Originally posted at Project Pedal

As I mentioned in my last post - I've been transfering the footage from our 2005 bike trip off my 200 GB-drive to DVDs. I'm only half way done (and starting to think that I should have just gone out and bought a new external...), but I've been skimming over the clips and picking out random stuff to post, here's a small handful. Enjoy.

This clip doesn't do the wind full justice here - I remember turning around, with our backs to the wind, and, literally, without pedaling - we were coasting at 20 miles an hour. That was a rough day.

This was behind a hotel in Cambria, California - I think if we could have figured out a safe way to take one of these kittens with us on our bikes, we surely would have...

Nick and I hiked to the top of a hill to investigate an old water-well at the top, unfortunately, it was sealed off with rocks. But pay close attention to the guy who looses his ladder on Hwy 1. Somehow, Amanda claims she didn't notice.

At this point, our train was already hours & hours behind schedule for Seattle. Amanda and I stepped outside to stretch our legs and get some fresh air while Amtrak fixed a bad engine at Union Station, Portland, Oregon.

This morning Amanda woke up to find a slimy surprise inches from her face...

I'm not sure why these rocks were piled up this way - but it was an interesting place to stop and rest during a long day of biking.

Amanda and I spent over a half an hour at this look-out point, waiting to see more than just a cloud of mist from the whales gathering around the small boat... it never happened.

This is a long, and sometimes bumpy, shot taken along Hwy 1 in Oregon - I know it's rough and windy at first, but everything calms down once we start heading back away from the ocean, you can even hear the birds as we bike past.


That's all for now - be sure to check in on the "05 trip" channel for more clips. I actually haven't even uploaded these yet, but I have much more on the way soon.