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From Tour de Cascadia 2011 by Wayne Estes

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Charmaine Ruppolt replied to a comment by Wayne Estes on a photo in Conclusion

Yes, I appreciate having camping stuff - JUST IN CASE indoor accommodations are not available. :)

8 months ago
Wayne Estes replied to a comment by Charmaine Ruppolt on a photo in Conclusion

As you suspected, I didn't carry the solar panel after I stopped camping. Of course I quit carrying MANY things when I quit camping. I still miss the flexibility that camping allowed.

8 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Conclusion

The 7 watt GoalZero Nomad 7 solar panel sounds like it worked very well for you. Are you still using this? Or do you have an updated version/device? Since you now stay in motels, etc. you probably don't have need for one?

8 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt replied to a comment by Wayne Estes on a photo in Day 34: To Union Creek via Crater Lake

Yes, I've heard about the Crater Lake Rim and the annual bike event ride that happens there. Pretty neat! I'd probably need an e-bike to ride that kind of elevation!

8 months ago
Wayne Estes replied to a comment by Charmaine Ruppolt on a photo in Day 29: Beachside State Park to Reedsport

Dunes migrate in the east as well. Surely you've heard that Cape Hatteras lighthouse (nation's tallest lighthouse) had to be moved because the Outer Banks are migrating west. A little north of there, a gap between islands called Oregon Inlet has moved 2 miles north since it was created by a storm.

8 months ago
Wayne Estes replied to a comment by Charmaine Ruppolt on a photo in Day 34: To Union Creek via Crater Lake

The Crater Lake Rim Drive is 33 miles, with about 4000 feet of climbing. Elevation ranges from 6450 feet to 7700 feet. Two weekends in September the eastern 3/4 of the rim drive is closed to motorists for an event called "Ride the Rim", with several aid stations along the route.

8 months ago
Wayne Estes replied to a comment by Charmaine Ruppolt on a photo in Day 37: Panther Flat to Crescent City

These trees are Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). The Giant Sequoias are farther south at higher elevation in the southern Sierra Nevada. Giant Sequoias have even fatter trunks than these Redwoods.

8 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 39: Prairie Creek Redwoods to Arcata

I always like hearing the seals barking. :)

8 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 37: Panther Flat to Crescent City

I didn't know there was a tsunami in Crescent City in 2011 - - just 2 years after I biked through there - glad I wasn't there when it happened!

8 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 37: Panther Flat to Crescent City

I love the huge Sequoias!

8 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 36: Grants Pass to Panther Flat campground

Cool picture of the old cop car! :)

8 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 34: To Union Creek via Crater Lake

Wow, Crater Lake is a beautiful lake! :) I hear it's very hilly to ride around though...

8 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 32: Susan Creek to Umpqua Hot Spring

Neat you met another bike tourist on a Bike Friday. :) I have a Bike Friday that I bought in 2005 and have bicycled all over with it - it's my favorite bike. :)

8 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 31: Tyee to Susan Creek campground

Nice stain glass windows in the Craftsman-style house. :)

8 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 31: Tyee to Susan Creek campground

I didn't know that hazelnuts are the leading nut crop in Oregon and Washington - I like hazelnuts. :)

8 months ago