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San Diego to St. Augustine

Tell us where you are traveling to, what you might see. Tell us where you went, what you saw.
Make arrangements to meet up with members in your travels. Be sure to post lots of pictures too!
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Re: San Diego to St. Augustine

Post by Bugs » Thu Jun 01, 2017 6:21 am

Estacado wrote:
Bugs wrote:Hope you made it to see the Ice House in St. Augustine. The Vodka they make there and the ice is well worth the trip.

Yes and no. I took the tour bus tour. Saw the outside of the building. Let's see, it is by the chocolate factory and the police station.
Too bad all the good stuff is inside the building. ;)
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Re: San Diego to St. Augustine

Post by RanchRoper » Thu Jun 01, 2017 3:20 pm

Hats off to you. Great trip.
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Re: San Diego to St. Augustine

Post by DAVIDF » Thu Jun 01, 2017 8:39 pm

Estacado,

Congratulations! I certainly didn't take it as look at me. I appreciate you sharing and you have my greatest respect for what you have done.

Nice Surly Long Haul Trucker and Brooks saddle. Is that the disc brake version, can't tell from the photo. I love Brooks saddles and have them on several of my bikes. I currently have a Surly 1X1 fully rigid that I use for mountain bike racing. Haven't done any of that lately. I had a Cross-Check for a while. I loved both of them. Cracked the frame on the Cross-Check unfortunately. I have done a lot of cycling and racing, but never touring. That would be spectacular. My wife did a tour with a group of her women friends thru Maryland and Pennsylvania and another trip with her company thru Iowa.

A few years ago I purchased my step daughter a Surly Long Haul Trucker when she started a PhD program at Northwestern University. She has now just finished and her graduation ceremony is in a couple of weeks. She has never owned a car, always using a bike for transportation.

Please share more of your pictures. I think I can speak for most or everyone here that we would love to see more!
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Re: San Diego to St. Augustine

Post by Henry88 » Fri Jun 02, 2017 2:15 am

I knew I guy in college, his name was rick, and he had done the same thing in the mid 70's.

He did it by himself, kind of a self cleansing or healing thing in his case, I think

Amazing though and beautiful picks.............
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Re: San Diego to St. Augustine

Post by Estacado » Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:28 pm

They told me this was as green as the desert was in several years
They told me this was as green as the desert was in several years
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Big Bend Country.  That's Mexico over there
Big Bend Country. That's Mexico over there
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It would not be the Hill Country w/o bluebonnets
It would not be the Hill Country w/o bluebonnets
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Colorado River with Austin in the background
Colorado River with Austin in the background
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These only grow in one small area
These only grow in one small area
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DAVIDF: Yes, the bike is a Surly Disc Trucker. You will appreciate disc brakes when on a long descent like In-Ko-Pa pass in California. I never pedaled for over eight miles!

Henry88: I did the trip by myself. I would camp out for or five days then get a motel to clean up.
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Re: San Diego to St. Augustine

Post by Catherine » Sun Jun 04, 2017 3:42 am

Good posts and pictures! Thank you for sharing.

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Re: San Diego to St. Augustine

Post by RanchRoper » Sun Jun 04, 2017 9:11 pm

Awesome photos, thanks so much for posting them.
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Re: San Diego to St. Augustine

Post by DAVIDF » Tue Jun 06, 2017 7:58 am

I have disc brakes on my mountain bike and one of my commuters. Yes, they are great on descents and in dirty conditions.

I miss the bluebonnets. I haven't seen them since 91!

Great photos, please keep posting more!
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Re: San Diego to St. Augustine

Post by Estacado » Wed Jun 07, 2017 10:28 pm

DAVIDF, I have lots of pictures. I took over 800! I wanted to be sure I captured the trip. I did not want to return home and say "I should have taken a picture of that".
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The bridge to Dauphin Island in Mobile bay.  It's a climb.
The bridge to Dauphin Island in Mobile bay. It's a climb.
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Shrimp boats at Bayou La Batre, Ala.  Remember "Bubba Gump Shrimp Co."
Shrimp boats at Bayou La Batre, Ala. Remember "Bubba Gump Shrimp Co."
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Building a tug at Bayou La Batre, Ala.
Building a tug at Bayou La Batre, Ala.
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Florida is a pretty big state when you enter the panhandle and ride to the East coast
Florida is a pretty big state when you enter the panhandle and ride to the East coast
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You know it's a beautiful city when city hall looks like this.  St. Augustine
You know it's a beautiful city when city hall looks like this. St. Augustine
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