Where's Waldo race report

Where's Waldo race report:  terrible, hard, beautiful, brutal, happy to have just finished.  I had a rough go of it.  It was one of those days where I was just happy to cross the finish line.  Maybe riding 690 in 12 days a week before a 100km is not such a good idea.

April putting on sunscreen in the predawn darkness

Diamond Peak looking South from Fuji Mtn

April and I near the summit of Fuji Mtn

Meadow near Gold Lake

Mid-race refueling

On the way out of Twins AS #1

Interminable climbs near Twins AS #1

Near the end of the climb over the shoulder of the Twins

On the way out of Twins AS #2

On the climb up Maiden Peak

View of the 3 Sisters to the North from Maiden Peak

Leap of Faith trail marking the start of the descent back to Williamette Pass and the finish line.

Bike Tour: I made it!

I made it San Francisco!  What an amazing bike trip.  Stopped a couple of hundred miles short in SF rather than San Diego due to:  Where's Waldo on 8/22, school stuff keeping me a few days in Corvallis, lots to do and see along the way, achy knee towards the end.  Anyways it was very fun.  Over 12 days I biked 790 miles from Corvallis, OR to San Francisco, and ran 61 miles, almost solely on trails.  I was pretty surprised at how liberating and fun bike touring is.  I hope to do the whole coast some time. In the mean time some highlights ...

The route i took to the coast was very hilly and involved 20 straight miles with no cars or stop signs

Sunshine and great views outside of Brookings, OR.

Fantastic descent of the Humbug Mtn trail

Many odd and dangerous roadside attractions.

Cape Ferrello trail in Samuel Boardmann State Park

Crossing the border by bike.

Stealth site on the Smith River, note the use of rocks as tie-offs.

Fantastic trails in Prarie Creek Redwoods Park

Reconstructed Native Village in Humboldt.

Lost Coast Brewery taster set.

Amazing Victorians in Ferndale

300 foot redwoods on Ave of the Giants

Fantastic biking in Ave of the Giants as well

Roadside refueling stop

Hwy 1 in Mendocino County

Yellow Sand Verbena

Pygmy Cypress Forest in Mendocino

Lots and lots of food

I broke my chain and had to wait an hour or so for someone with the tool I needed

Some pretty steep switchbacks in S Mendocino County

Crazy Sonoma hills

Barefoot run on Bodega Dunes

Recovery of my lost Scoop Away lid with some backtracking

A final triumphant climb through the fog up Mt Tam

Finally crossing over the Golden Gate.  Mission accomplished.

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