by Allan | Sep 10, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
Tomorrow, September 11, has long represented an important anniversary for me. This day thirteen years ago was the first installation day of the first batteryless residential grid-tied PV system, the system type that is now mainstream dominant in the U.S. We were on a...
by Allan | Sep 8, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
Oregon has a wonderful state park system. I have never kept count, but I expect that I have passed forty or more state parks of various flavors since I entered the state at Astoria. The Pacific Coast Route maintains an entire series of state parks with biker/hiker...
by Allan | Sep 7, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
I have received some wonderful comments recently from old friends and new. I have permission to share a few of them: From my bes’ fren’ Windy: “Thanks again for “bring us along” on your magnificent and joyful adventure! Keep on...
by Allan | Sep 7, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
Russ from Taos wrote me about some hobbit trails north of Florence that he had remembered from years past, so I made a point of seeking them out. He wrote: “I’ve been to some really cool places on the Oregon coast, but I can’t remember where most of...
by Allan | Sep 7, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
The last two days have been filled with tremendous beauty and contrast. I rode from near Newport to a few miles south of Florence, a total distance of only 60 miles over two days. What I first noticed is that the highway traffic dropped way off once leaving Newport....
