Mark Schulte

Finally back in San Francisco (writing this journal entry on a real computer instead of a phone)! Today was unlike the rest of my trip. I pushed hard on the pedals, making it back in record time, and only stopped twice for food. Not too many pictures, because my phone

Today began not too great. The road turned in land, and there were lots of hills. Although the hills were beautiful, I wasn’t feeling too great (not sure why) and the rolling hills were a pain to keep enduring. Luckily, I ran into a few other bicycle tourists and

Today’s ride was incredible. With a 20 mph tail wind, there’s a odd sense of stillness when cruising down the road matching the speed of the wind. There’s only the hum of the tires on the pavement, the creek of a chain that badly needs to be

Today was filled with beauty. Beautiful beaches, bridges, light houses, normal houses, and fields. The sky cleared, the wind blew from the north, and a big smile was put on my face. The day started with rain though :(, but Austen and I were still laughing about some of the conversations

Well, it started to rain again, and that was a bummer. But today was a day filled with great food, good company, and a nice fire to end the day. The food was the highlight of the day, as we meandered up the South Fork of the Eel, getting ready

Back to the coast! We started at the very northern end of highway 1 today (again in the rain) and it was absolutely beautiful! Up and over the hill, down to the coast, out to Fort Bragg, setup camp, then went to North Coast Brewery for dinnner! I’m going

Today was a wickedly long ascent out of the lost coast, followed by a long cruise down a painfully maintained mountain road back into a serene road through the redwoods. Tonight I rejoined Austen in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, and we’ll bike the next day or two together. The

Today’s story starts last night, with the story of John Keeffe, then meanders along the coast, before heading inland to the quaint town of Ferndale, a fairground, and an incredibly expensive laundromat. After my gorgeous dinner last night, I headed back to camp to talk with John, and boy

Today was a brutality of a day. The sun was bright, the hills were plentiful, and the shoulder was narrow. However, for my work I was rewarded with a beautiful beautiful dinner location. That cover photo is the view from my seat in the restaurant. It’s gonna be a

He rested... kinda. Today was another fun packed day. If I had to theme the day, it was learning from my elders. I think I learned more about US history today than any other day for the past few years. Did you know that the coastline of Oregon is designated

Hint, it very much was not a beautiful day, but the Oregon Coast is absolutely beautiful! And made the fact that I wore rain gear all day well well worth it. It was a packed day, filled with food, stunning views, rain (ugh), talks with lovely folks around here, and

Today was mixed with ups and downs (pun intended.) It rained (again) most of the day, and the views were not as spectacular, but I met a new friend along the way, and am writing this from a heated yurt. The day started, as most days do, with me needing

Today was a treat of a day, so I’ll try and write a treat of a journal entry. If you read any journal entry, today would probably be the day. Today’s journal will be less about my trip, and more about the people I met along the way.

I sit writing this journal entry at the house of a “warm showers” host just outside of Florence, OR. I was planning on making it farther today, but ran into Christopher when eating lunch at Homegrown, a deli in Florence. But before I get to that story, we’ll have

I caved, and didn’t quite make the 100 miles today. I got side tracked by the ATV rental. That being said, still a blast of a day. Passed the 200 mile mark, ripped it up on the dunes, talked with lots of people along the way, got dinner at

Today was a pretty relaxed day. I explored a lighthouse, caught up with some friends/family who are living in normal life, bike 20 miles, saw a beautiful sunset, and met a new friend Max in the campground. First and foremost though, a huge shout out to the Oregon park