Now that we are in Oregon we wanted to take some time and look back on our ride through Washington and how we liked it. The easiest way to do this, for us, is to list the things we liked/didn't like and explain. Here goes!
Liked
1. The Olympic Peninsula- we liked it because it is beautiful. The mountains were gorgeous and the scenery was awesome.
2. The rivers and lakes- there were some seriously awesome rivers we went over and the lakes were cool too. We especially like Crescent Lake and Lake Quinault.
3. Kalaloch State Park- it was right on the beach and the hosts gave us a sight even though the sign said they were booked. The beach was lovely and it was just a good campground.
4. The sunsets - we saw three amazing sunsets while in Washington. One in Port Angeles, one at Kalaloch and one at Lake Quinault.
5. The other bikers we met - everyone we met was really nice and helpful.
6. The small privately owned campgrounds we stayed in - these are always the best places to stay because the people that own them and stay at them are so genuine and always willing to help you out. Specifically they were Artic Park in Artic and River's End RV Park in Chinook. Both owners were so nice, thoughtful and welcoming.
Disliked
1. Riding through mountains - from a purely physical standpoint riding your bike through mountains is really hard. It's even harder when you have 20+ lbs of stuff strapped to your bike. We loved the downhill rides but going up the hills was hard.
2. The weather - we got spoiled on our first day in Washington. It was 75 degrees and sunny (what summer should be like), but the next day was terrible. It rained allllll day and it was cold. We had two more days out of 7 that were decent and the rest were cold and cloudy. We're not huge fans of the cold. It's nice not getting all sweaty, but your muscles just feel stiff all the time and it's killer at night when you don't have lots of warm stuff.
3. The way the road followed the ups and downs of the land - this is separate from mountain riding because when your in a mountainous area you expect lots of hills. But when you're not you just want a flat road. However, the way HWY 101 was built it follows the valleys that streams and rivers create. It sucks. It slows us way down having to walk up a steep hill every mile or so.
4. Lack of free showers - at every campground we stayed in there were either no showers or you had to pay for them. Almost all of the state parks we stayed in didn't have them and the one that did it cost a dollar for a 6 minute shower. The privately owned camps made you pay 25cents/5 minutes. When you've been riding your bike for 8 hrs you want food and a shower at the end of day and that's pretty much it.
Overall, we enjoyed our ride through Washington. Despite all the things that frustrated us there really wasn't anything about it that would make us not want to come back. In fact we would love to visit again, except we'll be in a car with plenty of warm clothes. Most likely we would visit the Olympic Peninsula again because there's so much to do there. Before we get too excited about returning to the Evergreen State we have to get our minds set on getting to San Diego. :]
Friday, July 20, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
To the border!!
7/18 Day 7 - We went to bed last night thinking we would get an early start today since we knew it would be a long day. The weather, however, had different plans.
It rained pretty much all night and until about 8:30 this morning. I woke up at 7 but there wasn't much we could do in the rain. We had to wait it out. Once it kind of stopped we packed up our gear really quickly and headed to the "lodge" at the campground. It was basically a hangout area with a fireplace and a washer and dryer. We decided it would be easier to pack up and leave from there, but we still had to wait for the tent to dry before packing it away. So we brought the tent inside and hung each piece from the rafters and put our wet clothes in the dryer. Once we had that squared away I made breakfast while Ethan planned our route for the day.
We were joined by Josh and Frank who had the same idea. We all hung out in there for a while letting our stuff dry out and talking about our routes for the day. They planned on going all the way to Astoria, OR, while we planned to stay a few miles before Astoria. Since we thought we might not cross paths again we swapped info and Josh invited us to his place in Fresno, CA and on a day trip to Yosemite. It sounds like a great time, but it's pretty far off our route so we'll have to make that decision later. :] We told him if he ever made to the Mitten to give us a call (we also told him to check out Meijer if he's ever in the Midwest. We kept telling him how cool it was and how we go there pretty much everyday).
After our stuff was as dry as it was going to get we packed up said our goodbye's to the guys and headed out a few minutes after them. We were unprepared for what the day had in store for us.
The owner of the campground told us there were a few hills on our way to Raymond and that they weren't that bad. Im pretty sure this woman has never biked a day in her life because those hills were torture. There were 4 of them basically in a row and we thought they were never going to end. We finally made it to Raymond after what seemed like forever and it was time for lunch. We spotted a DQ that we knew would be quick since we were running way behind no thanks to those hills. Ethan went across the street to the gas station for Gatorade and I went to DQ, but when I pulled up a half-ass sign scribbled on cardboard said "closed for emergency." Annoying! And weird. So we grabbed some pre-made subs from the gas station instead and decided to eat them at the picnic table behind DQ. When we pulled up the lady working there told us there was a gas leak or something and the picnic table was no longer safe. We gladly moved behind the diner next to DQ and of course we see Josh and Frank's bikes there. Crazy.
We ate lunch and chatted with them for a minute about where they were going and then headed out. We had a lot farther to go so we put the pedal to the...uhhh pavement? ...and biked pretty hard for the next 7 hours taking breaks every 8ish miles and stopping a few times for granola bars. Along the way we got to ride on a nice bike path for a little bit, found a geocache, thought we saw a fishing boat sinking, went through the "oyster capital of the world", and saw some lovely scenery through the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge.
We'd panned on staying on Cape Disappointment tonight but it was 5 miles in the opposite direction and I just did not have it in me to bike an extra 5 miles going the wrong way. Luckily Ethan loves me and is understanding so he found us a campsite that was really close and on our route. We made it here at about 7:40... Plenty of time for dinner, a shower and blogging!
We got a tent site right on the Columbia River which divides Washington and Oregon. We're about 7 miles from the bridge that takes you to Astoria, OR. We're very excited to finally be getting to another state! Hopefully tomorrow can be a short day because we are tired and my butt needs a day off. We also need to get some warmer clothes. It's freezing here and the sun rarely makes an appearance. Never thought I would say it but I miss Michigan's heat. Luckily we have awesome sleeping bags to keep us warm at night. :]
It rained pretty much all night and until about 8:30 this morning. I woke up at 7 but there wasn't much we could do in the rain. We had to wait it out. Once it kind of stopped we packed up our gear really quickly and headed to the "lodge" at the campground. It was basically a hangout area with a fireplace and a washer and dryer. We decided it would be easier to pack up and leave from there, but we still had to wait for the tent to dry before packing it away. So we brought the tent inside and hung each piece from the rafters and put our wet clothes in the dryer. Once we had that squared away I made breakfast while Ethan planned our route for the day.
We were joined by Josh and Frank who had the same idea. We all hung out in there for a while letting our stuff dry out and talking about our routes for the day. They planned on going all the way to Astoria, OR, while we planned to stay a few miles before Astoria. Since we thought we might not cross paths again we swapped info and Josh invited us to his place in Fresno, CA and on a day trip to Yosemite. It sounds like a great time, but it's pretty far off our route so we'll have to make that decision later. :] We told him if he ever made to the Mitten to give us a call (we also told him to check out Meijer if he's ever in the Midwest. We kept telling him how cool it was and how we go there pretty much everyday).
