Today was a day off the bike. After a leisurely breakfast, Craig and I drove to the nearby Anthony Chabot Regional Park, located in the foothills east of Oakland. We hiked for about two hours. It was reasonably warm but overcast. After the hike, we spent some time hanging out and hot tubbing at Craig’s place before ordering a pizza and watching a movie. Tomorrow … Continue reading Day 6 – 2018 Western States Tour

Day’s distance: 168 miles Total trip distance: 985 miles Temperatures ranged from high 50s to mid 60s. Overcast skies and increased cloud cover inland actually caused the temperature to drop as I traveled away from the coast today. Today’s route took me south along Hwy 1 briefly before turning inland. I needed to arrive at my destination before 3pm today, so instead of staying on … Continue reading Day 5 – 2018 Western States Tour

Day’s distance: 176 miles Total trip distance: 817 miles Temperatures varied from low to mid 50s along the coast and mid 60s more inland. Not as much overcast today and the winds felt lighter than yesterday. All in all, quite nice. Today’s short ride included two challenging sections. First was the Lost Coast via Mattole Road.  This detour off Hwy 101 begins in Ferndale, a … Continue reading Day 4 – 2018 Western States Tour

Day’s distance: 225 miles Total trip distance: 641 miles Typical coastal cool weather was back today. It stayed in the low 50s all day. It felt downright cold after the first couple of warm days. I used the heated grips and heated seat the entire day to stave off certain hypothermia 🙂 I noticed in my pre-ride inspection that one of my headlights was burned … Continue reading Day 3 – 2018 Western States Tour

Day’s distance: 215 miles Total trip distance: 416 miles Today was another sunny day, with temperatures starting at 70, getting as high as 85, then dropping again into the mid 60s. The wind was gusty and brought in some haze in the afternoon, leading to the quick drop back down in temperature. It was also another short day so I took off about 10am (again). … Continue reading Day 2 – 2018 Western States Tour

Day’s distance: 201 miles (odometer) Total trip distance: 201 miles Day 1 was an auspicious beginning to my 2018 riding season. Temperatures ranged from the 50’s to the 70’s. Let me sum up the warmth of the Oregon coast today with some evidence taken at 8pm. Today’s ride was a relatively short and along a familiar route. I wasn’t rushed to leave the house and … Continue reading Day 1 – 2018 Western States Tour