It's official!

We successfully completed our West Coast bike tour in the lovely town of Santa Barbara last Thursday. We will post some final thoughts in the near future but for now, here are some stats:

• Total miles: 2107
• #of days: 68
• Average miles per day: 31
• Longest day: 66 miles
• Top speed: 46 mph
• Flats: 2
• Breweries visited: 28
• Beers sampled: 97!

Stay tuned for a full brewery review. Cheers!

SoCal pics

San Francisco

A big thank you to our PCT friend Justin who hosted us in the City by the Bay. We had a fantastic time from the moment we pedaled across the Golden Gate Bridge on a rare sunny and clear day until our departure four days later. We played around the Embarcadero, loitered in Golden Gate Park, checked out the famous Beat hangout of City Lights Books, visited three different breweries, went to a Giants game and rode the Critical Mass ride. All in all a fantastic taste of iconic San Francisco. We are clocking some internet time in Santa Cruz before pedaling south to Monterey.

SF Critical Mass

When you have just ridden 1600 miles from Seattle to San Francisco and learn that one of the country's largest critical mass rides is happening that night, you just kinda have to ride it.

The ride started at rush hour on a Friday evening in the heart of downtown and twisted around the city, circling Union Square and doing a full U-turn in front of Giant's Stadium... on a game night! Too much fun!

Highway 1

As difficult as it was to tear ourselves away from the hospitality of our friends in Eureka we were happy to get back on the bikes and explore the Northern California coastline. We attempted an alternate route near the Lost Coast but the unrelenting 6 mile climb had me throwing in the towel. The regular route was not a bad runner up since it followed the Avenue of the Giants through California's iconic redwood trees. The Mendocino Coast is spectacular and rugged. Ft Bragg awarded us with brewery #16 in our tour. We were excited to have a couple campsites away from the state parks. We stayed in a beautiful spot in the Point Reyes National Seashore accessible only by foot/bikes and another just across from San Francisco in the Golden Gate Recreation Area. We are enjoying the city and staying with our friend Justin (PCT 08).

Pre-San Fran

Wise Words

"Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough." -Charles Dudley Warner