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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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Davis Double Century 2012 *

Harold Whaley

18:29

Work in progress

Houston or San Antonio to Kansas 2012 -- including OKFreeWheel *

Dave Grisham, Jennifer Wurl and David Duncan

18:23

11 days until start

Crossing the River *

Robert Ewing

17:46

92 days until start

Riding the Triangle *

Tom Pritchard

17:22

12 days until start

Southern Rambler *

Aaron Goldenberg

17:07

17 of 52 days

Following my nose through europe 2011 *

luke perry-gore

16:27

Work in progress

T&C's Tour de France *

Tom Moritz and Christine Moritz

15:37

1 day until start

Riding the Atlantic Coast 2012 *

Jeff Bradley

15:00

5 days until start

Whisky on the West Coast *

Chris Holdsworth

14:06

Completed May 2012

A Long Ride *

Greg Lyall

13:58

0 of 83 days

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Touring Cards *

Al Cyone

07:56

Work in progress

Rainwrap *

Ellen Lee

20:40

Completed May 2012

Loaded Bicycles *

Kelly Iniguez and Jonathan Voelz

Sat 19

Work in progress

Clearing McKenzie Pass *

don martin

Fri 18

Completed May 2012

Meetings on the Road *

Jonathan Voelz and Kelly Iniguez

Thu 17

Work in progress

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Forum	Subject	Name	Posted	Replies	Last post
Polls	How many people turned or returned onto cycle-touring by CGOAB?	Graham Smith	Thu 17	47	18:58
Tips and Tricks	Tips to help riders having difficulty acclimating to a SWB bent	Bruce Gunn	Fri 18	13	18:47
Diet & Cooking	mulberries and bike trails	Bruce Gunn	07:40	8	17:07
Diet & Cooking	avocado milkshakes and biking	Bruce Gunn	10:43	7	16:10
Regional: North America	New Orleans advice (Mississippi River Trail)	Ted Esler	08:54	3	15:43

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Forum	Subject	Rating	Average	Votes	Name	Posted	Replies	Last post
Merchants	The Pleasures and Perils of Buying a Bike Friday			4	Steve Miller	May 8	24	17:56
Touring bikes (regular)	Box Dog Pelican			1	Rich Mulvey	06:47	0	06:47
Sleeping bags	Kelty Galactic 30 down sleeping bag			1	Rich Mulvey	06:18	0	06:18
Tents & Shelters	REI Hoodoo 2			1	Rich Mulvey	06:02	0	06:02
Books	Just Ride			1	Don Weinell	Tue 15	2	Thu 17

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Category	Summary	Price	Status	Author	Created
Companions	Cycling Australia for 2-3 months - OCT-DEC 2012*		open	mike barrett*	2012-05-20
Wanted	Looking for equipment for a tour of Europe*		open	Darron Speck*	2012-05-20
Companions	New Orleans into Mexico possibly as far as panama*		open	David Wasicek	2012-05-20
For Sale	2012 GMC Denali Road Bike (Men's Small)*	$220	open	judy barr*	2012-05-20
Companions	Cape May to Seattle to Toronto to Miami, credit card tour*		open	Jorg Pawlik	2012-05-19

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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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Gunn, Bruce (Moosejuice)	20 May 2012	16 Apr 2010
Ferguson, Mervin (Oldgeezeronabike)	20 May 2012	15 Oct 2010
Harp, Jerry (cyclebum)	20 May 2012	24 May 2006
Alan, Robert (Voyageur2)	20 May 2012	14 Mar 2008
Houck, Lance (thecyclingpirate)	19 May 2012	5 Jun 2009

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2012-05-20 17:57

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Exiting Lake City, CO on the last day of the Slumgullion Tour, 2011.

Forum pic: The perfect cycling top. by Kelly Iniguez on Sun 20 May 2012 10:38 (US/Pacific)

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2012-05-20 17:05

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Image on journal page: Quezaltenango to San Pedro Laguna (Lake Atitlan): Climbing to 3000m before descending into a volcanic lake in journal Going South by Andy Peat (187 of ??? days)

Interesting (2)

2012-05-20 17:04

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Box Dog Pelican by Rich Mulvey in reviews forum: Touring bikes (regular)

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2012-05-20 16:43

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The perfect cycling top. by Kelly Iniguez in forum: Clothing

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2012-05-20 16:10

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