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02-13-10, 04:18 PM
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summer tours
So anyone have tours planned for the summer that is fast approaching?
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Summer is almost over ... the winter rainy season sets in sometime in early April, so we've only got about 6 weeks left.
We've been doing short hub-and-spoke style tours in various spots around Victoria this year because that's about all I've been able to do, but we might do a short out and back or loop tour at Easter if the weather is still good.
We've been doing short hub-and-spoke style tours in various spots around Victoria this year because that's about all I've been able to do, but we might do a short out and back or loop tour at Easter if the weather is still good.
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i have several weekenders planned and one week long tour planned.
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02-13-10, 05:23 PM
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Yeah. I already mentioned it on another thread, but I am really excited about the Sierra Cascades Route and the possibility that my daughter may be able to join me for it.
02-13-10, 05:38 PM
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I've got a week long tour scheduled for May, maybe a few weekenders throughout the summer as well. I'll also be doing a few centuries here and there..
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I've been in South America touring for four months with many more months to go. Part of me thinks I'll fly to eastern Canada in May and then ride west to home in Vancouver. Flying home to Vancouver after nearly a year on the bike just seems so anti climactic.
02-13-10, 08:22 PM
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Last summer I crossed South Korea from my home in Busan to the capital, Seoul. That trip took five days and ran straight through the ccenter of the country, which was perfect since I only had seven days off of work. However, I really really wanted to tour the South West area Jeollando, the "rice bowl" of Korea.
This year I have found myself now living in Seoul and with a little over two weeks off! I am hoping that that will be enough to circumnavigate the whole country along the coastline. We will see, its still in the planning phase since my vacation does not start until late July.
This year I have found myself now living in Seoul and with a little over two weeks off! I am hoping that that will be enough to circumnavigate the whole country along the coastline. We will see, its still in the planning phase since my vacation does not start until late July.
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Summer is almost over ... the winter rainy season sets in sometime in early April, so we've only got about 6 weeks left.
We've been doing short hub-and-spoke style tours in various spots around Victoria this year because that's about all I've been able to do, but we might do a short out and back or loop tour at Easter if the weather is still good.
We've been doing short hub-and-spoke style tours in various spots around Victoria this year because that's about all I've been able to do, but we might do a short out and back or loop tour at Easter if the weather is still good.
02-13-10, 09:44 PM
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Last summer I crossed South Korea from my home in Busan to the capital, Seoul. That trip took five days and ran straight through the ccenter of the country, which was perfect since I only had seven days off of work. However, I really really wanted to tour the South West area Jeollando, the "rice bowl" of Korea.
This year I have found myself now living in Seoul and with a little over two weeks off! I am hoping that that will be enough to circumnavigate the whole country along the coastline. We will see, its still in the planning phase since my vacation does not start until late July.
This year I have found myself now living in Seoul and with a little over two weeks off! I am hoping that that will be enough to circumnavigate the whole country along the coastline. We will see, its still in the planning phase since my vacation does not start until late July.
02-13-10, 10:51 PM
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Santa Fe to Dodge City in May.
Seattle to Portland via the 101, thru the Columbia River gorge, then on to Rapid City SD and Mt. Rushmore in August. Leg one of three, ending in Maine, fall of 2012. Putting my heart attack off as long as possible. Slow riding partner welcome.
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02-13-10, 11:33 PM
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We are just starting to plan a route for a tour-out-our-door: ~1000 miles of Utah.
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02-13-10, 11:48 PM
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Should I do the Bay to Bay tour that I have been working on mapping?
It begins here -
With a ferry ride across San Francisco Bay.
And ends here -
With a ferry ride across New York Bay.
At present there is no designated route - SFO to NYC.
I'd like to publish one.
It begins here -
With a ferry ride across San Francisco Bay.
And ends here -
With a ferry ride across New York Bay.
At present there is no designated route - SFO to NYC.
I'd like to publish one.
02-14-10, 10:25 AM
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02-14-10, 11:13 AM
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I'm hoping to do the Lewis and Clark from Portland to somewhere in Montana where I can hop on Amtrak back to Portland.
02-14-10, 11:26 AM
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I hope you do. There really ought to be a published route between those two points.
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I have 2 weekend tours planned, both are relatively easy rides to a provincial park and a conservation area I have yet to camp at.
I also have 2 weekends that I am planning on driving to mountain bike parks/trail networks to camp and ride for the day. I'm still looking at doing an offroad touring weekend, trying to find some crown land that isn't too far of a drive and has either old logging roads, or decent ATV/snowmobile trails. I want to do the great divide route in a few years so I want to try some backcountry touring.
My priority this summer is canoeing/backpacking though. Have trips books for ice-out in April in Algonquin Park, and a trip in May and June in Killarney, and will book a 5 day trip in Killarney in August once I map something out.
I also have 2 weekends that I am planning on driving to mountain bike parks/trail networks to camp and ride for the day. I'm still looking at doing an offroad touring weekend, trying to find some crown land that isn't too far of a drive and has either old logging roads, or decent ATV/snowmobile trails. I want to do the great divide route in a few years so I want to try some backcountry touring.
My priority this summer is canoeing/backpacking though. Have trips books for ice-out in April in Algonquin Park, and a trip in May and June in Killarney, and will book a 5 day trip in Killarney in August once I map something out.
02-14-10, 09:18 PM
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I have 3 week-long supported tours planned, but nothing on the self-supported list yet. Not sick of Colorado yet, though, so I might do another one out my door this year.
02-14-10, 10:44 PM
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I'm going to take a month and ride around Washington State...literally. Highway 20 in the north, 101 around the peninsula, along the Columbia River and through Snake River Canyon and whatever other roads I need to get to Metaline Falls.
02-15-10, 06:11 AM
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I'm going to begin my touring season with a 3-day ride through the gorges du verdon over easter weekend. It will probably still be a bit cold, but I am looking forward to it, cabin fever has set in!
In may i'll be heading out for two weeks to do a tour that I had planned for last september that never panned out. Starting in Volvic I plan on touring around auvergne and the cevennes, taking the long way to Albi, should be a blast!
Winter is still trying to hold on and it feels like it will never be spring, arg!
In may i'll be heading out for two weeks to do a tour that I had planned for last september that never panned out. Starting in Volvic I plan on touring around auvergne and the cevennes, taking the long way to Albi, should be a blast!
Winter is still trying to hold on and it feels like it will never be spring, arg!
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Because of my vacation schedule, I'm looking at two or three one-week tours here in B.C. Almost any route will be great.
One of the trips will likely be out and back from my home in the Okanagan to Vancouver. It includes a mountain pass, several grueling climbs, a long gravel back road and urban areas. Every part of this ride is enjoyable and I notice something new each time I do it.
One of the trips will likely be out and back from my home in the Okanagan to Vancouver. It includes a mountain pass, several grueling climbs, a long gravel back road and urban areas. Every part of this ride is enjoyable and I notice something new each time I do it.
