by Allan | Oct 2, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
California is in the midst of a three year drought, and it shows. The coast has always been lush and green when i have passed through in the past. Water levels in many of the state’s reservoirs are at record low levels, and forest fires an take out whole towns,...
by Allan | Sep 28, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
I have not written about travel since I left Fort Bragg Thursday morning. I left around ten with a cloudy but breaking sky. I had a homemade leftover chicken pot pie carefully wrapped in my hydration pack. I rode to Highway One, then hitched to the Manchester KOA to...
by Allan | Sep 28, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
Before I became a licensed electrician working in solar PV, I made my living as a carpenter. One of the joys of the trade is assembling a set of tools, especially hand tools. I also did some woodworking and cabinetmaking, so I had collected many tools for the...
by Allan | Sep 25, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
The day’s riding goal was to be the biker/hiker camp at Manchester Beach State Park. But on arrival, other cyclists and I found that the park had closed for the season just the previous day. A KOA was just up the same road, and so I had my first-ever experience...
by Allan | Sep 22, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
The Climate March turned out to be a Stand, and I was glad to participate. Mainly a group of perhaps 25 old hippies and lefties, coming together for a variety of causes including climate change. George had stood for peace at that location for two hours every Sunday...
by Allan | Sep 20, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
On August 23rd I posted this paragraph and photo and paragraph about Ted Gifford of Port Townsend, Washington: On the ferry I met Ted Gifford, a retired physician of “nearly 70” who had ridden to visit his son following a six week tour. He gave me a tour...
