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Sacramento to Loveland via 11 National Parks

Great Parks West
By Wayne Estes
#505 - posted Sunday May 20, 2012 by Neil Gunton

"I had to meander to visit 11 national parks, pedaling twice as far as a direct route from Sacramento to Loveland. More than half of the tour followed the Adventure Cycling Association Western Express and Great Parks South routes. But big detours were necessary to visit every national park in Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, plus the Grand Canyon in Arizona. In addition to 11 national parks, the route takes me to several other notable parks: Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Utah's two showcase state parks: Kodachrome Basin and Dead Horse Point. I hoped to visit Cedar Breaks National Monument but the road was still closed due to deep snow..."

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One in Seventy - An Adventure in Europe *

Barry Duff

04:54

50 of ??? days

SFO to CHI *

04:43

130 days until start

East to West With a Dog *

Levi Zwerling

04:35

23 of ??? days

Southern Rambler *

Aaron Goldenberg

03:46

20 of 52 days

Three People, Five Wheels, One Blankie *

Rob Levin

03:33

22 of 114 days

Westward along the Oregon Trail *

Don Weinell

03:22

3 of ??? days

On a Wing and a Prayer....on a Bike. *

denis beaudry

02:34

30 of ??? days

MoGuWi and Kia Kaha's long haul home *

Sergai Davis

01:48

302 of ??? days

On Tour in Southeast Asia *

Larry Sanders

00:02

108 of 123 days

Tour of Australia & NZ *

Peter Gibbes

23:48

147 of 579 days

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Less Encumbered Touring *

04:03

Completed Dec 2011

The Sewing Circle *

Robert Ewing

Mon 21

Work in progress

Reports from the Road: Conde B. McCullough Memorial Bridge *

Bill Stone

Mon 21

Work in progress

Loaded Bicycles *

Kelly Iniguez and Jonathan Voelz

Mon 21

Work in progress

Touring Cards *

Al Cyone

Sun 20

Work in progress

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Forum	Subject	Name	Posted	Replies	Last post
General Touring	A word about speed	Allen Hildebrant	05:39	22	04:19
Photography	Bike portraits	Dale Oswald	09:58	5	03:54
Touring encounters	Leland and Patrick	Michael Musto	01:48	0	01:48
Regional: Europe	Internet in Germany	Tricia Graham	18:04	6	23:51
Photography	Are LCD screen protectors still necessary?	Neil Gunton (admin)	Dec 7	12	21:48

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Jerseys (warm weather)	Club Ride Apparel Jersey's and knickers			1	Chris Estrem	12:59	0	12:59
Racks (car)	Hollywood Hitch Racks			1	Ron Wallenfang	Mon 21	0	Mon 21
Touring bikes (regular)	Box Dog Pelican			1	Rich Mulvey	Sun 20	1	Mon 21
Clothing (baselayer)	Andiamo underwear skins			1	Robert Ewing	Sun 20	0	Sun 20
Merchants	The Pleasures and Perils of Buying a Bike Friday			4	Steve Miller	May 8	24	Sun 20

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Category	Summary	Price	Status	Author	Created
For Sale	Trek 56cm Custom Touring Bike 26" Wheels Deore Group SURLY LHT?*	$350	open	Jimmy Smith	2012-05-22
Companions	Looking for companion to tour SE Asia in Fall*		open	Michael Reiserer*	2012-05-22
Companions	Portland To Seattle to Portland*		open	ralph gold*	2012-05-22
For Sale	Old Man Mountain Front Rack System*	$90.00	open	Vernon Bailey	2012-05-21
For Sale	2009 Bruce Gordon 27 speed touring bicycle - 53cm - (Made in USA) *	$1750	open	Eric Tetsull	2012-05-21

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Latest resource entries:

Summary	Link	Categories	Updated
Cycle touring and travel blog with journal of current tour and galleries	www.cyclefar.com	Travel resources, Travelogue, Website	2012-05-13
Baltic-Baikal Bicycle Tour 2002	www.gqt.se	Travelogue	2012-05-13
Baltic Sea - Caspian Sea 2006	www.gqt.se	Travelogue	2012-05-13
6 month bicycle tour through parts of Europe. We are writing about our daily experiences, our gear, and trip resources.	www.wetourbycycle.com	Travelogue, Website	2012-05-01
James Bond took a cycle the other day.	www.choicevaley.com/travel/index....	Website	2012-04-22

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Name	Updated	Joined
Munday, Robbie* (themonkandthemonkey)	22 May 2012	21 May 2012
Allsopp, Heather* (HeatherA)	22 May 2012	22 May 2012
Betzner, Gabe* (ColoradoBlind)	22 May 2012	4 May 2012
SIMON, CRAIG* (TENRAGRATS)	22 May 2012	22 May 2012
van Apeldoorn, Adam (TheWayOfTheWarrior)	22 May 2012	10 Mar 2012

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To The Gulf and Gorge: Undara - Lawn Hill from ...And so i took off on my bicycle. by Aaron Hall (134 of ??? days)

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2012-05-23 1:09

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An early rising moon makes pitching the tent in the dark easier.

Image on journal page: To The Gulf and Gorge: Undara - Lawn Hill in journal ...And so i took off on my bicycle. by Aaron Hall (134 of ??? days)

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2012-05-23 1:09

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Horseshoe Band
It was my dream place!!!! Finally I visited my dream place!

Image on journal page: [11/10/14~19(50Days), US]: With Germans-2 in journal Traveling around the world by bicycle by Jin Jeong (265 of ??? days)

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2012-05-23 1:04

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Image on journal page: [11/10/06~11(41Days) Utah, US]: As far as I can go in journal Traveling around the world by bicycle by Jin Jeong (265 of ??? days)

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2012-05-23 1:01

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Re: Tips to help riders having difficulty acclimating to a SWB bent by Allen Hildebrant in forum: Tips and Tricks

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2012-05-23 0:33

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