I've taken a 6 month career break to help me decide what I want to do when I grow up! This BLOG will record my adventures and chart my progress as I cycle the western pacific coast of the US for Room to Read. Find out what I've been up to and how I'm getting on...


Friday, 23 September 2011

Day 17 Report - Crescent City to Arcata Pt1

Total miles 75.0
Average Speed 12.7mph
Total ascent 1336m

This ended up being a little longer than planned but means tomorrow will be a mere 30 miler.

After a fab brekky (see brekky bites post) I set off with wind in my sails. Not literally as there was hardly a puff worth mentioning.

I had a long 7%er climb to deal with first up. I think it was about 5 miles long and on the way up I saw 3 male elk on the roadside. Majestic creatures. No photos sorry.

It wasnt such a hard climb - especially first thing and i paused for a banana at the top. There was a retired guy on a recliner bike whod done a trans am route a year or two ago (3000 miles i think he said!). I dont fancy those bikes much, they never look very stable.

The morning was going well as i ducked off the 101 at a place called klamath. Shortly after this on my way up another climb puncture #3 of the trip struck my rear wheel. I saw the broken bottle of bud too late to avoid and picked 2 pieces out of my tyre...tbc

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