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Location: Central Coast, CA
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Bikes: Surly LHT, Specialized Rockhopper, Nashbar Touring (old), Specialized Stumpjumper (older), Nishiki Tourer (model unknown)
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I've done the Pacific Coast twice - once from Seattle to Santa Cruz, and once just the Oregon Coast from Astoria to Crescent City. Both times I met many, many tourers and fell in with an impromptu group. I've ridden part of the Northern Tier twice. Both times I met other cyclists but only briefly, and didn't end up riding with anyone. I rode the Lewis and Clark route from Portland to Missoula. I met a whole bunch of cyclists. I ended up staying in a campground with one couple for a couple of nights, and rode one day with another couple, but we never "fell in" together. I think I could have ended up with a companion or two if I had wanted to.