I decided to take a second drive trip, since I still could not comfortable fly due to COVID-19. I wanted to cycle 100 KM (62 Miles) in Nevada. We ended up driving about 2000 miles through Oregon, Nevada, California and then back to my home in Portland, Oregon (See map below).  At the beginning of the trip and then majority of the last day of our trip I forgot to turn on my GPS, thus I did not record our entire trip (in the map below the green lines were put on the map to represent my memory of what was not recorded, it should be very close to correct)

Google version of route

Trip summary:
Total Cycling Millage = 182.49 MI (293.69 KM)
Total Ground Transportation Millage = 1908 MI (3070.62 KM)
MILES
~3220 KM (~2000 miles, my GPS shows 1908 miles and google shows 1883 miles) – Total Marty drove me in her car

Above cycle distance, by state:
166.18 KM (103.26 Miles) – Nevada
127.51 KM (79.23 Miles) – California

EXPENSES
1124.32 USD - Total Expense

Portland Oregon to McDermitt, Nevada

Friday, September 04, 2020
We had the car all packed at about 2:45 PM, but could not find Marty’s bike rack bar. She has a lady’s bike and the bike cannot be put on the bike rack without a special bar. We unloaded the car looking for the bar, then we found it right in front of our eyes on the table in my backyard patio. We both should have seen it. That would have saved us from unloaded and reload the car. We still were able to leave Portland by about 3:00 PM (only a short delay looking for the bar). We expected to be delayed by the White River Canyon fire, but it went mostly unnoticed and did not affect our drive. On the way down highway 97 we stopped at Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint and walked over the 1926 version of the Crooked River Bridge and then back over the bridge to Marty’s car. We continued driving and stopped for fast food in Bend. We arrived at our hotel in Hines at about 10:00 PM.

Marty and Ted walking over the original Crooked river bridge (1926) with the newer (2000) highway 97 crooked river bridge in the background.

Saturday, September 05, 2020
We woke up around 6:30 AM, got breakfast at McDonalds and then started driving towards the Steen Mountains. On the way, we checked out Malheur wildlife refuge. We saw a white pelicans and great blue heron at the pond near the visitor center (near Malheur Lake). Then we drove Center Patrol Road were we saw several Pheasants and a coyote chase a pheasant. We hiked to Buena Vista, we did the 0.5 mile round trip hike, to skip the hike we could have driven the 1.5 mile round trip road. Then we took highway 205 to Frenchglen and when we checked the oil in Marty’s car. We found Marty was low on motor oil. We bought oil and gas and then headed on to the Steen Mountain loop road. When we found Fish Lake, we got a campsite and setup our tent. Then we drove and checked out Kiger Gorge lookout and East rim lookout. Then we hiked to the radio tower summit with a view of Wildhorse Lake. At the summit’s tower there were several propane tanks and I could smell the fuel, seemed like it would be dangerous to light a flame there! Then we drove back to camp and hiked around Fish Lake. I saw a deer from camp and got a great photo of it. Marty relaxed in the tent, I went back to the lake at sunset, and then went back to the tent. We went to sleep around 8:30 PM. It was a warm day, that night by about 1:00 AM I was very could and had to get more coverings.

Ted at the main visitor center at Malheur wildlife refuge.	Hawk in tree at Malheur wildlife refuge.	Ted on rock at Buena Vista pond overlook in Malheur wildlife refuge.

