Monday, March 22, 2010

Route Update

Well, getting closer to departure date of April 15th.
Been busy getting some decently long rides in, esp with this warm spring weather!
When able I let my mind brainstorm route modifications as to make the most of where I will be bicycle touring through.

Original plan was to bike from San Francisco to San Diego and head east to Phoenix.
Then I got to thinking....

Last year I biked L.A. to San Diego....basically lots of city biking.  
So rather than bike over old pavement, esp thru city, I'll head east at Ventura, CA and go around L.A. 

This change in course will roll me through some very desirable sights:  Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear Lake, Joshua Tree National Park, and the Salton Sea.

I'm especially excited about checking another Nt'l Park off of my list (so far I've been fortunate enough explore 12 National Parks).

Well, that's it for now.

Next step is getting a bike box and shipping my bicycle out to San Francisco via Amtrak, which I'll do in a couple weeks or so....