The Great Pacific Coast Escape

Would I do it all again?

Would I do it all again? Yes. Yes. Yes.

But with a radio along, I would have detoured earlier and got my Crater Lake detour in that I truly wanted to take.

My only real regret about the trip is that I didn't ride along with people on a regular basis. It added a dimension to the trip that I think at times was missing the few times that I did.

But I will also that admit that I loved cycling alone -- just me and the bicycle and miles to cover and scenery to be seen all at my own pace.

Hopefully something had struck a chord with yourself in reading parts or this entire journal. I know other peoples journals were a part of my motivation for this trip. I want to thank them for writing them and posting them.

Just my two cents.

Hope it is of some help -- I had fun writing it.

Happy Travels

Mark Savory
September 2002

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Introduction time Two weeks before - Welcome to "BOB" One week before - Panic time! The trip begins! (Bellevue, WA to Sequim) Awesome sights to be seen (Sequim to Sapho) The longest day (Sapho to Ocean Shores) Casual cruise to pavement pain (Ocean Shores to Raymond) I survived the bridge!! (Raymond to Ft. Stevens, Oregon) I talked with a real bicycle tourist! (Ft. Stevens to Cape Lookout) Hills, hills and more hills (Cape Overlook to Newport) It was slow going today (Newport to Florence) Kickback, relax and just surf (at Honeyman Camp in Florence) Time to escape the convention (Florence to Bandon) Sputter, misfire, detour... and a new direction (Bandon to Brookings) Please turn off the fog machine!! (Brookings to Prairie Creek Redwoods, California) Keeping it simple (Prairie Creek Redwoods to KOA in Arcata) Enter the 'Avenue of the Giants' (KOA in Arcata to Weott) Running on empty (Weott to Leggett) Back to the Pacific Ocean (Leggett to Van Damme SP at Mendocino) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Van Damme SP to Stillwater SP) Just another simple day (Stillwater SP to Samuel Taylor SP in Bodega Bay) What were you expecting -- Baywatch??? (Samuel Taylor SP to Half Moon Bay SP) There actually is sunshine in California (Half Moon Bay to Sunset Beach in Watsonville) Sleeping in late means a late start huh? (Sunset Beach SP to Pfeiffer-Big Sur SP) Riding above the clouds (Pfeiffer-Big Sur SP to San Simeon SP The ranger told me that I probably wouldn't want to camp here (San Simeon SP to Oceana SP) I see cracks!! (Oceana SP to El Capitan SP near Goleta) Are we there yet? (El Capitan SP to Leo Carillo SP near Malibu) The “City of Angels” in one day (Leo Carillo SP to Doheny SP at Dana Point) The end has arrived (Dana Point to San Diego) Equipment Reflections Personal Gear Review Review -- Planning and Maps Would I do it all again?