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Posted on August 8, 2022August 16, 2022

Days 121-153: British Columbia

I leave Vancouver, followed by Grin’s videographer, Aaron, who is getting coverage of me riding for their latest YouTube video. This spectacle seems to turn even more heads than the solar bike alone. I pretend that I am comfortable with this kind of attention. A panhandler working an intersection in North Vancouver abandons his post …

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Posted on July 13, 2022July 24, 2022

New video: Pitstop at Grin Tech

I made another pitstop at Grin Technologies in Vancouver and we recorded a video update of the trip so far. https://youtu.be/aS5VhfCuKJU

Posted on July 12, 2022August 14, 2022

Days 121-126: Vancouver

At the Canadian border, I roll past a long line of cars to a bike rack near the building entrance. While I’m still fishing out my documents, two border agents come out and start asking about the bike. This is clearly a welcome change from their usual routine. Did you build it yourself? How far …

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Posted on July 6, 2022July 25, 2022

Days 114-120: Washington

I get an early start out of Portland with a full battery, which is good because it‘s cloudy until late morning. Rob guides me out of the city and we part ways. I ride north 80 miles cross the Columbia River to Seaquest State Park in Washington state. Bye-bye Oregon. The hike/bike area consists of …

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Posted on June 29, 2022July 3, 2022

Days 106-113: Oregon

Such a warm welcome. North of Bandon, Oregon, the pine forest smells like a very expensive candle. I’m not a fan of air fresheners or scented candles but if someone could reproduce this scent, I would want to buy it. Except for the first two nights, when hike/bike campsites were not an option, I have …

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Posted on June 22, 2022June 23, 2022

Days 93-105: Northern California

I set off from San Diego toward Alaska two weeks before the summer solstice. The long summer days are a big improvement over the short winter days I experienced toward the end of the last leg of this tour. I’m averaging 85 miles per day (137 km) even with headwinds and 3300’ (1000 m) of …

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Posted on December 10, 2021June 22, 2022

Days 86-92: Southern California

I find myself wondering why I’m seeing so many California license plates and then I remember I’m almost in California. Right. I’ve left Route 66 and I’m navigating my own way across the desert to Joshua Tree National Park. Just before I begin a 90 mile stretch of desert with no water and no services, …

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Posted on December 3, 2021February 12, 2022

Days 79-85: Arizona

I arrived in San Diego on December 10. I'm just behind on posting updates. "Bicycle Route 66" across Arizona is mostly Interstate 40 with few opportunities to get away from the busy road. This suits me just fine as I can focus on covering longer daily distances and get to lower elevations before colder weather …

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Posted on November 26, 2021December 16, 2021

Days 69-78: New Mexico

I cross the state line from Texas to New Mexico. Little baby mesas give way to big mommy and daddy mesas. Mask-wearing is suddenly a thing again. I check a map I downloaded earlier and sure enough, New Mexico is my first blue state in a while. This should never have been allowed to become …

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Posted on November 16, 2021December 13, 2021

Days 66-68: Texas

In Shamrock, Texas, the infrequently-seen “chip seal” road surface becomes an extra-hellish variant. Texas loves chip seal roads. That’s where you spray the road with gunk left over after refining crude oil, throw a bunch of rocks on top of it and congratulate yourself on having saved 80% over doing a proper road paving job. …

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