After our stuff was as dry as it was going to get we packed up said our goodbye's to the guys and headed out a few minutes after them. We were unprepared for what the day had in store for us.
The owner of the campground told us there were a few hills on our way to Raymond and that they weren't that bad. Im pretty sure this woman has never biked a day in her life because those hills were torture. There were 4 of them basically in a row and we thought they were never going to end. We finally made it to Raymond after what seemed like forever and it was time for lunch. We spotted a DQ that we knew would be quick since we were running way behind no thanks to those hills. Ethan went across the street to the gas station for Gatorade and I went to DQ, but when I pulled up a half-ass sign scribbled on cardboard said "closed for emergency." Annoying! And weird. So we grabbed some pre-made subs from the gas station instead and decided to eat them at the picnic table behind DQ. When we pulled up the lady working there told us there was a gas leak or something and the picnic table was no longer safe. We gladly moved behind the diner next to DQ and of course we see Josh and Frank's bikes there. Crazy.
We ate lunch and chatted with them for a minute about where they were going and then headed out. We had a lot farther to go so we put the pedal to the...uhhh pavement? ...and biked pretty hard for the next 7 hours taking breaks every 8ish miles and stopping a few times for granola bars. Along the way we got to ride on a nice bike path for a little bit, found a geocache, thought we saw a fishing boat sinking, went through the "oyster capital of the world", and saw some lovely scenery through the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge.
We'd panned on staying on Cape Disappointment tonight but it was 5 miles in the opposite direction and I just did not have it in me to bike an extra 5 miles going the wrong way. Luckily Ethan loves me and is understanding so he found us a campsite that was really close and on our route. We made it here at about 7:40... Plenty of time for dinner, a shower and blogging!
We got a tent site right on the Columbia River which divides Washington and Oregon. We're about 7 miles from the bridge that takes you to Astoria, OR. We're very excited to finally be getting to another state! Hopefully tomorrow can be a short day because we are tired and my butt needs a day off. We also need to get some warmer clothes. It's freezing here and the sun rarely makes an appearance. Never thought I would say it but I miss Michigan's heat. Luckily we have awesome sleeping bags to keep us warm at night. :]
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
in the misty morning fog
7/17 Day 6- This morning we woke up in the fog. It was misty and cold. We tried to hang up some of our stuff to dry over night but that didn't work out too well... Bummer. We knew it would be a long day so we made breakfast and got on our way.
We ended up staying at the same place as Josh and Frank (the father son duo mentioned earlier... We actually stayed at the same place as them the two nights before as well) so we said goodbye to them thinking they'd probably beat us to the next place by far. But they left after us so about 2 hours into the ride they caught up to us and mentioned that they were stopping in the next town for food. They invited us to join and it's pretty rare for us to turn down food so we told them we'd see them there.
The next town was not much of a town and unfortunately didn't have anywhere to eat. Luckily some locals informed us of a good place for lunch a few miles ahead...The Red Rooster. We got some food, which was delicious and a welcome break from our usual lunches, and had some time to talk about our journeys, bike stuff, traveling and such. It was great to have other people to talk to who share similar interests. The break was nice, but all the food weighed us down and our muscles got stiff. The next few miles were rough but we got a lot of good downhills into the next town. We did get passed by an intense amount of logging trucks and had a close call over a bridge with two of them. It was not fun at all.
We were headed through Aberdeen on our way to the next campsite. There is a WalMart there that we made note of before the trip began, which was great planning by us because we needed to pick up a few things and dinner before we headed out of town. To get through town we had to cross a few bridges, but fortunately there were sidewalks on all of them so that made it much less stressful. *Important side note: we saw our first McDonald's of the trip in Aberdeen. Anyway, the town was busy but we made it to Walmart (might have been the worst Walmart ever) and got what we needed. It was only 12 more miles to the campground from there.
As we got out of town we knew it would be a bit uphill but we did not know for how long. Since we left the mountainous area we haven't dealt with too many huge hills... Except this one. It took us probably 40 minutes to get up. It was not the kind of hill you want to deal with at the end of a long day. We finally made it and the rest of the way was downhill. We had a pretty strong headwind which sucked but we made it to the campground with plenty of time to spare.
Once we got all our stuff set up Ethan went for a nature walk and I stayed in the tent to try and warm up. After that we went to the pub/grill on the grounds for Taco Tuesday with Frank and Josh. We got the biggest tacos I have ever seen and they were delicious! We hung out there for a while then headed back to take full advantage of the campground's showers.
We are clean and ready for bed :] tomorrow is going to be another long one!
We ended up staying at the same place as Josh and Frank (the father son duo mentioned earlier... We actually stayed at the same place as them the two nights before as well) so we said goodbye to them thinking they'd probably beat us to the next place by far. But they left after us so about 2 hours into the ride they caught up to us and mentioned that they were stopping in the next town for food. They invited us to join and it's pretty rare for us to turn down food so we told them we'd see them there.
The next town was not much of a town and unfortunately didn't have anywhere to eat. Luckily some locals informed us of a good place for lunch a few miles ahead...The Red Rooster. We got some food, which was delicious and a welcome break from our usual lunches, and had some time to talk about our journeys, bike stuff, traveling and such. It was great to have other people to talk to who share similar interests. The break was nice, but all the food weighed us down and our muscles got stiff. The next few miles were rough but we got a lot of good downhills into the next town. We did get passed by an intense amount of logging trucks and had a close call over a bridge with two of them. It was not fun at all.
We were headed through Aberdeen on our way to the next campsite. There is a WalMart there that we made note of before the trip began, which was great planning by us because we needed to pick up a few things and dinner before we headed out of town. To get through town we had to cross a few bridges, but fortunately there were sidewalks on all of them so that made it much less stressful. *Important side note: we saw our first McDonald's of the trip in Aberdeen. Anyway, the town was busy but we made it to Walmart (might have been the worst Walmart ever) and got what we needed. It was only 12 more miles to the campground from there.
As we got out of town we knew it would be a bit uphill but we did not know for how long. Since we left the mountainous area we haven't dealt with too many huge hills... Except this one. It took us probably 40 minutes to get up. It was not the kind of hill you want to deal with at the end of a long day. We finally made it and the rest of the way was downhill. We had a pretty strong headwind which sucked but we made it to the campground with plenty of time to spare.
Once we got all our stuff set up Ethan went for a nature walk and I stayed in the tent to try and warm up. After that we went to the pub/grill on the grounds for Taco Tuesday with Frank and Josh. We got the biggest tacos I have ever seen and they were delicious! We hung out there for a while then headed back to take full advantage of the campground's showers.
We are clean and ready for bed :] tomorrow is going to be another long one!
Monday, July 16, 2012
who calls a 33 mile bike ride an easy day?
We definitely consider 33 miles an easy day. Unless it's all up hill or it's a "day 4." We woke up this morning in no rush. It had rained last night so we moved all our stuff into the sunlight to dry, made breakfast and all that good stuff. It's always nice not to have to rush off in the morning. It gives us time to get our legs moving and loosen up a bit. We walked down to the beach to see the low tide, which wasn't so low anymore, but it was still cool. After our tent dried we packed up and headed out.
