Table of Contents
Overview Map 8
Route at a Glance 9
Introduction 13
How to Use This Book 33
British Columbia, Canada 37
City Tour: Vancouver, BC 39
Vancouver to US Border 45
Alternate Route: Lower Vancouver Island 49
Delta to Swartz Bay via Tsawwassen Ferry 49
SwartzBayto Victoria 51
Washington 57
US Border to Bay View 59
Bay View to Port Townsend 64
Side Trip: San Juan Islands 68
San Juan Island 69
Lopez Island 71
Anacortes Connector 74
Port Townsend to Belfair 75
City Tour: Seattle 79
Belfair to Elma 86
Elma to Bruceport 90
Alternate Route: Olympic Peninsula 95
Port Townsend to Sequim 96
Sequim to Fairholme 99
Fairholme to Kalaloch 104
Kalaioch to Lake Quinault 108
Lake Quinault to Westport 111
Westport to Bruceport 114
Bruceport to Astoria 118
Oregon 125
City Tour: Portland 127
Alternate Route: Portland to Astoria 133
Portland to Stub Stewart 133
Stub Stewart to Astoria 136
Alternate Route: Portland to Lincoln City 137
Portland to Champoeg 137
Champoeg to Lincoln City 140
Astoria to Manzanita 142
Manzanita to Cape Lookout 147
Cape Lookout to Otter Rock 150
Otter Rock to Washburne 155
Washburne to Winchester Bay 160
Winchester Bay to Billiards Beach 166
Bullards Beach to Humbug Mountain 170
Humbug Mountain to Brookings 176
Northern California 181
Brookings to Elk Prairie 183
Elk Prairie to Areata 188
Areata to Burlington 192
Alternate Route: The Lost Coast 197
Burlington to Leggett 200
Leggett to Fort Bragg 204
Fort Bragg to Gualala 208
Gualala to Bodega Bay 213
Side Trip: Russian River Wine Country 217
Bodega Bay to Lagunitas 221
Lagunitas to San Francisco 224
City Tour: San Francisco 230
Central California 237
San Francisco to Half Moon Bay 239
Half Moon Bay to Santa Cruz 244
Santa Cruz to Monterey 248
Monterey to Big Sur 252
Big Sur to Pacific Valley 257
Pacific Valley to San Simeon 260
San Simeon to Pismo Beach 263
Pismo Beach to Gaviota 266
Side Trip: Santa Ynez Wine Country 270
Gaviota to Carpinteria 275
Southern California 281
Carpinteria to Point Mugu 283
Point Mugu to Santa Monica 287
City Tour: Los Angeles 292
Santa Monica to Newport Beach 297
Newport Beach to Encinitas 303
Encinitas to Mexico 307
City Tour: San Diego 313
Appendix: Packing List, Bike Maintenance, and Repair 319
Resources 323
Acknowledgments 327
Index 329