Sunday, September 06, 2020
We woke up around 6:10 AM and left camp at about 7:00 AM. We drove to the East rim lookout again and then finished the loop. The road was very washboard rough. We stopped at Big Indian gorge and checked it out. Then we took a rim hike on the canyon next to Big Indian gorge. We continued and stopped at little Blitzen crossing, not that exciting and campers. Then we finished the loop and drove back to Frenchglen for snacks. Then we drove to find Diamond Craters, well we went on Lava Bed Road and did not see the place to turn, the GPS told us to turn when there was no road. We expected to see a sign, but saw none. Then we got the Round barn and stopped at the visitor center. The lady in the store told us we missed the crater, she said it was exactly 8 miles back and was worth seeing. We checked out the round barn, there was a big live owl in the bran. Then we went back exactly 8 miles and found a not so great road, we had passed a spot that sounded more like the road the lady from the round barn visitor center explained. The road we went on was short and we hike a short ways to find nothing of interest. We then went back to the highway and to the other road we had seen about a mile closer to the round barn. We drove that dirt road for a while and found a few neat craters. We ended up taking a 4WD road a short ways up a hill. Marty was nervous about driving on the road, it was an easy 4WD road. We had lunch by a big tree on the hill. I ended up driving Marty’s’ car back to the main dirt road. Then we drove to McDermitt and found a motel, there are only two motels to choose from in McDermitt. I had looked up the motels on Orbitz and they cost over $100/ night to reserve a room using Orbitz. Since we did not have reservation and the motel was mostly empty, it only cost $60/ night. I could not find my spare GPS batteries anywhere, so I bought more batteries at the store in McDermitt. That evening I found my batteries in my wet bathroom stuff bag. We went to sleep around 10:00 PM.

Ted and Marty at Kiger Gorge lookout in the Steen Mountains.	Ted and Marty at East rim lookout in the Steen Mountains.	View of Wildhorse Lake in the Steen Mountains.
Deer near campsite at Fish Lake in Steen Mountains.	Ted and Marty near Big Indian Gorge in the Steen Mountains.	Ted and Marty at entry sign to the Steen Mountains.
Owl seen at the Pete French Round Barn State Heritage Site.	Ted and Marty at crater in Diamond crater area just north of Steen Mountains.	Ted and Marty at crater in Diamond crater area just north of Steen Mountains.

Nevada

Monday, September 07, 2020
I woke up around 5:10 AM and loaded the car and got my bike ready to cycle to Winnemucca, Nevada. I left the motel in McDermitt, Nevada slightly before 6:00 AM. I was in my shorts and it was cold until about 8:00 AM then it slowly warmed up. The ride was smooth, Marty did not leave the motel until about 10:00 AM and caught up to me at about 11:00 AM, I was about 20 miles from Winnemucca by then. She drove to Winnemucca and washed her car and then drove back out to find me, by then I only had about 8 miles left before I would arrive in Winnemucca, Nevada . We then decided to meet at the motel after about an hour. I took, my time and took photos, we found each other at the motel around 1:30 PM. We walked to the convention center to look for tourist information. The tourist information center was closed. Then we walked back to the motel, drove to get dinner, then drove to Water Canyon Recreation Area and found a picnic table to eat our lunch. Then we went to the motel and watched TV and hung out. My left eye was really stinging, might have been sun screen in my eye, it stung all night and was better (not Perfect) in the morning. We went to sleep around 10:00 PM.
Nevada – 74.79 bike miles – McDermitt, Nevada to Winnemucca, Nevada

Bike route Ted took from McDermitt to Winnemucca, Nevada.	McDermitt, Nevada – Ted’s bike near sign as he is leaving his motel at 6:00 AM.	Ted’s bike on long straight highway 95 between McDermitt and Winnemucca, Nevada.
Orovada, Nevada store – Corner od Highway 293 and Highway 95.	Warning sign on door of restroom at Orovada rest Area.	Ted with his bike at Paradise Summit near Winnemucca, Nevada.
Ted with his bike about to descend Paradise Summit near Winnemucca, Nevada.	An abondant bar between McDermitt and Winnemucca, Nevada.	Ted with his bike as he arrived in Winnemucca, Nevada (around 1:30 PM)

