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Day Five – Trekking Poles Save Lives

Posted on May 29, 2025 by TheJessicaness

Yesterday was 18.4 miles, by my watch. Caleb, Rachel, and Gert go back half a mile or so to the Sunrise Highway junction, where it’s a quarter mile to a water source. The other two had planned to leave at … Continue reading →

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Barstow to Lakeside

Posted on September 27, 2022 by TheJessicaness

Ed uses his seniority to turn on all the lights and make noise when he gets up, which wakes Caleb. I can usually wake someone just by being in the same room or building. We pack the bikes by 730 … Continue reading →

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Carson City to Barstow

Posted on September 25, 2022 by TheJessicaness

Knowing today will be warmer, I put on shorts and a t-shirt under my bike pants and jacket. The guys debug their windshields, and then I climb through our motel window to pass them our bags. I collect our cash … Continue reading →

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Roseburg to Carson City

Posted on September 25, 2022 by TheJessicaness

We sleep in and are on the road in a foggy 52°F this morning, which is better with all this gear on than the 82°F yesterday afternoon. We stop for brunch at Oak Tree NW in Ashland, OR, before getting … Continue reading →

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Oak Harbor to Lincoln City

Posted on September 23, 2022 by TheJessicaness

Port Townsend Bay Caleb gets up at 5am because he hears Ed moving around. We had agreed last night to take an early ferry and bypass Seattle and start south on Hwy 101. Caleb comes back in fifteen minutes later, … Continue reading →

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