The riding was pretty easy and our muscles are starting to catch up with us. Our butts aren't nearly as sore as they were yesterday. The weather was perfect...the sun seemed to follow us all day. We stopped with about 10 miles to go for lunch that we picked up earlier. Ramen noodles! After that it was a short ride downhill to Quinault Lake. We stopped at the Vistors Center/Internet Cafe to charge our phones and catch up on our blogging :]
We hung out at the cafe for a while then biked about two miles to the campground. We got there with plenty of day light to hang out and check out the surroundings. There are some pretty good hiking trails through the forest (the trail system reminded us of pictured rocks) so we decided to do a short loop near the campground. It was really pretty and there were some pretty huge trees. We can't even imagine what the redwoods will be like!
After we got back we decided to check out the lake to see if we could bathe in it. The campground is right next to the lake and our site is basically on the hill leading into the lake. It's pretty cool. Anyway we went down to the lake via a small path which has a very slippery rock at the end that I slipped on. No serious injuries, but my hands and my butt are a bit sore. :] The water was cold but we decided to deal with it considering we hadn't showered in two days. It feels great to be clean!
After our lake bath we made dinner, ate and then walked down to the beach. We saw a beaver and some jumping fish. And another lovely sunset. Tomorrow is going to be a longer day so it's time for bed.
The riding was pretty easy and our muscles are starting to catch up with us. Our butts aren't nearly as sore as they were yesterday. The weather was perfect...the sun seemed to follow us all day. We stopped with about 10 miles to go for lunch that we picked up earlier. Ramen noodles! After that it was a short ride downhill to Quinault Lake. We stopped at the Vistors Center/Internet Cafe to charge our phones and catch up on our blogging :]
We hung out at the cafe for a while then biked about two miles to the campground. We got there with plenty of day light to hang out and check out the surroundings. There are some pretty good hiking trails through the forest (the trail system reminded us of pictured rocks) so we decided to do a short loop near the campground. It was really pretty and there were some pretty huge trees. We can't even imagine what the redwoods will be like!
After we got back we decided to check out the lake to see if we could bathe in it. The campground is right next to the lake and our site is basically on the hill leading into the lake. It's pretty cool. Anyway we went down to the lake via a small path which has a very slippery rock at the end that I slipped on. No serious injuries, but my hands and my butt are a bit sore. :] The water was cold but we decided to deal with it considering we hadn't showered in two days. It feels great to be clean!
After our lake bath we made dinner, ate and then walked down to the beach. We saw a beaver and some jumping fish. And another lovely sunset. Tomorrow is going to be a longer day so it's time for bed.
The Day 4 Blues
7/15 - We'll start this off by explaining the title. On our last bike tour day 4 was the worst day of the trip. It was the day our legs and butts hurt the worst and our morale was very low. We seriously considered stopping the trip and I shed a few tears. It is hard on day 4 to be optimistic because you have so much ahead of you and you're in so much pain that it just doesn't seem possible. This day 4 was no different.
I woke up feeling absolutely terrible. My throat hurt, my head hurt, my legs were impossibly sore and I just felt sick. Ethan was in pain too, but not as much as me. I laid in bed for an hour or so trying to feel better and get it together. I cried for about 30 minutes of that hour because I honestly didn't think I could get back on my bike that day. After that breakdown I knew I had to get up and get moving or I would never move. I started to feel better when I did, but I still doubted my biking ability for that day. I warned Ethan that I didn't think I could make it to our planned campground for that night. He eased my mind by telling me not to worry and that we could bike as slow as I needed to.
We left the campground knowing that we had to go up hill for a while. What we didn't realize was that it was uphill for 3-4 miles. It was torture and we had to walk most of it. I lost it about half way and could not stop crying. Ethan talked me down thankfully and after what seemed like forever we finally made it to the top. After that painful hour or so it was mostly all downhill. It was a huge blessing because if it had been anything but downhill we would not have made it 65 miles to our planned campground.
Halfway through the day we made it to Forks, the town that Twilight is based in. Every thing was Twilight this and that. It was funny because the town is tiny. It did have a big grocery store though that we were very thankful for. We got some dinner food, called our moms and headed out.
We finally made it to the coast and saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time on the trip. It was an amazing feeling given how the day started out. We stopped a few times along the coast before the campground to take pictures and watch the waves. When we pulled in to the campground we were greeted yet again with a "campground full" sign. Dang it!!! We pulled up to the registration building hoping to get some info on the campground a few miles down the road. He told us there were plenty of spots there so we turned around to head out when the camp host (an old man in a smart car/golf cart) approached us and said that he had a list of open spots and asked if we wanted one. I glady accepted. After 1 failed site he found us an empty one.
This was the first time we actually had time to cook dinner in the daylight and chill out for a while. We ate then headed to the beach to watch the sunset. The beach was littered with driftwood (or drift trees as Ethan called them because they literally were almost full trees just scattered on the beach) and rocks. We found a good tree to sit on and snapped some pics. The sunset was amazing and we can't wait to watch more. We got to bed early to try to make up for the night before. We were really happy that we made it that far because the next day would only be 30 miles...a short and easy day. We were even more happy that we made it through the day 4 blues relatively unscathed. :]
I woke up feeling absolutely terrible. My throat hurt, my head hurt, my legs were impossibly sore and I just felt sick. Ethan was in pain too, but not as much as me. I laid in bed for an hour or so trying to feel better and get it together. I cried for about 30 minutes of that hour because I honestly didn't think I could get back on my bike that day. After that breakdown I knew I had to get up and get moving or I would never move. I started to feel better when I did, but I still doubted my biking ability for that day. I warned Ethan that I didn't think I could make it to our planned campground for that night. He eased my mind by telling me not to worry and that we could bike as slow as I needed to.
We left the campground knowing that we had to go up hill for a while. What we didn't realize was that it was uphill for 3-4 miles. It was torture and we had to walk most of it. I lost it about half way and could not stop crying. Ethan talked me down thankfully and after what seemed like forever we finally made it to the top. After that painful hour or so it was mostly all downhill. It was a huge blessing because if it had been anything but downhill we would not have made it 65 miles to our planned campground.
Halfway through the day we made it to Forks, the town that Twilight is based in. Every thing was Twilight this and that. It was funny because the town is tiny. It did have a big grocery store though that we were very thankful for. We got some dinner food, called our moms and headed out.
We finally made it to the coast and saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time on the trip. It was an amazing feeling given how the day started out. We stopped a few times along the coast before the campground to take pictures and watch the waves. When we pulled in to the campground we were greeted yet again with a "campground full" sign. Dang it!!! We pulled up to the registration building hoping to get some info on the campground a few miles down the road. He told us there were plenty of spots there so we turned around to head out when the camp host (an old man in a smart car/golf cart) approached us and said that he had a list of open spots and asked if we wanted one. I glady accepted. After 1 failed site he found us an empty one.