Tuesday, September 08, 2020
We woke up around 8:00 AM and slowly got going. We drove towards Reno, we took one side trip and saw farms in the desert. When we arrived in Reno we stopped at the Subaru dealer to see about getting Marty’s head light fixed. They said it would take 2 hours, so we decided not to wait. Then we drove to Incline Village on the North shore of Lake Tahoe and stopped for lunch. I noticed a bike trail I wanted to ride nearby, so we biked from our lunch spot for about 14 miles along the Tahoe East shore trial. We started by biking on residential street north, then we went back and found the shoreline trail. The shoreline trail was very scenic and went most of the way to Sand Harbor. We were less than a half mile from Sand Harbor when we came to a closed gate and then we cycled back to Marty’s car. The next stop was Cave rock, we hiked most of the way to the top, Marty did not want to go up the last part and I decided not to go. She told me I should go and I think of wish I went. But it really was not that important, we could see mostly everything from our viewpoint. Then we drove to Carson City and got a room at Motel 6. I cycled to get a bulb for Marty’s car from Auto Zone and fixed her headlight. Then we ate dinner and watched TV until late.
Nevada – 17.09 bike miles – Lake Tahoe and a couple miles in Carson City.

Bike ride Ted and Marty took along North Shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada.	Lake Tahoe, Nevada seen from Tahoe East shore bike trial.	Ted and Marty on Tahoe East shore bike trial.
Lake Tahoe, Nevada seen from Tahoe East shore bike trial.	Marty on Tahoe East shore bike trail near Sand Harbor, Nevada.	Lake Tahoe, Nevada seen from Tahoe East shore bike trial.
Cyclist on Tahoe East shore bike trial.	Cave rock seen from Cave Rock state park on lake Tahoe in Nevada.

Wednesday, September 09, 2020
I woke up around 6:30 AM and cycled for about 11 miles in Carson City, I checked out the town and outside of casinos, not much to see. Then we loaded Marty’s car and were driving out of Carson City by 9:00 AM.

Bike rides route Ted took in Cason City, Nevada.	Cactus Jack’s in Reno, Nevada.	Ted at train station at Nevada State railroad Museum.

California

We took highway 88 and it was a long uphill. Marty was concerned due to the acceleration noise her car was making. I insisted it was due to the altitude. The drive through the mountains was very nice, once we got down from the high mountains Marty’s car was driving normal again. We stopped to eat lunch in Clements, the state park was closed, so we ate at the cemetery. We continued the drive to Salinas and found a motel. Then we meet up with Marty’s sisters Maggie and Louise and Louse’s husband Gene. We had a great Italian dinner at Casa Sorrento, complements to Gene and Louise, I gave Gene a copy of my American Journey book I made for him, he seemed to like it. Then we went back to the motel and watched TV until about midnight.
Nevada – 11.38 bike miles – Carson City.

Ted at Carson Pass, California.	Lake a little east of Carson Pass, California.
Sign on Cemetery gate in Clements, California.	Grave at cemetery in Clements, California.

Thursday, September 10, 2020
I was planning on getting up at 6:30 AM and biking until 10:00 AM. Marty’s phone died and I was not tracking the time, I woke up a little after 7:00 AM and did not start cycling until about 7:40 AM. I cycled to Fort Ord and then continued to Toro Park, the park was closed. I then headed back to our motel, we packed up the car and checked out of the motel at 10:50 AM, check out time was 11:00 AM.

Bike ride route Ted took in Salinas, California.	Tree at Fort Ord near Salinas, California.

Then we drove to Sacramento. Once in our motel I cycled to the end of the trail, past the train museum (old Sacramento) to the end of the road at Fredrick Miller Regional Park. Then I cycled back to the motel and got Marty. We cycled the other direction, towards the city center. We went past a lot of homeless people, some right in the middle of the trail. It seemed uncomfortable to bike through their front yards. On the way back we took the trail on the other side of the river, it was a lot better ride, no homeless camps and then we biked to the rail museum and then back to our motel. We stopped to get ice and I asked Marty if there was a Microwave in the motel and she said yes. I bought stuff for the Microwave and when we got back to the motel, there was no Microwave, so I went back to the store to cook our dinner. Then we ate dinner and watched TV until about 11:00 PM and then we went to sleep.
Biked 48.74 miles in California – Salinas and Sacramento

