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    Biking From Portland To San Francisco: Logistics for Non-Bikers
    Cory Howell
    • Oct 1, 2020

    Biking From Portland To San Francisco: Logistics for Non-Bikers

    How two non-bike people planned and made the journey.
    Day 22: The Feeling That We'd Actually Made It
    Cory Howell
    • Sep 23, 2020

    Day 22: The Feeling That We'd Actually Made It

    The City sprawled on the other side of the Bridge.
    Day 21: Onto The City Streets
    Cory Howell
    • Sep 22, 2020

    Day 21: Onto The City Streets

    Where, in all this, was the bike path?
    Day 20: Beautiful and Challenging and Wonderful and Tragic
    Cory Howell
    • Sep 21, 2020

    Day 20: Beautiful and Challenging and Wonderful and Tragic

    And suddenly, we were back.
    Day 19 (Part 1): If They'd Ever Be Able To
    Lilly Sedaghat
    • Sep 20, 2020

    Day 19 (Part 1): If They'd Ever Be Able To

    We just needed to leave. We just needed to put distance between us and this place.
    Day 19 (Part 2): In The Last Rays of Sunlight
    Lilly Sedaghat
    • Sep 20, 2020

    Day 19 (Part 2): In The Last Rays of Sunlight

    I first saw Bernadette dancing in the parking lot of the Thai restaurant.
    Day 18: A Moment To Take It In
    Cory Howell
    • Sep 19, 2020

    Day 18: A Moment To Take It In

    When we looked up, we realized we could see the stars.
    Day 17: Go With Caution, Go With God
    Cory Howell
    • Sep 18, 2020

    Day 17: Go With Caution, Go With God

    Somehow, we’d come all this way without any trouble with the bikes.
    Day 16: How Remote It Was
    Lilly Sedaghat
    • Sep 17, 2020

    Day 16: How Remote It Was

    The uphill didn’t seem impossible, but the downhill did.
    Day 15: It's Stopped Surprising Us
    Cory Howell
    • Sep 16, 2020

    Day 15: It's Stopped Surprising Us

    At some point we’d gotten used to riding on back roads.
    Day 14: Inaccuracies of the Internet
    Lilly Sedaghat
    • Sep 15, 2020

    Day 14: Inaccuracies of the Internet

    The Internet is a pervasive force, something we believe reflects truth. We believe what is online is reality.
    Day 13: With So Little You Can Do So Much
    Lilly Sedaghat
    • Sep 15, 2020

    Day 13: With So Little You Can Do So Much

    It’d been a week since Cory actually had the space to practice his headspins.
    Day 12: Corona Closures
    Cory Howell
    • Sep 13, 2020

    Day 12: Corona Closures

    We were speaking through plastic.
    Day 11: A Calm Reminder
    Cory Howell
    • Sep 12, 2020

    Day 11: A Calm Reminder

    I’ve come to accept that being on a bike tour means being perpetually sore.
    Day 10: A Slow Lull Below Us
    Lilly Sedaghat
    • Sep 11, 2020

    Day 10: A Slow Lull Below Us

    There was no wifi, and with no wifi, we had no map.
    Day 9: Crossing Halfway
    Cory Howell
    • Sep 10, 2020

    Day 9: Crossing Halfway

    If it hadn’t been for the signs, I wouldn’t have known we crossed over.
    Day 8: A Thick Haze
    Lilly Sedaghat
    • Sep 9, 2020

    Day 8: A Thick Haze

    “This doesn’t look good.”
    Day 7: Another Matter Entirely
    Cory Howell
    • Sep 8, 2020

    Day 7: Another Matter Entirely

    We woke to the smell of smoke.
    Day 6: Through Ice Cream and Common Identity
    Lilly Sedaghat
    • Sep 7, 2020

    Day 6: Through Ice Cream and Common Identity

    The parking lot was filled with cars, families streaming out of their vehicles to enter Face Rock Creamery...
    Day 5: How Quickly The Lines Change
    Cory Howell
    • Sep 6, 2020

    Day 5: How Quickly The Lines Change

    Somehow, we just couldn’t keep from being in motion.
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