Introduction and Route
In 2010 I bought a recumbent trike with the intent of doing lots of touring. That hasn't come to pass. Yet. In the meanwhile S24O* rides are just the ticket, but where to go, where to go. For my first S24O with my trike I wanted something short yet a bit challenging.
I settled on Marin County, which is north of San Francisco. I used to live and ride there, so I had local knowledge. It had been long enough, however, since I last rode there that it would be a nice rediscovery. It was an hour's drive from home, so not too far and not too close. I decided to ride to Point Reyes Station because it has the Bovine Bakery, the Station House Cafe, and lodging. I picked San Rafael for the start because I could park my car at my aunt and uncle's place and get to see them.
As these plans were forming in my mind, I mentioned to my friend Pia that I was kinda sorta maybe thinking of doing this overnight ride thing. She immediately said she'd love to do something like that too. Yay, a road companion. We settled on a date and we were off.
The map below shows our actual route. The "bicycle" layer in Google Maps does a good job of showing how to do the route we chose. I carried with me the Marin County Bicycle Coalition's excellent bike map. As a bonus, Marin County now has a numbered bike route system and it's pretty well signed.
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It looks ever so much more impressive when viewed in "terrain" mode, don't you think?
* S24O is technically a 'sub 24-hour overnight.' However, for me and my trusty trike Pokey, it's really 'supra 24-hour overnight.'
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