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I like to ride my bicycle - for long distances. I have earned the California Triple Crown and finished the Furnace Creek 508. My goals include qualifying for RAAM and ...(read the blog to find out). "The bicycle has a soul. If you are able to love it as it deserves, it will give you emotions you will never forget." "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
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Tuesday, October 21, 2003
We had a very good trip! Three of us, Tom Tilque, my wife Joanne and myself left the Randolph C. Collier rest stop on a cool but very clear Friday morning and rode to Happy Camp. Highway 96 is narrow, and winding, but very scenic. Traffic was light (it is October) and very courteous, except for one log truck driver who gave us a "thumbs down" sign. We spent the first night in Happy Camp, and we were happy campers. Joanne and I spent the night in the smallest motel room we have ever seen. We had to wait till we turned of the TV before we could bring our bicycles in! The second day was tough. We enjoyed an "epic climb" of over 20 miles with the last nine miles at 9%. However, the descent was fun, if not a bit cool. We spent the night in Cave Junction, a town that owes it's existence to the fact that it is where the junction to the Oregon Caves is. The last day was a quick ride in the rain to crescent City. Two sunny days out of three is more than you can ask for in October! I forgot my camera, but Tom did not. Photos here.
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