by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 22, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
December 12 Km’s Pedalled – 57 km’s (Strava shut off for about 6 km’s) Destination – just past Valley Ford (3.5 km’s) Some Notes – I slept better than expected last night. And this morning during breakfast the sun came out. I am hopeful for...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 21, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
December 6 Km’s Pedalled – 64 km’s Destination – Piercy Some Notes – According to the lady that took my money this morning for camping in Burlington Campground (Avenue of the Giants) California is on the verge of a complete lock-down thanks to Covid-19. I am not sure...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 21, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
This is Part 1 of an 11 part blog series of bike touring through California. My route brought down the Pacific Coast Highway to Los Angeles and then across and north to Death Valley. Exiting Death Valley from the south Las Vegas Nevada. December 1 of bike touring...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 19, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I reached to Jim via Warmshowers because I didn’t know what else do in such a big city as San Francisco during these Covid times. Jim also turned out to be a professional bike mechanic. We (mostly Jim) spent almost 2 days working on my bike and then he taught me all...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 8, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
November 28 Km’s Pedalled – 82 km’s Destination – Wedderburn Some Notes – A chilly morning as usual but the sun continues to shine. I bypassed Cape Blanco State Park which was also on my radar to visit. But I knew beyond the state park I would get lots...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 8, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I came by the Rigby’s thanks to my aunt Cynthia who use to live in Brooks Oregon a few years back. It is hard to express how amazing it feels and the morel boost one gets from getting out of the cold, getting a shower and being able to charge your batteries and...
