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Day #106: Sunnyvale to Santa Cruz (42 miles)
And then it was done... the left hand picture is the Atlantic and the right hand is the Pacific :-) Around 4,000 miles in total and...
chrisbentley349
Jul 29, 20251 min read


Day #105: Livermore to Sunnyvale (44 miles)
Today's ride went from the high-tech offices of Livermore to the high-tech offices of Sunnyvale. In between it wound through a beautiful...
chrisbentley349
Jul 29, 20251 min read


Day #104: Stockton to Livermore (48 miles)
Today's ride started in the working class section of Stockton, and ended in the high-tech offices of Livermore. In the morning the air...
chrisbentley349
Jul 27, 20251 min read


Day #103: Valley Springs to Stockton (32 miles)
Today's ride was short and almost completely flat. The sky started overcast and cool and then by midway, the clouds had blown off and it...
chrisbentley349
Jul 26, 20251 min read


Day #102: Pioneer to Valley Springs (35 miles)
Yesterday's 50 miles of downhill continued today with another 15 miles of coasting. After that it was up and down some pretty steep...
chrisbentley349
Jul 26, 20251 min read


Day #101: Hope Valley to Pioneer (58 miles)
Today started with 1,600 ft of climbing up to an altitude of 8,500 ft. That took about 8 miles and a couple of hours. The rest of the...
chrisbentley349
Jul 24, 20251 min read


Day #100: Minden, Nevada to Hope Valley, California (19 miles)
Today's ride starts with 10 miles of flat, followed by 9 miles of climbing 2,300 feet over the Carson Pass in the Sierra Nevada range. ...
chrisbentley349
Jul 23, 20251 min read


Day #98, #99: Carson City to Minden (18 miles)
I spent one extra day in Carson City because I thought there was a problem with my bike. But, as I was riding to the bike shop, I...
chrisbentley349
Jul 22, 20251 min read


Day #97: Fallon to Carson City (61 miles)
Great to be really on the road again :-). A medium distance ride at 61 miles, relatively flat, with enough places to get food along the...
chrisbentley349
Jul 21, 20251 min read


Day #96: Fallon to Fallon (47 miles)
I dropped the U-Haul off in Fallon at 10am, and decided to get on my bike for the first time in a couple of days and see whether my legs...
chrisbentley349
Jul 20, 20251 min read


Day #94, #95: U-Haul to the rescue
The three rides after Ely were, 79 miles, 70 miles and 110 miles, with about 10 mountain ranges to crest, 100 degree Fahrenheit...
chrisbentley349
Jul 19, 20251 min read


Day #93: Baker to Ely (36 miles)
Today's ride was medium length, around 64 miles, and it included two large climbs over mountain passes. I had a good attitude on the...
chrisbentley349
Jul 17, 20252 min read


Day #92: Delta, Utah to Baker, Nevada (75 miles)
The day was going to be a long one... the ride was supposed to be 90 miles... I'll explain why I just logged 75 miles. Perhaps it's best...
chrisbentley349
Jul 16, 20254 min read


Day #91: Payson to Delta (78 miles)
It turns out Payson had a lovely historical center of town. Here it is at sunrise... Speaking with a older couple last night at a...
chrisbentley349
Jul 14, 20251 min read


Day #90: Sandy to Payson (55 miles)
Today's ride was dreamy... the first 30 miles was on great bike paths that weaved back and forth part way up the side of the mountains. ...
chrisbentley349
Jul 13, 20251 min read


Day #89: Woods Cross to Sandy (32 miles)
Ater the last three long rides, today was almost a rest day. Most of the route followed the wonderful Salt Lake City bike path along the...
chrisbentley349
Jul 12, 20252 min read


Day #88: Logan to Woods Cross (79 miles)
It been a while since I had a picture of McDonalds on my blog... they've been few and far between out West... I thought today's ride...
chrisbentley349
Jul 11, 20251 min read


Day #87: Soda Springs, Idaho to Logan, Utah (74 miles)
Today was another 70+ mile ride... they all start bright and early and happy, and end with me feeling a little desperate to make it in to...
chrisbentley349
Jul 10, 20251 min read


Day #86: Alpine, WY to Soda Springs, Idaho (73 miles)
I started early enough to have a long shadow. It was also cool, so I layered up. This was all good for a long ride that only had...
chrisbentley349
Jul 9, 20251 min read


Day #85: Jackson to Alpine (38 miles)
Before I leave Jackson, I want to sing its praises... It has 2 or 3 really good sushi restaurants and an absolutely hopping downtown...
chrisbentley349
Jul 8, 20252 min read
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