This was the first time we actually had time to cook dinner in the daylight and chill out for a while. We ate then headed to the beach to watch the sunset. The beach was littered with driftwood (or drift trees as Ethan called them because they literally were almost full trees just scattered on the beach) and rocks. We found a good tree to sit on and snapped some pics. The sunset was amazing and we can't wait to watch more. We got to bed early to try to make up for the night before. We were really happy that we made it that far because the next day would only be 30 miles...a short and easy day. We were even more happy that we made it through the day 4 blues relatively unscathed. :]
slow and steady wins the race?
7/14 (Day 3) After our very long day getting to Port Angeles we decided to take it easy on this day and hang out in Port Angeles for a while with Colby and Dave. They made us a delicious breakfast and then took us on the Port Angeles tour.
First, we went downtown to pick up a few things and then headed out to the spit (narrow piece of land that juts out into the harbor). We passed the paper factory which was very stinky and obnoxious, then hung out for a while taking in the awesome views of the Olympic Mountains. After that we headed up to Hurricane Ridge. It's a park really high up in the mountains that gives you 360 degree views of the Olympic peninsula and an awesome view of Mt Olympus. There is still snow on the ground up there even though it was 70 degrees out. We hung out up there for a while and took some pics. After Hurricane Ridge it was time for some lunch. We grabbed some paninis (Ethan got Subway) and took them back to Colby and Dave's. After we filled our bellies we decided it was time to go.
We only had about 30 miles to go so we thought we would get to the next campsite with plenty of daylight left. But, we did not account for the fact that our muscles were still VERY sore. The going was really slow again, but we did get ice cream, go down some seriously big hills and got to ride along the coast of Crescent Lake. Ethan took some pretty cool videos of the views with the GoPro camera attached to his helmet. It was beautiful and made the ride worthwhile.
About 5 miles or so before the campground we stopped to check out Marymere Falls. I decided it was too much of a hike for me and we were running out of daylight. It would be faster if Ethan went alone and got some pics. He decided to run there to make it even quicker. He did the 2 mile out and back hike in 20 minutes and got some great pics of the falls.
When we finally made it to the campsite we pulled up and the sign said it was full. Just as I was about to burst into tears, a girl from a group that had passed us earlier invited us to stay at their site. We were saved! We are so thankful for nice people :] We got there pretty late so we ate dinner in the dark (which consisted of one small can of chili from Colby and some crackers...we were planning on going to the store there, but since we got in so late it was closed).
The campsite was mostly concrete so we found a spot in the corner that was softer. Unfortunately, it was on a hill so our sleep wasn't nearly as good as we needed it to be. We tossed and turned, but were very thankful to be at a campsite and not in the wilderness!
First, we went downtown to pick up a few things and then headed out to the spit (narrow piece of land that juts out into the harbor). We passed the paper factory which was very stinky and obnoxious, then hung out for a while taking in the awesome views of the Olympic Mountains. After that we headed up to Hurricane Ridge. It's a park really high up in the mountains that gives you 360 degree views of the Olympic peninsula and an awesome view of Mt Olympus. There is still snow on the ground up there even though it was 70 degrees out. We hung out up there for a while and took some pics. After Hurricane Ridge it was time for some lunch. We grabbed some paninis (Ethan got Subway) and took them back to Colby and Dave's. After we filled our bellies we decided it was time to go.
We only had about 30 miles to go so we thought we would get to the next campsite with plenty of daylight left. But, we did not account for the fact that our muscles were still VERY sore. The going was really slow again, but we did get ice cream, go down some seriously big hills and got to ride along the coast of Crescent Lake. Ethan took some pretty cool videos of the views with the GoPro camera attached to his helmet. It was beautiful and made the ride worthwhile.
About 5 miles or so before the campground we stopped to check out Marymere Falls. I decided it was too much of a hike for me and we were running out of daylight. It would be faster if Ethan went alone and got some pics. He decided to run there to make it even quicker. He did the 2 mile out and back hike in 20 minutes and got some great pics of the falls.
When we finally made it to the campsite we pulled up and the sign said it was full. Just as I was about to burst into tears, a girl from a group that had passed us earlier invited us to stay at their site. We were saved! We are so thankful for nice people :] We got there pretty late so we ate dinner in the dark (which consisted of one small can of chili from Colby and some crackers...we were planning on going to the store there, but since we got in so late it was closed).
The campsite was mostly concrete so we found a spot in the corner that was softer. Unfortunately, it was on a hill so our sleep wasn't nearly as good as we needed it to be. We tossed and turned, but were very thankful to be at a campsite and not in the wilderness!
Ethan's Notes - 1,863.58 miles - 51.77 miles/day