Friday, September 11, 2020
I woke up at 6:30 AM and was biking by 6:45 AM. I cycled towards the Northern bikeway, but it seemed to dead end quickly. Then I cycled the American River trail and crossed the Guy West Bridge to California State University – Sacramento. Then I decided to bike the other side of the river back to our motel. I ended out going a long ways towards Highway 160 (80 bypass), but found dead end roads and after a while I ended up near where I crossed the river on Guy West bridge, so I went back over the bridge. I wanted to check out the capital and spent too much time lost. Therefore, I went about 15 MPH or more all the way back to near our motel (faster than my normal 10-12 MPH). When I was close I headed to where I though the capital building was, but could not find it, I used my cell phone to find the capital building. Then cycled there and found I had passed it. Then I quickly checked it out and went back to the motel. I told Marty I would be back between 9:30 and 10:00 AM. I was back at the hotel by 9:45 AM and we packed up her car. We left to see Marty’s friend Lyn. We were running early so we got coffee at McDonalds, it took a long time. We were supposed to be at Lynne’s place by 11:00 AM, we arrived a couple minutes late. Then we had lunch with Lynne and started heading north, everyone was warning us about the fires. We drove to Lake Shasta to see about the cavern tours, we arrived too late, so we decided to stay in Redding and go to the cavern the next day. We stayed to Motel 6 and watched TV until about 11:00 PM.
Biked 30.49 miles in California – Sacramento

Bike ride route Ted took in Sacramento, California.	Old town Sacramento, California.	Old town Sacramento, California.
Joe’s Crab shack in old town Sacramento, California.	The Tower Bridge near old town Sacramento, California.	The stern wheel, Delta King Hotel in old town Sacramento.
California State Railroad museum in old town Sacramento.	Turkey near a bike trail in Sacramento, California.	Smoke or fog near bike trial in the morning in Sacramento.
Ted and his bike on Guy West Bridge in Sacramento.	Ted’s bike in front of the capital building in Sacramento, CA.	Ted and his bike on palm tree lined sidewalk next to the Sacramento Capital building.

Saturday, September 12, 2020
We woke up around 6:30 AM and packed the car. We then got breakfast at McDonalds and drove to Lake Shasta Caverns National Natural Landmark. The gates open at 8:00 AM and the first tour is 9:00 AM. We arrived at the gate at 8:00 AM and there was already cars waiting. We got on the first boat, there was a family of 21 people that also got on the boat, it was a family reunion. Once at the cavern they separated Marty, me and another couple from the family and took us through the caverns as a small group. I was glad they separated us, the family was not doing a great job of wearing their mask to protect against COVID-19. It was also nice being in a small group. The smoke from wild fires was making it hard to see across the lake. After the cavern tour we started the long drive back to Portland. Waves (a map app) wanted to take us over highway 97 through Klamath Falls and then back to Eugene. It would have been a longer way, so we decided to continue up interstate 5. It was very smoking, going through Ashland you could see the destruction of fires on both sides of the interstate, it turns out houses had recently burned down in the area. We continued to Portland and the entire trip had very poor air conditions and thick smoke from all the wild fires. We arrived home around 7:00 PM, watched TV and I went to sleep around 12: 45 AM.

The smoke filed morning sky near lake Shasta.	Lake Shasta caverns.	Ted and Marty at visitor center at Lake Shasta caverns.
Lake Shasta caverns.	Lake Shasta caverns.	Lake Shasta caverns.
Ted and Marty in Lake Shasta caverns.	View of houseboats on Lake Shasta through smoke filled sky, from entrance to Lake Shasta caverns.	Ted and Marty in front of bus used to get us to the Lake Shasta caverns entrance.

Sunday, September 13, 2020
The smoke in Oregon was really bad due to all the wild fires, we went grocery shopping and then I spent time at home working on stuff and this journal.

