by Lauren Magnee | Jul 21, 2019 | Cycling
John woke me up this morning to eat breakfast. I was annoyed because I had finally been sleeping well in a bed after camping the past two nights. We walked downstairs to the restaurant. Unfortunately, Lake Quinault Lodge is not vegan-friendly, so we only ate fruit and...
by John Miskey | Jul 20, 2019 | Cycling
We started the day with a walk over to Kalaloch Lodge for a hearty breakfast of vegan pancakes with a side of hash browns. Even though one of my two pancakes seemed a bit undercooked, it was definitely the breakfast we needed to get through our third day in a row of...
by Lauren Magnee | Jul 19, 2019 | Cycling
John woke up during the night needing to pee, so he asked for his sandals. I had them outside my side of the tent, so I unzipped the flap and reached outside in the dark. I pulled them inside and handed them to John. He exclaimed that he had just stepped on a slug...
by John Miskey | Jul 18, 2019 | Cycling
We took our time getting ready to leave the comfort of our motel room in Forks, mostly since we knew camping in a rain forest was our next stop. I grabbed some coffee at one of the many coffee carts along South Forks Ave. while Lauren was still sleeping and got a...
by Lauren Magnee | Jul 17, 2019 | Cycling
Determined not to have a late start, we set an alarm for 5 AM. We woke promptly, ate a modest breakfast of granola with powdered coconut milk, and packed up our belongings. Leaving the Airbnb on schedule at 6 AM was a good start to a long day. We returned to the...
by John Miskey | Jul 16, 2019 | Cycling
I know that taking two rest days in a row after riding only one day makes us look like a couple of amateurs, but considering the toll that day took on us, I felt it was well deserved. Also, our “rest days” are typically more active than most people’s...
