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Part Ten – Santa Barbara
“Me, I’m still on the road headin’ for another joint, We always did feel the same We just saw it from a different point… of view, Tangled up in blue…” (Dylan) Don’t panic! It’s not another one of my excruciating rhymes. This one is from Dylan (‘Tangled Up In Blue’ – Bob Dylan). Yes, I…
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Part Nine – San Francisco
Welcome to another thrilling chapter in the travel, life and times of Buff3y the Hardcore Solo Adventure Cyclist. There has been a lot of activity on the blog of late with subscriptions way up on the previous quarter (up by 1.3 people) and comments becoming 23.7% less abusive (Paul didn’t comment this quarter). This blogging…
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San Francisco
Dramatic vision of Buff3y’s entry to San Francisco. The first time in recorded history that a hardcore touring cyclist has completed the journey from Deadhorse to San Francisco [*with a belt drive and Rohloff Speed Hub bike] – [maybe]. (Will provide the San Francisco posting in all of its glory, exaggerated tales of daring-do including…
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Part Eight: Southern Oregon and Northern California
There has been an overwhelming response to my song writing efforts of the last posting. all requests for a recording of same will be addressed as soon as we can find a banjo player. No further comments on my poetry will be entertained. 23rd October (40 miles) (Corvallis – Eugene) 24th October (Eugene) The good…
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Part Seven – Oregon
“Hey hey Woody Guthrie….. The very last thing that I’d like to do,. is to sa’ayy I’ve been hittin’ some hard travelin’ too” (Dylan) Hard travelin’ indeed, I thought you “knowed”. Woody and Bob never pedaled it! I’ve been taking some time to get lost on some quiet back-roads headin’ south parallel to the Interstate…
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Part Six: Washington State
11th October Vancouver – Bellingham (49 miles) Sad really to be crossing the border out of Canada. Difficult also to convert distances back to miles as it just seems like you are not getting the same return in units for your pedaling exertion. The border crossing was trouble free yet a few of the questions…
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The Dalton Highway, Alaska (Deadhorse to Fairbanks)
Part One: The Dalton Highway (Deadhorse to Fairbanks) The Dalton highway gets a day-by-day description given that it is the first challenge of the trip (and I am full of the zeal of a new blogger) and secondly because it was an event of a highway. Deadhorse on the Arctic Sea coast is where this…