Hi Doug, It looks like you had a wonderful trip. I enjoyed the pictures. Glad to see you out there.
Cheers, Bruce On Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 7:54:04 PM UTC-7, dougP wrote: > > David: > > We had fun meeting you guys & hanging out at the picnic. My wife is still > in awe of her Atlantis, and how laid back Rivendell people are. > > San Francisco to San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara is a fantastic ride. > SLO & SB are luggage stops for Amtrak, so you can box your bike and get > back to the Bay Area on the Coast Starlight. It's a lot easier process > than what the airlines put you thru. Some friends are currently in central > Oregon, after taking the Starlight from LA to Seattle, and report the > service went well. > > Ultra-long distance cyclists are on another planet. They are fascinating > to talk to, as they have worked out the details of "living on a bike". I'm > sure they get the same questions over'n'over, and simply load the track > "standard answers" when approached. For me, I love riding my bike, but I'm > over the "if a little is good, more must be better" syndrome. I enjoy > accounts of ultra rides, but mostly for the unexpected events and not the > biking itself. My guess is that's what propels these people who can spend > months or years traveling. > > doug > > On Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 6:16:36 PM UTC-7, dstein wrote: >> >> Great to meet you for the brief ride over the bridge and again at the >> picnic! Looks like an fun adventure all said and done. I've always wanted >> to ride the coast down to Big Sur and hope to one day. >> >> Those riders from Alaska to South America are nuts, and inspiring at the >> same time. I remember a blog a while back about a couple with 2 kids who >> did that with trailers on their bikes for the kids, just quit their jobs >> and went. My wife 1000% declined that idea. >> >> On Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 6:47:18 PM UTC-7, dougP wrote: >>> >>> A bit later than planned but pictures prove we were there: >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/33786397@N03/albums/72157659369351876 >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F33786397%40N03%2Falbums%2F72157659369351876&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEH4NV9YqalgequpQlw6hd5Mvk-Dw> >>> >>> We needed some kind of bike tour & the Rivendell gathering provided the >>> ideal motivation. From a friend's house in Monterey, we shuttled the >>> trusty pair of Atlantis' to San Francisco, and wandered around the >>> Embarcadero / Ferry Building / Fisherman's Wharf / marina area on our way >>> to our lodging. After enjoying the city for a couple of days we met up >>> with David, Will et al who were doing a Marin Headlands area ramble. Not >>> really able to keep up with those guys, we opted for photo ops and bit of >>> wandering around GGNRA (?) before arriving at the picnic. We both won >>> visors in the "fishing for lugs". >>> >>> Monday we left via Golden Gate Park & the Great Highway in absolutely >>> perfect weather. Even the Devil's Slide Climb cooperated and we opted for >>> the "old road" which appears to have been completely re-built, with >>> overlooks, smooth pavement and extensive work to keep rockslides at bay. >>> Arriving in Half Moon Bay, we found our lodging by "looking for the fire >>> truck parked in front". Quite the character & a wonderful host. Tuesday >>> took us to Capitola via Hwy 1 as civilization thinned out & the scenery was >>> spectacular. Sorry about the lack of photos; I tend to get lost in riding >>> & forget to take them. Stocking up on goodies at Gayle's in Capitola, we >>> rolled south on Wednesday, finding what appeared to be a sculptor's >>> workshop in Half Moon Bay (but no one home?). To reach our goal in >>> Monterey (area) we angled inland thru Marina / Seaside & across old Fort >>> Ord property. Our last challenge was Laureles Grade ("10%; trucks use low >>> gears") but we had a tip on a roundabout way to climb, off the main hwy, >>> that proved well worth doing. One teensy little bit of trail (an abandoned >>> local road) was much more pleasant than the alternative. Roughly 150 >>> miles, 3 days + the San Francisco portion. Loads of fun. >>> >>> In the car, we headed south thru Big Sur. Still plenty of touring >>> cyclists out there. We stopped in Lucia for the view and met an Aussie on >>> an expedition loaded Thorn. His response to the obvious "where ya' >>> headed?" was a casual "...tip of South America...". And where did you >>> start? Equally casually, "...Alaska." But there's more! He'd already >>> ridden to the US / Mexico border, then hiked back up to Canada, before >>> riding down the Pacific Coast again. "Really pretty country, worth a >>> second look." No timetable, he expects to be at it years, not months. >>> Said 50 miles a day was fine, no sense in getting worn out. Those Aussies. >>> >>> dougP >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
