Dashed Yellow Line

Category: Trip Reports

  • There’s Gold in that Thar Bridge! – 120 Miles

    There’s Gold in that Thar Bridge! – 120 Miles

    So it’s been a long time since I’ve done posting of riding adventures. The weather here has been a bit of boondoggle being so cold and wet this late into the year. We were supposed… Read more

  • Waterfall Loop at Big Basin – 11 miles (by foot)

    Waterfall Loop at Big Basin – 11 miles (by foot)

    I’ve been traveling a lot these days and was looking forward to having the long weekend at home. I’ve not enjoyed a lot of the close to home treasures so it was fun to hang… Read more

  • Mile High Curve

    Mile High Curve

    What a weekend to be up in the Sierras! It started out like a warm spring day and then old man winter creeped up on us! I don’t have many photos as I was mostly… Read more

  • The Mountain Return (390 miles)

    The Mountain Return (390 miles)

    John had to get back early and I wanted to take my time on the way back. The mountains are one area in California I love to explore. This was early in the season to… Read more

  • Eureka Dunes (250 Miles)

    Eureka Dunes (250 Miles)

    When I awoke the next morning my tent was full of sand. The wind blew the sand up under the fly and through the mesh to coat just about everything I had inside of the… Read more

  • Into the Park (340mi)

    Into the Park (340mi)

    When staying in Bakersfield the default hotel for me has been the Buck Owens Best Western as it’s the SBR usual. John suggested the Quality Inn just down the road. Accommodations were just as good… Read more

  • The Journey Down (250 Miles)

    The Journey Down (250 Miles)

    So like many good rides, this one started with a phone call from John saying he wanted to go see the Eureka Dunes.  I didn’t even know where the Eureka Dunes were.  Turns out they… Read more

  • The Return (260 miles)

    The Return (260 miles)

    I was going to get wet going home. The real question is how much. We had a series of storms blow over the entire northern California area last night so things were damp to say… Read more

  • Chico and the Brewery

    Chico and the Brewery

    Chico is a neat little town. One of the main things I wanted to do there was to do the Sierra Nevada Brewery tour. I’d heard a few people speak well of it, so it… Read more

  • Up to Chico (247 miles)

    Up to Chico (247 miles)

    For a number of years, I’ve wanted to go to Chico. I’ve only been through it twice but just jetting to the freeway from the mountains doesn’t really count. The problem, I thought, was that… Read more

  • Dawn Patrol (44 miles)

    Dawn Patrol (44 miles)

    I’ve sort of fallen into doing a number of rides based on solar events. Most of the summer it is moon rides. Now that it’s winter and the sunrise is late in the morning I’m… Read more

  • The Long Slog: San Diego to Home (533 miles)

    The Long Slog: San Diego to Home (533 miles)

    Last night I was up a bit later than expected so I figured I’d just sleep until I woke up.  Morning called about 8:30 and that was a pretty full night’s sleep.  Nothing to complain… Read more

  • Palm Springs to San Diego on the Pines to Palms Highway (150 Miles)

    Palm Springs to San Diego on the Pines to Palms Highway (150 Miles)

    We’ve been having pretty unseasonably cold weather this time so it was another slow morning getting on the road. Breakfast was a short trip over to Elmer’s. Elmer’s could be described as “not bad in… Read more

  • Rounding the Salton Sea (195 Miles)

    Rounding the Salton Sea (195 Miles)

    After a great night sleep I was hoping it was going to be a bit warmer today. Weather.com promised temperatures up in the 70s but we were well shy of that as the air was… Read more

  • Home to Palm Springs, CA (460 Miles)

    Home to Palm Springs, CA (460 Miles)

    After taking care of the functional items of bike maintenance, I needed to pack and get on the road. My roommate’s dad was in town for thanksgiving and was very interested in the bike and… Read more

  • The Race to Imperial County

    The Race to Imperial County

    Everyone has at least one nerdy goal.  Nerdy goals are somewhat cool in that they often show something about the goal setter in a very unique way.  It’s obvious that I like to ride bikes… Read more

  • The 20 year ride

    The 20 year ride

    Day 1: 191 miles I got an invite to go on a ride with some of my co workers. It turns out that this ride has been going on for about the last 20 years… Read more

  • Riding Bliss

    Riding Bliss

    I almost never get out early when I travel on the bike. I tend to be a night owl but I was determined to get out early on the ride today. I got to bed… Read more

  • Falling in love with 88 all over again..

    Falling in love with 88 all over again..

    Back in 2003 I started to take “personal retreats” about once or twice a year to get away from the world. I’d be out on the bike (on one exception the car) and leave the… Read more

  • Eastern Sierra Lakes Tour

    Eastern Sierra Lakes Tour

    This was the spring to ride all the mountain passes as they opened. I’d been over Carson early in the season, I (cough, drove, cough) over Sonora. Tioga was finally open and it was time… Read more

  • Dan & Mike’s Kings Canyon Newbie Tour

    Dan & Mike’s Kings Canyon Newbie Tour

    I’ve been going to camp as a cabin counselor for the past 8 years to Sequoia lake which is right outside the park. I kept telling myself “I need to go see the park” as… Read more

  • Wrapping it up

    Wrapping it up

    I got to have lunch with a fraternity brother of mine over in Tucker. I’ve missed him on prior visits to Atlanta, so it was nice to see him this time. I am looking forward… Read more

  • Costal Plain back to Piedmont: 300 miles

    Costal Plain back to Piedmont: 300 miles

    Every story has it’s climax. For this story that has passed. With the drive back west, it’s all “downhill” from here. All that remains now is riding the bike back to Atlanta and then dropping… Read more

  • The Tybee Island Round Trip – 30 miles

    The Tybee Island Round Trip – 30 miles

    As luck would have it the bike does not start. The electrical issues that got me in Atlanta were back. Now the question was could I fix it with a new battery or were there… Read more

  • Piedmont to Coastal Plain: 300 miles

    Piedmont to Coastal Plain: 300 miles

    At this point I’ve lost the sense of what “Monday” means with nearing three weeks on the road. It’s strange to have the bike in Georgia, sort of an out of place thing even though… Read more

  • Another Go at It

    Another Go at It

    Today I had more of the same fun I did yesterday. It was good to be in Georgia on Father’s Day to celebrate with my Dad. The lake was really down this year. Atlanta was… Read more

  • North Georgia. . . As good as I remember It (100 miles)

    North Georgia. . . As good as I remember It (100 miles)

    It was Father’s Day so I needed to pick up a card & gift for Dad as I didn’t have much room on the bike to carry it. I wound up getting a foam roller… Read more

  • Catching up on life..

    Catching up on life..

    The first order of business was to get my eye checked. I had an 8:30 appointment so it was up early and off to get checked. The infection was a stye, and a reasonably aggressive… Read more

  • Murfreesboro, TN to Atlanta, GA – 252 Miles

    Murfreesboro, TN to Atlanta, GA – 252 Miles

    My eye was not doing well. I have a solid bump on the eyelid that is painful to close. It wasn’t materially worse than it was last night, but not better either. I really wanted… Read more

  • Olive Branch, MS to Murfreesboro, TN – 280 Miles

    Olive Branch, MS to Murfreesboro, TN – 280 Miles

    You’d think I’d sleep well every night as I’m tired from riding. Not so. Actually I’ve slept less well this trip than I do usually. I’m not quite sure why. Maybe it’s the anticipation of… Read more