Thursday, July 09, 2009
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Eat to Ride, Ride to Eat
Walter (aka Big Dawg) shows what happens when you put a plate of strawberry waffles in front of a hungry Wheels North rider:
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The Oregon State Line
Here is the Wheels North team that arrived at the Oregon state line: Walter, Kevin, Eric, Ken, Willie, Jim, Warren, Peter, Greg, Shawn, and Randy. Like Vic and Ray, they stuck together.Great work, riders! and thanks to our support crew for helping us get here: Alyson, Eric, Kim, Laurie, Natalie, and Steve.
But wait, there's more to come! We're not even halfway to Seattle. Ahead of us are four days of riding across Oregon, and they two days from Portland to Seattle. Keep watching this blog for news and photos!
New Sponsor!
We have a new sponsor--California Bicycle Accident Attorneys. See their banner and visit their web site from www.wheelsnorth.org
Ashland!
We've all arrived in Ashland for a well-deserved rest day. Today's ride was 54 miles with more than 4,000 feet of climbing, including cresting out at more than 4500' on I-5 (the highest point on I-5). We had some wonderful views of Mt Shasta early today, but we were glad to head north to our rest day location here.Photos from today's ride: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176895@N03/sets/72157621147988022/
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Weaverville to Yreka
A long, tough day today--104 miles with more than 9,000 feet of climbing that left everyone wheezing. Here are photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176895@N03/sets/72157620987721799/
We've done more than 400 miles so far, and aboue 20,000 feet of climbing. We're sleeping in late tomorrow and having breakfast in Yreka before the short (50-mile) ride to Ashland.
Monday, July 06, 2009
Weaverville!
Another long day. First group just arrived after 10+ hours in the saddle. Others an hour out. Photos to come. Shower first.
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Sunday, July 05, 2009
Whew!
7 pm--almost everyone is in. Tough day: 154 miles, 4500 feet of climbing, miles of unpaved roads. More later. Gotta shower.
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Warren's Day Ome Videos
More videos from Day One are online. Go to YouTube and look fur user "wcjbrownhornet"
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Saturday, July 04, 2009
Wheels North Day One
July 4, 2009--After four-plus years of dreaming and two years of planning, Wheels North hit the road today. 13 riders left Santa Rosa on an unexpectedly chilly morning for the first, 60-mile leg to Winters. Riding are:- Peter Burnett
- Michael "Mojo" Cosgrove
- Walter Dawes
- Willie Myers
- Warren Jones
- Ken McClain
- Greg Ngo
- Jim Pavlichek
- Steve Smead
- Randy Roten
- Eric Norris
- Kevin Ziegler
- Shawn Ziegler
Our amazing rest stop crew:
- Kim Hanlin
- Laurie Norris
- Natalie Pappas
- Eric Myers
Aside from the cold, today's ride was uneventful ... mostly. A minor bike tangle in the Napa Valley ended with two wheels with shredded spokes (Mojo's and Steve's) but fortunately noone crashed and nobody (other than the bikes) was injured. We're looking around for a wheelbuilder to fix the spokes.
We are staying tonight at the community center in Winters. Tomorrow, we head 154 miles north to Corning via route that includes the Capay Valley and the backcountry of Glenn County.
Today's videos:
First Lunch!
We're in St Helena having the firs tlinch of Wheels North. Nice hard climb to start the day—now it's time to eat!
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Friday, July 03, 2009
The Night Before ...
All of the Wheels North riders and crew gathered for a pre-ride dinner, and we looked forward with anticipation to the start of the ride. Photos here.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Meet a Sponsor: Doma Coffee
A friend of Doma Coffee made this video about their roasting operation. We'll be enjoying their coffee in the morning as we ride to Seattle!
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