Day 1 - Seattle Amtrak to Kitsap Memorial State park - 29.4 miles (including 8.6 mile ferry) - SEATTLE AMTRAK to King St to Elliot Bay Trail to Seattle Ferry Terminal to Ferry to Winslow Way to Madison Ave to 305 to Valley Rd to Big Valley Rd to 3 to KITSAP MEMORIAL PARK
Day 2 - to Colby's in Port Angeles - 62.37 miles - KITSAP MEMORIAL PARK - 3 to 104 to Shine Rd to 104 to 101 to Olympic Discovery Trail in Blyn to Lincoln to Sixth St to COLBY'S
Day 3 - to Fairholm Campground - 28.18 miles - COLBY'S on Sixth St to 101 to FAIRHOLM CAMPGROUND
Day 4 - to Kalaloch Campground - 65.67 miles - FAIRHOLM CAMPGROUND to 101 to KALALOCH CAMPGROUND
Day 5 - to Willaby Campground - 33.1 miles - KALALOCH CAMPGROUND to 101 to 9 to South Shore Rd to WILLABY CAMPGROUND
Day 6 - to Artic Park - 54.57 miles - WILLABY CAMPGROUND to South Shore Rd to 101 to ARTIC PARK
Day 7 - to River's End Campground - 65.24 miles - ARTIC PARK to 101 to Willapa Hills Trail in Raymond to 101 to RIVER'S END CAMPGROUND
Week 1 totals: Seattle, Wa to Chinook, Wa - 338.53 miles - 48.36 miles/day
Day 8 - to Fort Stevens State Park - 21.9 miles - (6.4 miles of biking around the campground) - RIVER'S END CAMPGROUND to 101 to 30 to around Astoria to 30 to 101 to E Harbor St to 104 to SW 9th to Ridge Rd to Peter Iredale Rd to FORT STEVENS STATE PARK
Day 9 - to Nehalem Bay State Park - 41.09 miles - FORT STEVENS STATE PARK to Ridge Rd to 101 to Holladay Dr to 101 to Fir St to Hemlock St to 101 to Classic St to around Manzanita to NEHALEM BAY STATE PARK
Day 10 - to Cape Lookout State Park - 49.78 miles - NEHALEM BAY STATE PARK to Gray Rd to Necarney City Rd to 101 to 131 to Bayocean Rd to Bayshore Dr to 131 to Netarts Bay Rd to CAPE LOOKOUT STATE PARK
Day 11 - to Beverly Beach State Park - 59.09 miles - CAPE LOOKOUT STATE PARK to Cape Lookout Rd to Sandlake Rd to Brooten Rd to 101 to NE West Devils Lake Rd to 14th St to 101 to Otter Crest Loop to 101 to BEVERLY BEACH STATE PARK
Day 12 - to Jessie M Honeyman Memorial State Park - 62.39 miles - BEVERLY BEACH STATE PARK to 101 to NW Oceanview Dr to 22nd to Edenview Dr to 20th to 101 to JESSIE M HONEYMAN MEMORIAL STATE PARK
Day 13 - to Sunset Bay State Park - 56.8 miles - JESSIE M HONEYMAN MEMORIAL STATE PARK to 101 to Florida St to Hamilton St to Virginia Ave to Marion St to 16th St to Broadway St to Goodwill Store to Cape Arago Hwy to SUNSET BAY STATE PARK
Day 14 - to Humbug Mountain State Park - 58.33 miles - SUNSET BAY STATE PARK to Cape Arago Hwy to Walker Ave to 7 Devils Rd to W Beaver Hill Rd to Whiskey Run Rd to 7 Devils Rd to 101 to HUMBUG MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
Week 2 totals: Chinook, Wa to Port Orford, Or - 349.38 miles - 49.91 miles/day
Trip totals - Seattle, Wa to Port Orford, Or - 687.91 miles - 49.14 miles/day
Day 15 - Ship's Ashore Resort - 62.95 miles - HUMBUG MOUNTAIN STATE PARK to 101 to Lower Harbor Rd to Oceanview Dr to 101 to SHIP'S ASHORE RESORT
Day 16 - to Elk Prairie Campground - 53.27 miles - SHIP'S ASHORE RESORT to 101 to Lake Earl Dr to 101/Redwood Hwy to Front St to Battery Point to Front St to 101/Redwood Hwy to Newton B Drury Scenic Parkway to ELK PRAIRIE CAMPGROUND
Day 17 - to Super 8, Eureka, Ca - 50.77 miles - ELK PRAIRIE CAMPGROUND to Newton B Drury Scenic Parkway to 101/Redwood Hwy to Clam Beach Dr to Hammond Coastal Trail to Murray Rd to Hammond Trail to Mad River Rd to Upper Bay Rd to Spear Ave to Alliance Rd to Samoa Blvd to S G St to 101/Redwood Hwy to Target to 3rd St to N St to SUPER 8
Day 18 - to Hidden Springs Campground - 54.54 miles - SUPER 8 to M St to 2nd St to H St to 1st St to Waterfront Dr to Del Norte St to 101 Wildwood Ave to Main St to 101 to Avenue of the Giants to HIDDEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
Day 19 - to Standish-Hickey State Park - 42.43 miles - HIDDEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND to Avenue of the Giants to 101 to Redwood Dr to 101 to STANDISH-HICKEY STATE PARK
Day 20 - to MacKerricher State Park - 45.92 miles - STANDISH-HICKEY STATE PARK to 101 to Hwy 1 to 271 (3 mile round trip to market) to Hwy 1 to MACKERRICHER STATE PARK
Day 21 - to Manchester Beach KOA - 45.77 miles - MACKERRICHER STATE PARK to Mill Creek Dr to MacKerricher State Park Rd to Old Haul Rd to W Elm St to Hwy 1 to Lansing St to Main St to Hwy 1 to Kinney Rd to MANCHESTER BEACH KOA
Week 3 Totals - Port Orford, Or to Manchester, Ca - 355.65 miles - 50.81 miles/day
Trip Totals - Seattle, Wa to Manchester, Ca - 1,043.56 miles - 49.69 miles/day
Day 22 - to Bodega Dunes State Park - 69.07 miles - MANCHESTER BEACH KOA Kinney Rd to Hwy 1 to BODEGA DUNES STATE PARK
Day 23 - to Point Reyes Station - 35.44 miles - BODEGA DUNES STATE PARK to Hwy 1 to Bodega Hwy to Hwy 1 to 4th St to C St to 3rd St to POINT REYES STATION
Day 24 - to Chancellor Hotel, San Francisco - 42.66 miles - POINT REYES STATION to 3rd St to Hwy 1 to Sir Francis Drake Blvd to Cross Marin Trail to Taylor Park Rd to Sir Francis Drake Blvd to Olema Rd to Manor Rd to Scenic Rd to Broadway Blvd to Center Rd to San Anselemo Ave to Sir Francis Drake Blvd to College Ave to Magnolia Ave to Doherty Dr to Larkspur Path to Tamal Vista Blvd to Madera Dr to REI to Tamalpais Dr to Casa Buena Dr to bike path to Lomita Dr to bike path to Bridgeway to Richardson St to Richardson St to 2nd St to S Alexander Ave to GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE to Bike Route 2 Crissy Field Ave to Old Mason St to Marina Blvd to Bike Path to Van Ness Ave to Bike Path to Lincoln Hey to Leavensworth St to Green St to Jones St to Clay St to Powell St to CHANCELLOR HOTEL!