Monday, September 14, 2020
I went back to work, nothing went smoothly. I ended up using my stationary bike for the first time, I bought it for COVID-19 in case I was ordered to stay inside. I only used it now because I did not want to go out in the smoke filed outdoors. .

Trip expenses

1124.32 USD - Total Expense

Friday, September 04, 2020
$111.63 – Hines, OR - Hotel - Rory & Ryan Inn
$5.76 – Madras, OR - 2 cups of coffee and a pack of Ding Dongs
$26.00 – Bend, OR - 30 piece Chicken meal and sandwich meal at Chick=Fil-A
$20.39 - Bend, OR – 7.2839 Gallons of gas
Total USD – $163.78

Saturday, September 05, 2020
$10.00 – Hines, OR – McDonalds breakfast - Sausage McMuffin meal and chicken biscuit meal
$33.00 - Frenchglen, OR – 9.1 Gallons of gas
$13.00 - Frenchglen, OR - 2 Quarts of oil and bag of ice
$4.00 – Fish Lake, Steen Mountains - Camping
Total USD – 60.00

Sunday, September 06, 2020
$13.25 - Frenchglen, OR - Two ice cream, a Sobe drink, an ice tea drink and bag of ice (3.00)
$5.25 – Round Barn, OR - Dr. Pepper, Juice and bag of ice (1.50)
$35.00 – McDermitt, NV – 12.639 Gallons of gas
$60.00 - McDermitt, NV - Hotel - Diamond A Motel
$15.19 - McDermitt, NV - 1-gallon water, 20 oz Mt dew, 2 Marie Callender’s turkey pies and 4 AA batteries.
Total USD - 128.69

Monday, September 07, 2020
$17.18 - Winnemucca, NV - KFC 2-piece chicken meal and Long John Silver Chicken, Shrimp and fish meal
$78.40 – Winnemucca, NV - Motel - Regency inn
Total USD - 95.58

Tuesday, September 08, 2020
$16.01 – Winnemucca, NV – McDonalds breakfast - Sausage McMuffin meal and chicken biscuit meal
$19.50 - Off highway 80, NV - 2 cups of coffee and package of Beef Jerky
$39.00 – Reno, NV – 13.545 Gallons of gas
$54.93 – Carson City, NV - Motel 6
Total USD - 129.44

Wednesday, September 09, 2020
$14.5 – Carson City, NV – McDonalds breakfast - Sausage McMuffin meal and chicken biscuit meal
$26.00 – Lockeford, CA – 7.88 Gallons of gas
$90.59 - Salinas, CA - Motel - Laurel Inn
Total USD - 131.09

Thursday, September 10, 2020
$23.48 - Santa Nella, CA – Carl’s Jr - Burger meal and Santa Fe Chicken Meal
$31.00 - Santa Nella, CA- 10.0003 Gallons of gas - LOVES COUNTRY
$14.65 – Sacramento, CA - Bag of Ice, 2 banquet Chicken Pies and a 8 OZ Green Chile Burrito
$76.79 - Sacramento, CA - Motel 6
Total USD - 145.92

Friday, September 11, 2020
$1.09 - Sacramento, CA - McDonald – Coffee  
$32.00 - Willows, CA - 10.131 Gallons of gas  
$3.88 - Willows, CA - Hostess Cup cakes (2) (2.19), 2 sodas (1.54) and tax (.15)
$ 80.78 - Redding, CA - Motel 6  
Total USD - 117.75  

Saturday, September 12, 2020
$10.18 – Redding, CA – McDonalds breakfast - Sausage McMuffin meal and chicken biscuit meal
$40.00 - Lake Shasta Caverns – 1.3 Admissions to caverns  
$39.68 - Lake Shasta Caverns - Two pairs of Ear Rings  
$28.00 – Mt Shasta, CA - 8.892 Gallons of gas
$34.21 – Salem, OR - 12.962 Gallons of gas
Total USD - 152.07

Total Cycling Millage = 182.49 MI (293.69 KM)

Total Ground Transportation Millage = 1908 MI (3070.62 KM)