supposed to be able to be taken down from the … Continue reading Route change day –Tehachapi to Palmdale (77k/6140k)

(September 20 – written by Dave) There is a lot to say about today but its late and I’m not really sure where to start.  My senior editor is passed out, so that should give you some idea.  We rode a metric century and climbed a whopping 7,500 feet.  We had four separate hard climbs … Continue reading Epic day –Lake Isabella to Tehachapi (106k/6063k)

(September 18 – written by Dave) We survived the night in the Bunkhouse Motel.  The last Tripadviser review of the hotel was in 2015.  I don’t think that I’ll add my own review – I don’t have a lot good to say.  As Nancy mentioned yesterday, I’m not sure that they were really open.  The … Continue reading Wind warning day –Glenville to Lake Isabella (52k/5957)

(September 18 – written by Nancy) We hit the road today again after a short break at Hank’s house, our Warmshowers host in Porterville.  We had a nice break there, and did a lot of planning for the weeks ahead to get us close to the US-Mexico border.  We went out for a nice meal … Continue reading Into the foothills – Porterville to Glenville (69k/5905)

(September 16/17 – written by Dave) First about yesterday.  It was our last day crossing paths with Frederik – we think.  For those who don’t remember, Frederik is the Italian cyclist we met in Lee Vining.  We saw him at least 5 other days.  Yesterday was actually planned -the rest more coincidence.  We seem to … Continue reading Last day with Frederik –Three Rivers to Porterville (71k/5835k)

(September 15 – written by Dave) If Disney were to design bike routes today would have been one of his best.  We started the day with 40k of rolling terrain up on the ridge tops of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.  It was at times cool with mist rolling over the ridge tops.  Then … Continue reading Magic Kingdom Ride –Kings Canyon National Park to Three Rivers (87k/5765k)

(September 13 – written by Nancy) The soft chirps of the chooks in the pen next to our tent lulled us to sleep last night.  They weren’t actually full size chickens but something similar to a Cornish game hen that Fred and Ai raise for meat and they did chirp rather than squawk like normal … Continue reading Flymaggedon – Above Dunlap to Kings Canyon National Park (35k/5480)