Day 25 - to Half Moon Bay State Park - 43.25 miles - CHANCELLOR HOTEL to Powell St to Bush St to Kearny St to Merchant St to Montgomery St to Clay St to sidewalk around Vaillancourt Fountain to The Embarcadaro to Jefferson St to Bike Route to Van Ness Ave to Bike Route 2 to Marina Blvd to Old Mason St to Crissy Field Ave to Battery East Trail to GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE (halfway and back) to Merchant Rd to Lincoln Blvd to 25th Ave to Lake St to 23rd Ave to Fulton Ave to 30th Ave to John F Kennedy Dr to S Fork Dr to Martin Luther King Jr Dr to La Playa St to Great Hwy to 35 to Westridge Ave to Skyline Dr to Crenshaw Dr to Palmetto Ave to Clarendon Rd to Lakeside Ave to Bradford Way to Hwy 1 to Halfmoon Bay Coastal Trail to Magellan Ave to Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail to HALF MOON BAY STATE PARK
Day 26 - to New Brighton State Park - 61.49 miles - HALF MOON BAY STATE PARK to Kelly Ave to Hwy 1 to bike path along Hwy 1 to Mission St to Natural Bridges Dr to Delaware Ave to Swanton Blvd to W Cliff Dr to Pacific Ave to Laurel St to Broadway to Ocean St to Soquel Ave to Capitola Rd to Wharf Rd to Stockton Ave to Capitola Ave to Monterey Ave to Park Ave to McGregor Dr to NEW BRIGHTON STATE PARK
Day 27 - to Veterans Memorial Park - 42.7 miles - (5.63 miles around town) - NEW BRIGHTON STATE PARK to McGregor Dr to Park Ave to Soquel Dr to Freedom Blvd to Bonita Dr to San Andreas Rd to Beach St to Thurwacher Rd to McGowan Rd to Trafton Rd to Bluff Rd to Jensen Rd to Hwy 1 to Nashua Rd to Monte Rd to Del Monte Blvd to Monterey Peninsula Recreation Trail to Del Monte Blvd to Calle Principal to Jefferson St to Veterans Drive to VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK
Day 28 - to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park - 34.69 miles - VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK to Veterans Drive to Skyline Dr to Skyline Forest Dr to 68 to 17 Mile Drive to Carmel Way to San Antonia Ave to Ocean Ave to Scenic Rd to Santa Lucia Ave to Dolores St to Lasuen Dr to Rio Rd to Hwy 1 to PFEIFFER BIG SUR STATE PARK
Week 4 Totals - Manchester, Ca to Big Sur, Ca - 329.3 miles - 47.04 miles/day
Trip Totals - Seattle, Wa to Big Sur, Ca - 1,372.86 miles - 49.03 miles/day
Day 29 - to San Simeon State Park - 69.75 miles - PFEIFFER BIG SUR STATE PARK to Hwy 1 to Slo San Simeon Rd to Hwy 1 to San Simeon-Monterey Creek Rd to San Simeon State Park to SAN SIMEON STATE PARK
Day 30 - to Coastal Dunes RV Park & Campground - 54.86 miles - SAN SIMEON STATE PARK to San Simeon-Monterey Creek Rd to Hwy 1 to Ocean Ave to Hwy 1 to Main St to Quintana Rd to S Bay Blvd to Los Osos Valley Rd to S Higuera St to Ontario Rd to Avila Beach Dr to Shell Beach Rd to Price St to Hwy 1/Pacific Blvd to COASTAL DUNES RV PARK & CAMPGROUND
Day 31 - to Gaviota State Park - 66.68 miles - COASTAL DUNES RV PARK & CAMPGROUND to Hwy 1 to Halcyon Rd to Hwy 1 to Clark Ave to Orcutt Rd to Graciosa Rd to Hwy 1/Hwy 135 to Hwy 135 to Harris Grade Rd to Hwy 1 to Chestnut Ave to 7th St to Hwy 1 to Gaviota Beach Rd to GAVIOTA STATE PARK
Day 32 - to McGrath State Beach - 69.12 miles - GAVIOTA STATE PARK to Gaviota Beach Rd to Hwy 1 to Cathedral Oaks Rd to Hollister Ave to State St to E Constance Ave to Garden St to E Los Olivos St to Laguna St to Mission St to Garden St to Anapamu St to Anacapa St to Gutierrez St to Garden St to E Cabrillo Blvd to Coast Village Rd to N Jameson Lane to Ortega Hill Bike Path to Ortega Hill Rd to Lillie Ave to Via Real to Santa Ynez Ave to 7th St to Linden Ave to Sandy Land Rd to Palm Ave to 4th St to Carpinteria Bluffs Trail (not good for bikes) to Carpinteria Ave to Rincon Rd to Hwy 1/Hwy 101 to Pacific Coast Hwy to Bike Path to Pierpont Blvd to Seaward Ave to Harbor Blvd to MCGRATH STATE PARK
Day 33 - to Chuy's - 74.56 miles - MCGRATH STATE PARK to Harbor Blvd to Channel Islands Blvd to Ventura Rd to Hueneme Rd to Naval Air Rd to Pacific Coast Hwy/Hwy 1 to Ocean Front (Will Rogers SB) to Venice Beach Boardwalk to Bike Path to Washington Blvd to Marvin Braude Bike Path to Fiji Way to Ballona Creek Bike Path to Pacific Ave to Marvin Braude Bike Trail to Hermosa Ave to Harbor Dr to Beryl St to Pacific Coast Hwy to Aviaton Blvd to Huntington Ln to CHUY'S
Day 34-35 - Day off
Day 36 - to Doheny State Beach - 57.86 miles - CHUY'S to Huntington Lane to Rindge Lane to 190th St to Anza Ave to Lomita Blvd to Ocean Ave to Hwy 1 to Long Beach Blvd to 4th St to Appian Way to 2nd St to Hwy 1 to DOHENY STATE BEACH
Day 37 - to WarmShowers Pacific Beach - 66.34 miles - DOHENY STATE BEACH to Park Lantern to Palisades Dr to Coast Hwy to Avenido Pico to McDonalds to Avenido Pico to Calle De Los Molinos to El Comino Real to Avenida Valencia to Ola Vista to Avenida Califia to Avenida Del Presidente to Old Hwy 101 to Old Pacific Hwy to Las Pulgas Rd to Stuart Mesa Rd to Vandegrift Blvd to Harbor Dr to Coast Hwy to Carlsbad Blvd to Coast Hwy 101 to Camino Del Mar to Torrey Pines Rd to Genesse Ave to Campus Point Dr to Voigt Dr to Gilman Dr to Villa La Jolla Dr to La Jolla Village Dr to Torrey Pines Dr to La Jolla Shores Dr to El Paseo Grande to Camino Del Oro to Avenida De La Playa to Calle De La Plata to Paseo Dorado to Spindrift Dr to Princess St to Torrey Pines St to Prospect Pl to Coast Blvd to Olivetas Ave to Marine St to Monte Vista Ave to Fern Glen To Neptune Pl to Camino De La Costa to Chelsea Ave to Dolphin Pl to Chelsea Ave to Forward St to Calumet Ave to Sea Ridge Dr to Chelsea St to La Jolla Blvd to Opal St to Dawes St to WARMSHOWERS PACIFIC BEACH
Day 38 - to Courtyard Marriott/Mexico Border - 31.55 miles - WARMSHOWERS PACIFIC BEACH to Dawes St to Bayside Walk to Mission Bay Dr to Sports Arena Blvd to Pacific Hwy to Broadway to Courtyard Marriot to Broadway to Harbor Dr to 28th St to Main St to National City Blvd to Broadway to L St to Industrial Blvd to Hollister St to Outer Rd to Coronado Ave to Hollister St to Monument Rd to Dairy Mart Rd to Camino De La Plaza to Camiones Way to USA/MEXICO BORDER
