North America

0: Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

1: The First Night

2: Hummingbloods

3: Galbraith

4: The Chortling Stream

5: After Coldfoot

Of my entire trip, this is the one night I cannot remember where I stayed, but it must have been near here.

6: Just south of the Arctic Circle

Thanks for the Beer fisherman! The road just south of here was a horrible climb called 'beavers slide' because trucks slide down it backwards in the winter and I guess they look like beavers.

7: NO CAMPING ALLOWED

So read the signs at least

8: Livengood is a Lie

9: Fairbanks, Alaska

10: The Round Walking Woman

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11: Bullet Holes and Boat Ramps

12: Cars and cranes keep the bears away

Sleep Time!
8/8/09

13: At the border!

14: Just another spot

15: Coffee with friends

8/11/09

16: A long day... and a little longer

Stop with friends or do another ten miles? Ten miles. At least camping next to the creek is free!

17: Finally! Civilization!

Whitehorse is like Fairbanks round two, well a little nicer I guess, and here at least I have a friend to camp with.

18: Provincial Campground...

...Don't check my receipt! And how am I supposed to split firewood with my pocketknife?

19: It turns out Canada is ruled by the RV

Teslin has a grocery... and a VERY slippery bridge!

20: Oh Rubbish

Deep grass on the side of the road in the rain? Luxury.

21: Good Food?!

... and one hell of an expensive picnic table for the night!

22: Carribbean Lake

...down a long, steep, rocky dirt road!

23: Rainy Lake

...complete with a bum full of beer and wisdom and an all-night party in the house on the hill. Not much sleep.

24: Rest stops are not technically legal...

...but I pay for it in noise, discomfort and apprehension!

25: It's so dang cold here!!!

26: Water water everywhere...

27: A creek and a table

28: A Provincial campground means...

firewood and a grill to cook my fish. Did you know that with enough determination you can spear a fish on just a pocket knife?

29: It's my birthday!!!

I think I'll celebrate with a day off in Smithers, one of the first places I've been that sometimes put effort into being 'nice.'

30: RV Camping

Loud and expensive, but the showers were free.

31: You get what you pay for

Which in this case is nothing.  Campgrounds and skate parks don't mix.

32: RV's again?

But Family owned. The grand kids run around playing on the tractor. The sun is warm and the elderly couple stuff me full of stew.

33: Beautiful

Golden light and a warm breeze, but I could eat forever...

34: Thunderhead

35: A Cafe and Company...

What more could you ask for? Oh, how about a morning without rain?

36: Oh the rest stop

it would certainly not be my first choice, but even downhill I can't  make progress in this wind!

37: The most ridiculous thus far

Thirty dollars for a patch of grass? Come on. The rain doesn't help my mood either

38: Thanks for hosting me Katie!

+48° 45' 50.04", -122° 29' 16.44"

39: A creepy stone altar?

As long as the slugs don't eat me. (p.s. sleep with one eye open when it's not exactly legal.)

40: The Luthy's

41: A Creepy Stone Altar

42: 9/11/09

+46° 56' 48.84", -123° 39' 15.48"

43: 9/12/09

+46° 10' 58.44", -123° 57' 47.16"

44: 9/13/09

+45° 42' 9.36", -123° 56' 4.92"

45: Beverly Beach State Park

Oregon 97365

46: 9/15/09

+43° 39' 39.74", -124° 11' 37.25"

47: 9/16/09

+42° 41' 25.04", -124° 26' 16.73"

48: California!!!!!9/17/2009

Hiked in with two other cyclists. The girl with dreads and the guy with the guitar. Gathered drift wood for fire and bound it with nylon rope I found in the sand. Creek behind campsite. Two gay hippie bikers headed to Arizona. Wore button up shirts and shorts.

49: Noonans 9/18/-9/19/09

50: 9/20/09

Camped in Closed Campground off of the scenic road. Other campgrounds were full and not right distance. Met Noonans at gate. Snuck in and was very careful about not being visible from road. Hiked down to water, jumped from log. Great Redwoods. Noonans gave me bread, Donut, said goodbye. Loved walking through the redwoods.

