Pacific Coast Solo

[evangundy]

check out Sylvia's blog on CrazyGuy site http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?...c_id=2126&v=JK

She started riding in the summer of 2007 by riding from Portland to Vancouver Island, then back down all the way to Mexico. She is actually still touring. She spent a year in Mexico, came back to Portland for a couple months and then flew to New Zealand. Now she is in Australia. But, the first part of her journal covers where you will most likely ride.

Be sure to contact the Oregon State Tourism dept and request the Coast Bike Map. We used this when we did a self-supported group ride in Sept of 2006. I don't think anyone wrote up anything, but we all have lots of pictures. Ten of us on recumbents, one vehicle pulling a flat trailer. We took turns driving, sometimes a full day, sometimes 1/2 day. Worked out great.

I just did a google search (Oregon Coast Bike Map) for the contact info for the map, and actually found the map online - this was the first thing that came up: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BIKEP..._route_map.pdf

You will really like the Oregon State Parks. We keep hearing we have the nicest St Parks in the USA. You can either stay in the hiker/biker sites, or take an actual camp spot. The H/B sites are sometimes quite a ways from the restrooms and showers where the camp spots are right there. Check out: http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/PARKS/index.shtml

You will see lots of other cyclists, and lots of tourists. I don't know about Washington but in Oregon, you won't have to stealth camp. There are enough small towns or St Parks that you can go from Park to Park about 50-60 miles per day. California I am not familiar with. We haven't done that one by bike yet.

Enjoy!
Edna