Days 29-38 Totals - Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to USA/Mexico Border - 490.72 miles - 61.34 miles/day
Trip Totals - Seattle Amtrak to USA/Mexico Border - 1,863.58 miles - 51.77 miles/day (13.1 miles extra after camp)
Day 2 - to Colby's in Port Angeles - 62.37 miles - KITSAP MEMORIAL PARK - 3 to 104 to Shine Rd to 104 to 101 to Olympic Discovery Trail in Blyn to Lincoln to Sixth St to COLBY'S
Day 3 - to Fairholm Campground - 28.18 miles - COLBY'S on Sixth St to 101 to FAIRHOLM CAMPGROUND
Day 4 - to Kalaloch Campground - 65.67 miles - FAIRHOLM CAMPGROUND to 101 to KALALOCH CAMPGROUND
Day 5 - to Willaby Campground - 33.1 miles - KALALOCH CAMPGROUND to 101 to 9 to South Shore Rd to WILLABY CAMPGROUND
Day 6 - to Artic Park - 54.57 miles - WILLABY CAMPGROUND to South Shore Rd to 101 to ARTIC PARK
Day 7 - to River's End Campground - 65.24 miles - ARTIC PARK to 101 to Willapa Hills Trail in Raymond to 101 to RIVER'S END CAMPGROUND
Week 1 totals: Seattle, Wa to Chinook, Wa - 338.53 miles - 48.36 miles/day
Day 8 - to Fort Stevens State Park - 21.9 miles - (6.4 miles of biking around the campground) - RIVER'S END CAMPGROUND to 101 to 30 to around Astoria to 30 to 101 to E Harbor St to 104 to SW 9th to Ridge Rd to Peter Iredale Rd to FORT STEVENS STATE PARK
Day 9 - to Nehalem Bay State Park - 41.09 miles - FORT STEVENS STATE PARK to Ridge Rd to 101 to Holladay Dr to 101 to Fir St to Hemlock St to 101 to Classic St to around Manzanita to NEHALEM BAY STATE PARK
Day 10 - to Cape Lookout State Park - 49.78 miles - NEHALEM BAY STATE PARK to Gray Rd to Necarney City Rd to 101 to 131 to Bayocean Rd to Bayshore Dr to 131 to Netarts Bay Rd to CAPE LOOKOUT STATE PARK
Day 11 - to Beverly Beach State Park - 59.09 miles - CAPE LOOKOUT STATE PARK to Cape Lookout Rd to Sandlake Rd to Brooten Rd to 101 to NE West Devils Lake Rd to 14th St to 101 to Otter Crest Loop to 101 to BEVERLY BEACH STATE PARK
Day 12 - to Jessie M Honeyman Memorial State Park - 62.39 miles - BEVERLY BEACH STATE PARK to 101 to NW Oceanview Dr to 22nd to Edenview Dr to 20th to 101 to JESSIE M HONEYMAN MEMORIAL STATE PARK
Day 13 - to Sunset Bay State Park - 56.8 miles - JESSIE M HONEYMAN MEMORIAL STATE PARK to 101 to Florida St to Hamilton St to Virginia Ave to Marion St to 16th St to Broadway St to Goodwill Store to Cape Arago Hwy to SUNSET BAY STATE PARK
Day 14 - to Humbug Mountain State Park - 58.33 miles - SUNSET BAY STATE PARK to Cape Arago Hwy to Walker Ave to 7 Devils Rd to W Beaver Hill Rd to Whiskey Run Rd to 7 Devils Rd to 101 to HUMBUG MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
Week 2 totals: Chinook, Wa to Port Orford, Or - 349.38 miles - 49.91 miles/day
Trip totals - Seattle, Wa to Port Orford, Or - 687.91 miles - 49.14 miles/day
Day 15 - Ship's Ashore Resort - 62.95 miles - HUMBUG MOUNTAIN STATE PARK to 101 to Lower Harbor Rd to Oceanview Dr to 101 to SHIP'S ASHORE RESORT
Day 16 - to Elk Prairie Campground - 53.27 miles - SHIP'S ASHORE RESORT to 101 to Lake Earl Dr to 101/Redwood Hwy to Front St to Battery Point to Front St to 101/Redwood Hwy to Newton B Drury Scenic Parkway to ELK PRAIRIE CAMPGROUND
Day 17 - to Super 8, Eureka, Ca - 50.77 miles - ELK PRAIRIE CAMPGROUND to Newton B Drury Scenic Parkway to 101/Redwood Hwy to Clam Beach Dr to Hammond Coastal Trail to Murray Rd to Hammond Trail to Mad River Rd to Upper Bay Rd to Spear Ave to Alliance Rd to Samoa Blvd to S G St to 101/Redwood Hwy to Target to 3rd St to N St to SUPER 8
Day 18 - to Hidden Springs Campground - 54.54 miles - SUPER 8 to M St to 2nd St to H St to 1st St to Waterfront Dr to Del Norte St to 101 Wildwood Ave to Main St to 101 to Avenue of the Giants to HIDDEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
Day 19 - to Standish-Hickey State Park - 42.43 miles - HIDDEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND to Avenue of the Giants to 101 to Redwood Dr to 101 to STANDISH-HICKEY STATE PARK
Day 20 - to MacKerricher State Park - 45.92 miles - STANDISH-HICKEY STATE PARK to 101 to Hwy 1 to 271 (3 mile round trip to market) to Hwy 1 to MACKERRICHER STATE PARK
Day 21 - to Manchester Beach KOA - 45.77 miles - MACKERRICHER STATE PARK to Mill Creek Dr to MacKerricher State Park Rd to Old Haul Rd to W Elm St to Hwy 1 to Lansing St to Main St to Hwy 1 to Kinney Rd to MANCHESTER BEACH KOA
Week 3 Totals - Port Orford, Or to Manchester, Ca - 355.65 miles - 50.81 miles/day
Trip Totals - Seattle, Wa to Manchester, Ca - 1,043.56 miles - 49.69 miles/day
Day 22 - to Bodega Dunes State Park - 69.07 miles - MANCHESTER BEACH KOA Kinney Rd to Hwy 1 to BODEGA DUNES STATE PARK
Day 23 - to Point Reyes Station - 35.44 miles - BODEGA DUNES STATE PARK to Hwy 1 to Bodega Hwy to Hwy 1 to 4th St to C St to 3rd St to POINT REYES STATION
Day 24 - to Chancellor Hotel, San Francisco - 42.66 miles - POINT REYES STATION to 3rd St to Hwy 1 to Sir Francis Drake Blvd to Cross Marin Trail to Taylor Park Rd to Sir Francis Drake Blvd to Olema Rd to Manor Rd to Scenic Rd to Broadway Blvd to Center Rd to San Anselemo Ave to Sir Francis Drake Blvd to College Ave to Magnolia Ave to Doherty Dr to Larkspur Path to Tamal Vista Blvd to Madera Dr to REI to Tamalpais Dr to Casa Buena Dr to bike path to Lomita Dr to bike path to Bridgeway to Richardson St to Richardson St to 2nd St to S Alexander Ave to GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE to Bike Route 2 Crissy Field Ave to Old Mason St to Marina Blvd to Bike Path to Van Ness Ave to Bike Path to Lincoln Hey to Leavensworth St to Green St to Jones St to Clay St to Powell St to CHANCELLOR HOTEL!
