About a week ago I called my parents from a campsite in Oregon. It was the first time I called them since I started biking in Vancouver. I told them about the Kiwi who was cycling from northern Canada to Argentina. I told them about the family of four–mom, dad, and six and nine year […]
Category: Travel
Seen and heard near Bandon, Oregon
Seen: A hitchhiker holding a big sign that said England. “Are you going to England?” “No, but if I make them laugh they are more likely to give me a ride.” Heard: A coffee shop employee calling my bike gnarly.
Oregon Country
Many people bike the Pacific Coast. Some start in Vancouver, some start in Seattle. Some travel along the Puget Sound, others go through the Olympic Forest. But (mostly) all of us end up on the beautiful Oregon coast. Things were different when I got to Oregon. The hills and the ocean met with stunning effects, […]
Washington’s ghost mountain
Washington’s mountain gem is Mount Rainier. It is a massive 14,411 foot volcano visible from Seattle, and many other Washington cities, on a clear day. What makes it especially spectacular is that it towers over the rest of the Cascades range, so much so, that sometimes it just looks like a huge lone mountain. I […]
The San Juan Islands and- what is a hiker/biker campsite?
On July 13 I left Victoria, British Columbia to return to Washington via the San Juan Islands. It was heavily debated (in my head) whether I should enter Washington via Port Angeles or via the islands; each would take me on a different rout through Washington. I heard that the Islands were a cyclist’s paradise, […]
The best British Columbia transportation
But hey, Canada, don’t worry about the customs thing. You more than made up for it with the ferries. West Vancouver to Langdale Earl’s Cove to Saltery Bay Crofton to Salt Spring Island Salt Spring to Swartz Bay
Anne Foster 