bonnie & jason

100 miles on a bike isn’t so much

Just a few weeks ago, I set a goal for myself to ride my bike 100 miles by the end of the year. Apparently, 100 miles isn’t all that much on a bike as I’ve now logged 150 miles including my ride today with Dennis to Fairfax Scoop (mmm… honey lavendar). So now, I think maybe I can hit 300 miles by the end of the year. We haven’t made our holiday plans yet but still, I think 300 miles is reasonable.

Speaking of mileage, while enjoying our ice cream, a German girl rode up with a bike loaded with about 50 pounds of gear. Apparently, she has been touring the west coast by herself for the last nine-weeks, riding from Seattle all the way down to San Francisco! That’s 814 miles in a direct route and who knows how many miles she put on visiting friends, national parks, etc. along the way. Those crazy Germans… she was saying how Germany is such a small country and doesn’t have nearly the scenery that the US has. So true. It’s too bad most of the native US population doesn’t take advantage of what they have in their own backyard. That being said, almost every time I bike or run or drive somewhere scenic (which is almost anywhere it seems), I remark to myself how lucky I am to live in such a beautiful part of the world. Hopefully I can instill the same sense of wonder in Alissa as she grows up. I think it’s too late for Bonnie. Having grown up here, she’s spoiled beyond hope by now. =)

Anyway, here’s a map of our route today. It’s no trek from the Great Northwest to the bay area, but hey… I don’t have 9-weeks of vacation to burn either.