Day 25 - to Half Moon Bay State Park - 43.25 miles - CHANCELLOR HOTEL to Powell St to Bush St to Kearny St to Merchant St to Montgomery St to Clay St to sidewalk around Vaillancourt Fountain to The Embarcadaro to Jefferson St to Bike Route to Van Ness Ave to Bike Route 2 to Marina Blvd to Old Mason St to Crissy Field Ave to Battery East Trail to GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE (halfway and back) to Merchant Rd to Lincoln Blvd to 25th Ave to Lake St to 23rd Ave to Fulton Ave to 30th Ave to John F Kennedy Dr to S Fork Dr to Martin Luther King Jr Dr to La Playa St to Great Hwy to 35 to Westridge Ave to Skyline Dr to Crenshaw Dr to Palmetto Ave to Clarendon Rd to Lakeside Ave to Bradford Way to Hwy 1 to Halfmoon Bay Coastal Trail to Magellan Ave to Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail to HALF MOON BAY STATE PARK
Day 26 - to New Brighton State Park - 61.49 miles - HALF MOON BAY STATE PARK to Kelly Ave to Hwy 1 to bike path along Hwy 1 to Mission St to Natural Bridges Dr to Delaware Ave to Swanton Blvd to W Cliff Dr to Pacific Ave to Laurel St to Broadway to Ocean St to Soquel Ave to Capitola Rd to Wharf Rd to Stockton Ave to Capitola Ave to Monterey Ave to Park Ave to McGregor Dr to NEW BRIGHTON STATE PARK
Day 27 - to Veterans Memorial Park - 42.7 miles - (5.63 miles around town) - NEW BRIGHTON STATE PARK to McGregor Dr to Park Ave to Soquel Dr to Freedom Blvd to Bonita Dr to San Andreas Rd to Beach St to Thurwacher Rd to McGowan Rd to Trafton Rd to Bluff Rd to Jensen Rd to Hwy 1 to Nashua Rd to Monte Rd to Del Monte Blvd to Monterey Peninsula Recreation Trail to Del Monte Blvd to Calle Principal to Jefferson St to Veterans Drive to VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK
Day 28 - to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park - 34.69 miles - VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK to Veterans Drive to Skyline Dr to Skyline Forest Dr to 68 to 17 Mile Drive to Carmel Way to San Antonia Ave to Ocean Ave to Scenic Rd to Santa Lucia Ave to Dolores St to Lasuen Dr to Rio Rd to Hwy 1 to PFEIFFER BIG SUR STATE PARK
Week 4 Totals - Manchester, Ca to Big Sur, Ca - 329.3 miles - 47.04 miles/day
Trip Totals - Seattle, Wa to Big Sur, Ca - 1,372.86 miles - 49.03 miles/day
Day 29 - to San Simeon State Park - 69.75 miles - PFEIFFER BIG SUR STATE PARK to Hwy 1 to Slo San Simeon Rd to Hwy 1 to San Simeon-Monterey Creek Rd to San Simeon State Park to SAN SIMEON STATE PARK
Day 30 - to Coastal Dunes RV Park & Campground - 54.86 miles - SAN SIMEON STATE PARK to San Simeon-Monterey Creek Rd to Hwy 1 to Ocean Ave to Hwy 1 to Main St to Quintana Rd to S Bay Blvd to Los Osos Valley Rd to S Higuera St to Ontario Rd to Avila Beach Dr to Shell Beach Rd to Price St to Hwy 1/Pacific Blvd to COASTAL DUNES RV PARK & CAMPGROUND
Day 31 - to Gaviota State Park - 66.68 miles - COASTAL DUNES RV PARK & CAMPGROUND to Hwy 1 to Halcyon Rd to Hwy 1 to Clark Ave to Orcutt Rd to Graciosa Rd to Hwy 1/Hwy 135 to Hwy 135 to Harris Grade Rd to Hwy 1 to Chestnut Ave to 7th St to Hwy 1 to Gaviota Beach Rd to GAVIOTA STATE PARK
Day 32 - to McGrath State Beach - 69.12 miles - GAVIOTA STATE PARK to Gaviota Beach Rd to Hwy 1 to Cathedral Oaks Rd to Hollister Ave to State St to E Constance Ave to Garden St to E Los Olivos St to Laguna St to Mission St to Garden St to Anapamu St to Anacapa St to Gutierrez St to Garden St to E Cabrillo Blvd to Coast Village Rd to N Jameson Lane to Ortega Hill Bike Path to Ortega Hill Rd to Lillie Ave to Via Real to Santa Ynez Ave to 7th St to Linden Ave to Sandy Land Rd to Palm Ave to 4th St to Carpinteria Bluffs Trail (not good for bikes) to Carpinteria Ave to Rincon Rd to Hwy 1/Hwy 101 to Pacific Coast Hwy to Bike Path to Pierpont Blvd to Seaward Ave to Harbor Blvd to MCGRATH STATE PARK
Day 33 - to Chuy's - 74.56 miles - MCGRATH STATE PARK to Harbor Blvd to Channel Islands Blvd to Ventura Rd to Hueneme Rd to Naval Air Rd to Pacific Coast Hwy/Hwy 1 to Ocean Front (Will Rogers SB) to Venice Beach Boardwalk to Bike Path to Washington Blvd to Marvin Braude Bike Path to Fiji Way to Ballona Creek Bike Path to Pacific Ave to Marvin Braude Bike Trail to Hermosa Ave to Harbor Dr to Beryl St to Pacific Coast Hwy to Aviaton Blvd to Huntington Ln to CHUY'S
Day 34-35 - Day off
Day 36 - to Doheny State Beach - 57.86 miles - CHUY'S to Huntington Lane to Rindge Lane to 190th St to Anza Ave to Lomita Blvd to Ocean Ave to Hwy 1 to Long Beach Blvd to 4th St to Appian Way to 2nd St to Hwy 1 to DOHENY STATE BEACH
Day 37 - to WarmShowers Pacific Beach - 66.34 miles - DOHENY STATE BEACH to Park Lantern to Palisades Dr to Coast Hwy to Avenido Pico to McDonalds to Avenido Pico to Calle De Los Molinos to El Comino Real to Avenida Valencia to Ola Vista to Avenida Califia to Avenida Del Presidente to Old Hwy 101 to Old Pacific Hwy to Las Pulgas Rd to Stuart Mesa Rd to Vandegrift Blvd to Harbor Dr to Coast Hwy to Carlsbad Blvd to Coast Hwy 101 to Camino Del Mar to Torrey Pines Rd to Genesse Ave to Campus Point Dr to Voigt Dr to Gilman Dr to Villa La Jolla Dr to La Jolla Village Dr to Torrey Pines Dr to La Jolla Shores Dr to El Paseo Grande to Camino Del Oro to Avenida De La Playa to Calle De La Plata to Paseo Dorado to Spindrift Dr to Princess St to Torrey Pines St to Prospect Pl to Coast Blvd to Olivetas Ave to Marine St to Monte Vista Ave to Fern Glen To Neptune Pl to Camino De La Costa to Chelsea Ave to Dolphin Pl to Chelsea Ave to Forward St to Calumet Ave to Sea Ridge Dr to Chelsea St to La Jolla Blvd to Opal St to Dawes St to WARMSHOWERS PACIFIC BEACH
Day 38 - to Courtyard Marriott/Mexico Border - 31.55 miles - WARMSHOWERS PACIFIC BEACH to Dawes St to Bayside Walk to Mission Bay Dr to Sports Arena Blvd to Pacific Hwy to Broadway to Courtyard Marriot to Broadway to Harbor Dr to 28th St to Main St to National City Blvd to Broadway to L St to Industrial Blvd to Hollister St to Outer Rd to Coronado Ave to Hollister St to Monument Rd to Dairy Mart Rd to Camino De La Plaza to Camiones Way to USA/MEXICO BORDER
Days 29-38 Totals - Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to USA/Mexico Border - 490.72 miles - 61.34 miles/day
Trip Totals - Seattle Amtrak to USA/Mexico Border - 1,863.58 miles - 51.77 miles/day (13.1 miles extra after camp)
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