Remarkably the sun was beaming as soon as I traversed into the Californian border. With the sun on my face and a light breeze keeping me cool in the bright

Two days of rain and wind is all I can recollect of my arduous 160 kms ride from North Bend to the campground in Brookings. Along the way I met

The road from Florence to North Bend was beautiful but marred by heavy and incessant rainfall. The winds were howling at gusts over 50 kmph and at one point it

The heavy rain in the morning and the elevation gain of each day was slowing me down. I was barely able to accomplish riding more than 40-50 kms a day.

The ride from Lincoln City to Newport was in pleasant weather and I witnessed lovely sights of the rugged west coast shores and incredible rock formations. Along the way I

The climb from Cape Lookout was a steep one and I gained an elevation of a 1000 ft in a little less than 7 kms. From the top of the

Barview Jetty campground is nestled next to the beach and the waves made crashing sounds all night. It It rained all night while I was camping at the Barview Jetty.

After bidding adieu to Jim and Angela, and locking their home, Keith and I departed from Cannon Beach. Keith was a much stronger rider and was far ahead of me