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september 12 day 126 26 miles  total 3,289 17 remaining  i climbed a good sized hill to start the day and sort of thought that was it. coastal range behind me and now down to the pacific. negatory good buddy. the coastal range extends for miles  and goes over multiple summits. i didn’t move all that fast but it was a really nice day. with all the green and the hills and creeks it felt Read more…

september 11 day 125 27 miles  total 3,263 remaining 43 1×26 + 1×17 today started out great. three easy miles into the center of lebanon  then i turned west for the final time. the day was cool and breezy  the shoulder was wide. i must be getting excited  corvallis was only 21 miles in and we all know, if i could reach corvallis  i have a chance. i know i was excited  because i was Read more…

september 10 day 124 27 miles  total 3,236 remaining 69 2×26 + 1×17 let me start by saying that i have no idea how close the remaining mileage is to being right. google maps had removed another mile from the time i got to internet service until i finished. then it gave the mile back. the frustration of the vagaries of google map is about to drive me mad. first thing tomorrow i intend to Read more…

september 9 day 123 26 miles  total 3,209 remaining 96 3×26 + 1×18 another big climb to start the day. but it was the steep 13 mile downhill that followed, and the absence of shoulder that made progress so slow today. not a lot of fun picking thru traffic on a winding up and down road with little or no shoulder. but i have to admit that people were mostly considerate today, which made the Read more…

september 8 day 122 26 miles  total 3,183 122 remaining  4×26 + 1×18 so santium pass is behind me. it was a nice climb, a little long, but not terribly steep. the descent on the other side was steep and brutal… so i had to work hard to hold serve. but i am finally out of the rain shadow of the mountains and in green again! the scenery is great. huge ponderosa pines great beds Read more…