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Here is a journal of my cycling tour adventure on the Pacific Coast.  I put this blog post separate from the regular blog since it is so long, and it's also not a skating or canals topic.  For the most part, I followed the Adventure Cycling route--I note where the course I took was significantly different from Adventure Cycling's route.  I actually rode it as a "section-biker" in four out-of-sequence segments over the past year (Canada - central Oregon coast, San Francisco to San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo to San Diego, and central Oregon coast to San Fran) but the ride is presented here in "geographic" order.  Other than the start / finish in San Francisco, I travelled to or from the segments via planes, trains, buses, and automobiles.  I've highlighted notably good or interesting locations to stay along the way.   Each day is complete with mileage and elevation gain statistics (gross feet of climbing on that day's segment) for reference.    

You can navigate through this journal as you would a blog (by scrolling down and clicking 'Previous' to go further in the report) or click on an individual entry for a particular day in the list below:
Day 1:  Vancouver Canada to Bellingham
Day 2: Bellingham to Port Hadlock
Day 3: Port Hadlock to Olympia
Day 4: Olympia to Winlock
Day 5: Winlock to Astoria
Day 6: Astoria to Pacific City
Day 7: Pacific City to Florence
Day 8: Florence to Bandon
Day 9: Bandon to Brookings
Day 10: Brookings to Orick
Day 11: Orick to Myers Flat
Day 12: Myers Flat to Cleone
Day 13: Cleone to Ft. Ross
Day 14: Ft. Ross to San Francisco
Day 15: San Francisco to Watsonville
Day 16: Watsonville to Ragged Point
Day 17: Ragged Point to San Luis Obispo
Day 18: San Luis Obispo to Buellton
Day 19: Buellton to Malibu
Day 20: Malibu to Dana Point
Day 21: Dana Point to San Diego and the border with Mexico

I used my Garmin and have traces of the route--for those of you on Garmin Connect, my username is bikerunetc.

I've included a few photos to illustrate the route, but you can find more on Flickr:
Vancouver to Eugene
Oregon and Northern California
San Francisco to San Luis Obispo
Southern California

It was quite an experience to ride the scenic and dramatic Pacific Coast.