Mind-taxing drives, epic bike rides, Bobcat encounter, copious amounts of Mexican food, and Lance Armstrong… All words which define my eleven-day road trip to SoCal and back. The adventure kicked off with a 14-hour drive from Portland to Los Angeles, which began at 2:30AM several Thursdays ago. It then progressed with a week’s worth of music, catching up with friends, and incredible bike rides up, over, and through the mountains and canyons of Southern California. The chaos continued in Sacramento and Santa Rosa with a weekend of spectating the Amgen Tour of California where many of the world’s top professional cyclists (including Lance Armstrong) battled to be crowned king in CA.
Now, in pictures – though, unfortunately, the Bobcat which stalked me for 50 meters wasn’t interested in posing for a photo.
Piuma Canyon_Malibu
Lance Armstrong_Tour of California
Francisco Mancebo_Wins Stage 1
Filed under: Adventures, Cycling
What a terrific trip !!! You’re living a dream.
Very proud of you
Pat, can you slow down your posts just a tad bit. I am having a hard time keeping up.