Illinoistocht

As I wrote in the previous post about the Illini 4000, which I first encountered riding in southern Oregon, I recently completed my own bicycle tour of the Pacific Coast.  I put the journal on a separate extended blog page since its so long.

It was quite a life experience and I'm glad I made use of some time off to accomplish this.  It was my first major bike tour, previously I'd only done an overnight trip and mostly just half-day rides out of my apartment.  I stayed mostly in hotels but I highlighted a few notable hostels and campsites.