51: 9/21/09

+39° 29' 12.59", -123° 47' 50.78"

52: 9/22/09

53: 9/23/09

+38° 0' 13.32", -122° 29' 42.40"

54: 9/24/09

+37° 28' 12.97", -122° 26' 44.88"

55: 9/25/09

+36° 42' 9.65", -121° 48' 10.01"

56: 9/26/09

+35° 59' 29.22", -121° 29' 49.85"

57: 9/27/09

58: 9/30/09

Santa Barbara, CA

59: 10/1/09

60: 10/2/09

El Morro

61: 10/3/09

Encinitas, CA 92024

62: 10/11/2009

63: 10/12/09

+31° 19' 21.40", -116° 14' 28.68"

64: 10/13/09

Mexico

65: 9/14/09

+29° 58' 39.50", -115° 12' 3.17"

66: 10/15/09

+29° 22' 30.68", -114° 22' 28.42"

67: 10/16/09

+27° 58' 6.38", -114° 1' 49.69"

68: 10/17/09

+27° 16' 53.51", -112° 53' 43.04"

69: 10/18/09

+27° 13' 15.10", -112° 12' 44.35"

70: 10/19/09

+26° 38' 16.12", -111° 49' 53.80"

71: 10/21/09

Mexico

72: 10/22/09

+25° 15' 24.48", -111° 46' 17.76"

73: 10/23/09

+24° 21' 4.21", -111° 0' 53.32"

74: 10/24/09

La Paz, Bs, Mexico

75: 10/25/09

76: 10/26/09

+22° 50' 3.95", -105° 46' 26.98"

77: 10/27/09

+21° 57' 11.30", -105° 8' 29.08"

78: 10/28/09

+21° 14' 8.84", -104° 53' 57.66"

79: 10/29/09

+20° 38' 25.08", -105° 13' 7.10"

80: 10/30/09

+19° 56' 48.34", -105° 19' 38.28"

81: 11/1/09

+19° 13' 27.34", -104° 42' 41.83"

82: 11/2/09

+18° 54' 37.30", -103° 52' 36.05"

83: 11/3/09

+18° 17' 56.11", -103° 24' 58.00"

84: 11/4/09

+18° 5' 15.40", -102° 47' 30.88"

85: 11/5/09

+17° 58' 56.71", -102° 21' 22.10"

86: 11/6/09

+17° 38' 24.83", -101° 33' 26.82"

87: 11/7/09

+17° 13' 17.04", -100° 37' 52.57"

88: 11/8/09

+16° 51' 22.03", -99° 51' 54.43"

89: 11/9/09

+16° 43' 17.51", -99° 7' 24.92"

90: 11/10/09

+16° 22' 26.83", -98° 9' 54.58"

91: 11/11/09

+15° 51' 9.29", -97° 3' 17.93"

92: 11/12/09

+15° 51' 9.54", -97° 3' 17.32"

93: 11/13/09

+15° 51' 56.20", -95° 57' 43.34"

94: 11/14/09

+16° 13' 0.55", -95° 12' 22.97"

95: 11/15/09

+16° 21' 57.85", -94° 11' 38.76"

96: 11/16/09

+15° 47' 37.32", -93° 22' 58.94"

97: 11/17/09

+14° 54' 0.79", -92° 15' 48.38"

98: 11/18/09

+14° 34' 21.04", -91° 38' 47.51"

99: 11/19/09

+14° 18' 16.24", -90° 47' 15.83"

100: 11/20/09

+14° 33' 43.92", -90° 43' 23.88"

101: 11/21/09

+14° 33' 44.17", -90° 43' 23.23"

102: 11/22/09

+13° 37' 15.28", -89° 52' 18.77"

103: 11/23/09

+13° 42' 42.98", -89° 5' 25.87"

104: 11/24/09

+13° 29' 18.24", -88° 11' 22.52"

105: 11/25/09

+13° 25' 14.02", -87° 26' 52.33"

106: 11/26/09

+13° 0' 54.79", -86° 53' 12.37"

107: 11/27/09

+12° 20' 14.86", -86° 40' 35.18"

108: 11/28/09

+11° 50' 10.14", -86° 11' 6.22"

109: 11/29/09

+11° 4' 14.88", -85° 37' 58.19"

110: 11/30/09

+10° 25' 38.17", -85° 5' 37.18"

111: 12/1/09

+9° 36' 54.00", -84° 37' 41.74"

112: 12/2/09

+9° 10' 20.39", -83° 44' 17.59"

113: 12/3/09

+8° 32' 1.25", -82° 50' 33.36"

114: 12/4/09

+8° 18' 43.20", -82° 6' 22.93"

115: 12/5/09

+8° 12' 10.91", -81° 16' 4.30"

116: 12/6/09

+8° 30' 52.99", -80° 21' 4.28"

117: 12/7/09

Goodbye Central America!

118: The Dalton and Elliot

119: By the Train Bridge

Night 40, Sept. 4