[CHAPTER 1] Santa Cruz, CA to Portland, OR.... By Bike!

in #travel7 years ago (edited)

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Loaded up. You'll notice I brought a 3/4 sized guitar, a hand drum, and a solar panel to charge my phone

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Looking out over Santa Cruz for one last time...

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Not only was I biking to Portland, I was moving there! At least that was the plan

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First campsite of the night, not far north of Santa Cruz

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After-dinner tea

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This was a mountain pass trail connecting Half Moon Bay to Pacifica. It was really hard!

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I made lots of tea breaks. Felt like a hobbit.

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San Francisco! I know I haven't shown any camping photos yet but I will get to that soon!

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Crossing the Golden Gate. It's a pretty overrated experience, just really windy

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Point Reyes!

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I had a habit of taking pictures of boats and kayakers, really anything that floated.

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Feelin' good, no complaints.

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Let's play a game called ride your bike north!

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Omg a horse!

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Can I come closer?

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Please?

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Hi!!

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Point Arena, CA

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Also Point Area, CA. I camped here facing the ocean.

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These cows

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Were so

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Cute!

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I like to think it's just a bunch of Irish guys who get together and talk about how they can improve beaches.

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Bike going strong

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Mendocino campsite. Stay tuned for pictures of my tent and stuff! Haha

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Early morning in Leggett, CA. Had bought coffee but had not yet drank it. Really feeling the outdoors here.

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Hmm, are we?

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Made it to Humboldt!

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Library in Humboldt. Road is starting to get to me

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Leaving Humboldt, camping on a river bank

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Hmm I choose Eureka

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This is basically Eureka in a nutshell. Commercial, industrial, terrifying

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I opted for a motel

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Halfway there!

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Met a French backpacker! We shared a beer and I shared with him the simple magic of tortillas and peanut butter.

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Finally a camping photo! This was definitely in the top five camping spots for the whole trip. Inside an old redwood tree!! I wish I could have lived there forever lol.

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I will come back to you, tree!

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Wait, who is this? There's a wizard in these woods!

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Steve the Wizard. He makes flutes.

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"Oh the Sheriff? Yeah she knows I'm here. Her name's Pam, she'll give you a hug." --Steve

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He gave me a flute on the house! And we had some sweet late night guitar-flute jam sessions.

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Steve the Flute Wizard! This guy was a big highlight of my trip. I will come back and visit you, my friend!

That's it for Chapter 1! If there is any interest I will post Chapter 2, where I arrive in Portland and things take an unexpected turn, otherwise have a great day!