Thanks to FedEx Tracking, I can see that the bikes have arrived in Portland. That is good news and it looks as if they should arrive in Astoria according to plan. Tracking is a nice feature especially since our FedEx person usually does a hit-and- run. In fact, when I checked on the [...]

 

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We often assume so much about our method of travel. Several people have asked how we are going to carry our stuff with us if we don’t have a SAG wagon. Will we wear backpacks?
Personally, I can barely survive wearing a waist pack. It works for short trips, but I don’t like the [...]

The weather finally broke, which was good because we had planned on doing our shakedown ride today. Originally unsure about my ability to ride the mere 30 miles, I quickly felt confidence as I survived the first hill out of the village.
Although I had tried clipless pedals on the trainer, I had [...]

A few years ago, Shape magazine put out a notice that they were looking for somebody for their weight loss diary.
Although I was outside of their demographic, which means that I am too old, I applied anyway, since I was and am overweight and
thought that they might realize that there are overweight people over 50 [...]

Finally. My new bike came equipped with clipless pedals. That’s one incentive to learn to ride them. Warm weather might be an equally good incentive, but it doesn’t look like that will happen.
So, the new pedals are on my old bike, which is in the trainer. I managed to get my feet [...]

Over in the pages section, you will find a packing list that has served us well on our various trips.
The key to any packing list is to gear it(no pun intended) to your particular touring needs. If you are not camping, you won’t need some of the items, but remember that some camping items [...]

As the start date of the journey approaches, I am working hard to make this site as informative as possible. In addition to the daily blogging that we will be doing while on the road, we will also be adding a podcast. Don’t expect that to be done on a daily basis, but [...]

After what seemed an incredibly long gestation, the bike arrived today. Although the LBS called me yesterday to say that it was ready; it was not ready. The person helping me didn’t understand that it wasn’t a bike that I took in for repairs. He said that it would be out as [...]

It’s hard to believe with the cold weather and the snow in the forecast that May 1 is only 19 days away. That inspired me to do some preparation for this trip. In my usual ADD manner, I attended to several different things.
The first exciting event of the day is making a reservation [...]

I went and visited the ACA website today to see if anybody had anything to say about our proposed route. While some of our route does follow the ACA Lewis and Clark route, I can’t really say that I am simply going that way because there is a mapped-out route. In fact, I [...]