Posts under ‘California to Washington’

Tailwinds turn to headwinds and we all fall down

by Matt Schiff
The first tale to tell from our journey took place on Wednesday, May 19th. It was a particular windy event that stopped us in our tracks and put our northward progress on hold for about 4 hours. As far as winds go, I’ve experienced pretty much everything short of a hurricane or tornado. [...]

15,000 Miles Left To Go…

by Matt Schiff
The bike49ers are now on the road and the years of planning are over. It’s beginning to kick in that we’re finally on this amazing one year long trip. We’ll experience so much in the next year, and as other bike tourists have mentioned, we may look back years from now and remember [...]

Until Next Time…

by sara dykman
Did we tell you we finished?
We did!
It has been two weeks since we arrived in Arcata, CA and completed the bike49 loop.  But it hasn’t felt like the end until today, with the five of us spread out across the country.  Before, when people asked us how it felt to be done I [...]

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