http://capegazette.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest posts by Dennis Forney Mon, 20 May 2013 01:10:30 EDT Mon, 20 May 2013 01:10:30 EDT en-us Copyright 2011 Cape Gazette http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-a-tree-worthy-of-song/1003969?source=rss ]]> DAY 6 - Barefootin' Across America - Broke camp at the fairgrounds this morning at about 7:30. Nice place. Quiet. Pedaled on a bicycle trail paralleling 99W for about seven miles. Eased into Monmouth. Booked a room at the Courtesy Inn. Clean. Nice table for writing. Rest day. Laundry today. This is home to Western Oregon University - mascot The Wolves. We're told 6,500 students but it doesn't seem like that many. ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-a-tree-worthy-of-song/1003969 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:35:37 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-pinot-noir-and-pb-j/1003826?source=rss ]]> DAY FIVE - Saturday night. Sitting in an empty floral booth in the Polk County Fairgrounds. Tent pitched on the grass out front. Bikes behind me, well sheltered. Believe it or not tonight they're calling for rain. It's so lush here. No wonder. At the Salmon River RV Park where we camped last night they told me they get 100 inches per year. Big trees. In Sussex we get 43 inches. We rode 41 miles today. Hills ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-pinot-noir-and-pb-j/1003826 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:39:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-weve-turned-inland-from-the-coast/1003701?source=rss ]]> DAY FOUR - I feel like I'm hogging the Cape Gazette Blog section but I said I would blog every day of this journey and I'm trying. Tonight we're in the Salmon River RV Park. After three and a half days cycling down the ruggedly beautiful Oregon coast, we finally turned inland at Neskowin and eastward into the primeval forests. We cycled 41 miles today including 3,715 feet of total ascent. On a ride to Indian ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-weve-turned-inland-from-the-coast/1003701 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:14:03 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-a-day-of-rain-a-day-of-curds/1003191?source=rss ]]> DAY THREE - Rode about 25 miles today on top of yesterday's 34. A short day. Not feeling real chipper. Head cold, fuzzy head. Set up camp early. Napped. Death warmed over is not far from accurate. So far Becky's holding it off. If it gets worse I'll keep in mind a marvelous quote from the first Harry Potter book: "For the well-constructed mind death is just the next adventure." I'll work on that construction but ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-a-day-of-rain-a-day-of-curds/1003191 Thu, 16 May 2013 21:49:05 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-a-small-dogfish-world/1002826?source=rss ]]> We rode 30 miles the first day, ending in Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast. Astoria to Cannon Beach. Highway 101 southbound gave us a taste of some challenging hills. These are mountains by Sussex standards but we know there are real mountains ahead. Breathe in, breathe out. Zen. Anywhere from three to five miles per hour going up, 25 to 30 coming back down. Trudge up. Exhiliration down. Rolling fast down the ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-a-small-dogfish-world/1002826 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:06:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-starting-out-from-astoria/1002731?source=rss ]]> This is where we started our journey - where Lewis and Clark ended their epic exploration during the Jefferson presidency. Jefferson valued knowledge. See photo below. Astoria is a lot like Lewes. They have a sister ship to the Lightship Overfalls, Coast Guard, pilots station, big water meeting bigger water, lots of maritime history. Cruise ships stop there unloading throngs of passengers who enjoy the town's ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-starting-out-from-astoria/1002731 Wed, 15 May 2013 21:47:39 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-may-11-gone-to-look-for-america/1001027?source=rss ]]> “Headin' out to San Francisco, for a Labor Day weekend show. I've got my hush puppies on, I guess I never was meant for glitter, rock and roll.” – Jimmy Buffett, Come Monday Flying the Friendly Skies – On our way to Portland, Oregon and then on to Astoria to start pedaling east. One layover in San Fran. Looking out the window, it looks like we're over the middle of the country. “We've all gone to look for ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-may-11-gone-to-look-for-america/1001027 Sun, 12 May 2013 09:14:40 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-going-away-party/992891?source=rss ]]> I crossed the peninsula last Saturday morning to my old spawning grounds. Visited with my mother Mary Margaret and her caretaker Chantel. Too chilly for Mary Margaret to sit out on her screened porch, but when she's not actually doing it, that's what she thinks about. At 96, Mary Margaret has come to most appreciate life's simplest pleasures. Sitting on the porch on warm days, she listens to the mockingbirds, ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-going-away-party/992891 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:40:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff)