Bikes and Backpacks

With the time change, we've been getting up these last few days before six and out by 7. Today was different. The phone/alarm clock ran ...

Our elevation profile for today: We woke up early in our desert campsite.  It was light by 6, and we left shortly after. The road took us up...

We woke up super early at our hotel and took full advantage of the complimentary breakfast: omelettes, pancakes, hash browns, fruit, yogurt,...

We wake up and enjoy a lovely breakfast with Karis and her mom June then say our goodbyes. It has been so wonderful to spend the last few da...

June at the farmer's market Making the frame bag We spent yesterday and today with our good friend Karis and her family in Ven...

We got an early start, rode a bit in the much-needed rain, passed through eclectic downtown Santa Barbara, then stopped at a small farmer...

After a wonderful night of sleep in a bed, we head downstairs and find our incredible host Bill already making breakfast. He is preparing ae...

Part of our criteria for selecting a hotel is a continental breakfast.  We eat so much; why not take advantage?  The one this morning was gr...

Today's scenery was magnificent. The three of us hugged the coastline for the entire day, mesmerized by the rocky intertidal and the vas...

We start our day by climbing through the forest, passing redwoods left and right, to arrive at our first destination: Big Sur State Park. He...

After a delicious and filling continental breakfast, we said goodbye to the comfy hotel and biked a short distance to Trader Joe's to pi...