It was a long gorgeous pedal, and by the end of it I was just about ready for a day to sit on the beach and relax, but I love Portland, so I’m not about to sit around and not enjoy it… Each day of the ride we would push on until the sun would start to set and then keep a look out for our night’s sleep spot. All it all with no real plan and no desire to stay in a campground it went incredibly well. Every night right as it got dark we would find an amazing camp and set up for the night. Sleeping under the stars by the ocean is any fairytale of heaven could hope for. Each morning waking by the sunlight and packing up everything in the world that I needed at that moment and pulling my own weight to anywhere I wanted (which remained on the coast) is a wonderful way to live. After the riding portion of the trip was complete I spent time with some of my best friends in the world in Portland, biking around the city, talking and generally enjoying myself. Afterwards I ended up sitting in Redding CA for about 27 hours waiting as Julian hitchhiked to the car which we had left in Orick before the pedal. I had a good book, but I was having trouble concentrating. Once Jules finally showed up and we got packed quickly, and with the liberal application of caffeine drove all through the night only to stop in Boise for a brief layover before driving all the way to the Mangy Moose (bar) in Jackson Hole. Liberally apply more caffeine. Come on body, let’s do it again… Waking the next morning on little more than a couple hours of sleep the only logical option was to do breakfast at Nora’s then march on to SLC. Home. Sleep… oh, wait… actually I went dirt jumping. then sleep. Regardless, here are a few photos that haven’t been posted of the trip. Enjoy.

C

P.S. I’ve got to say way too much thanks to altabird.com and Beyond Coastal for helping the trip get off the ground. You’re the man Kristian.

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