by Allan | Oct 26, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
I have lacked a decent New Mexico road map, so leaving Grants I depended on Google Maps’ route mapping for cycling, and that turned out to be a mistake. I followed the old Route 66, which paralleled the interstate highway. In the tiny town of San Fidel I stopped...
by Allan | Oct 19, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
I bought a bus ticket to Albuquerque but got off the bus in Gallup. I want these final four or five days of riding to be the roads home across New Mexico, until I roll down the rough dirt road to my home. This will form a final closure to the trip, and help me return...
by Allan | Oct 17, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
En route to Barstow I determined that I was more likely to be able to hitchhike out of Las Vegas than Barstow so an extra $20 to the driver landed me in Las Vegas at 9 pm. I found a cheap room, and headed out toward Boulder City and Hoover Dam, figuring that I could...
by Allan | Oct 17, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
From San Simeon I continued down the coast through Cambria and Cayucos to Morro Bay State Park. This was another gold-standard park, well-maintained with showers, a large and quiet biker/hiker section and even a golf course. The showers were in operation, too: At...
by Allan | Oct 11, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
My last entry was posted from a coffeehouse in Carmel before heading down the Coast Highway through Big Sur. This rugged coastal area has little or no cell service. Three evenings later I’m at San Simeon State Beach, another hiker/biker campground, having ridden...
