December 29, 2002 I finished biking the continental United States Pacific coast by biking into Tijuana, Mexico. I biked the first portion of the Pacific Coast in 1988 on my way back from Alaska (see Southeast Alaska). On that trip, I biked from Port Angeles, Washington to Aberdeen, Washington. Between 1999 and 2000 I biked from Aberdeen, Washington to Crescent City, California. I lost my job at Credence in August of 2002 and biked the California coast to Mexico. I biked 1921.02 miles my coastal trips between 1999 and arriving in Mexico in 2002.
December 24, 2003 I flew from Portland, Oregon to Mazatlan, Mexico. I arrived at the Mazatlan airport around 1:00 PM, loaded my bike and started biking north. I never even went to the beach resort area in Mazatlan. I followed the main highway for most of the ride and ended up having to take a couple of buses in order to make it to Tucson in time to meet Andrea for New Years. On this bike ride I covered 621.85 miles.
July 21, 2004 I flew to Fairbanks, Alaska and biked to Skagway, Alaska. Then I took the Alaska Ferry to Wrangell and Ketchikan, Alaska for more biking. In Ketchikan, Alaska I went to an area where I watched bears scoping salmon out of a river. I then ferried to Bellingham, Washington and biked around town. Next I took a train to Portland, Oregon to complete my 2 week vacation by making my way home from Alaska while biking 801.78 miles.
