In the fall of 1985, I flew out to Seattle to join three friends for a tour of the Northwest and the West Coast. The trip took about seven weeks and covered nearly 2,000 miles.
To read the journal entries in order, use the navigation above starting with The Great Northwest Again, or click on an entry below to jump to a specific part of the tour.
WASHINGTON
The Great Northwest, Again
Seattle and the Sound
So Long at the Fair
A Diletantte's Day
CANADA
Crossing into Canada
WASHINGTON
A Parting of Ways
Retracing Some Tire Tracks
OREGON
A Respite in Portland
Slow Ride Through Portland
A Community of Vagabonds
CALIFORNIA
Returning to the Redwoods
A Motley Crew
Pain of the Non-Bicycling Sort
San Francisco and Half-Moon Bay
Mail Call
A Malt to Stave Off Dehydration
The Whole Circus at Pismo
Tales of Down Under and the Desert
Nefarious Night at McGrath
Urban Traveling
Epilogue
