{"id":53,"date":"2010-10-11T20:45:37","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T04:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/?p=53"},"modified":"2011-06-19T08:55:08","modified_gmt":"2011-06-19T16:55:08","slug":"road-to-the-valley-silicon-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moundji.com\/?p=53","title":{"rendered":"Road to the Valley; Silicon Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=d&#038;source=s_d&#038;saddr=Burnaby,+British+Columbia&#038;daddr=Bellevue,+WA,+United+States+to:45.9706,-123.92567+to:45.12954,-123.96882+to:Gold+Beach,+OR,+United+States+to:Santa+Clara,+CA,+United+States&#038;geocode=FWV67wIdnJGr-Clzg5whqHeGVDFpsVKHc3IK3Q%3BFQl61gIdmV23-ClBYKajz2uQVDFlB9DqglTPug%3BFah0vQIdWgud-CkfzslhgqGUVDGpanf0WzHLAw%3BFUSfsAIdzGKc-CmL5KuapOnqVDF9ftRTh7JF8Q%3BFaUVhwIdcnmV-Ck955q_Sc7aVDFtgGifB5UREg%3BFXz6OQIdXBy7-CmTwQhcgbePgDHAv8CjfKR15A&#038;hl=en&#038;mra=ls&#038;via=2,3&#038;sll=45.39845,-122.541504&#038;sspn=3.486876,9.030762&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;ll=45.996962,-116.894531&#038;spn=13.801041,36.123047&#038;z=6\">Vancouver, BC to Santa Clara, CA<\/a> it&#8217;s ~1800Km. That could be covered on a weekend. On the first leg, I opted for going down the I5, then switching over to the 101. This would give a much more fun &#038; scenic ride along the cost of Oregon. I plan to leave <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=Vancouver,+BC&#038;aq=0&#038;sll=49.261226,-123.113927&#038;sspn=0.202547,0.564423&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=Vancouver,+Greater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&#038;z=12\">Vancouver, BC<\/a> on Friday evening after work, just to get over the <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=Peace+Arch+State+Park,+Surrey,+British+Columbia+V3S+9N8&#038;aq=&#038;sll=49.891235,-97.15369&#038;sspn=51.590561,144.492188&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=Peace+Arch+State+Park,+Surrey,+British+Columbia+V3S+9N8&#038;z=15\">CAN-US border<\/a>, so not to waste any time on border waits of the trip time on Saturday. Friday night, I would make a stop at <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=Bellevue,+WA,+United+States&#038;aq=0&#038;sll=37.354108,-121.955236&#038;sspn=0.123354,0.282211&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=Bellevue,+King,+Washington,+United+States&#038;z=12\">Bellevue, WA<\/a>. I have a couple of friends who happen to be there now, so I&#8217;ll crash in their hotel room. Also, starting the ride Friday evening, instead of Saturday morning, would allow me to cover some ground, which would allow for a much more relaxed rides on Saturday &#038; Sunday. Saturday, I would ride from <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=Bellevue,+WA,+United+States&#038;aq=0&#038;sll=37.354108,-121.955236&#038;sspn=0.123354,0.282211&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=Bellevue,+King,+Washington,+United+States&#038;z=12\">Bellevue, WA<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=Gold+Beach,+OR,+United+States&#038;aq=1&#038;sll=47.610377,-122.200679&#038;sspn=0.209238,0.564423&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=Gold+Beach,+Curry,+Oregon,+United+States&#038;z=14\">Gold Beach, OR<\/a>. Then, on Sunday, I would ride all the way to <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=Santa+Clara,+CA,+United+States&#038;aq=0&#038;sll=37.354108,-121.955236&#038;sspn=0.123354,0.282211&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=Santa+Clara,+California,+United+States&#038;z=13\">Santa Clara, CA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=d&amp;source=s_d&amp;saddr=Burnaby,+British+Columbia&amp;daddr=Bellevue,+WA,+United+States+to:45.9706,-123.92567+to:45.16041,-123.94107+to:Gold+Beach,+OR,+United+States+to:Santa+Clara,+CA,+United+States&amp;geocode=FWV67wIdnJGr-Clzg5whqHeGVDFpsVKHc3IK3Q%3BFQl61gIdmV23-ClBYKajz2uQVDFlB9DqglTPug%3BFah0vQIdWgud-CkfzslhgqGUVDGpanf0WzHLAw%3BFdoXsQIdMs-c-CmXIswshMLqVDHV0knQjrITQg%3BFaUVhwIdcnmV-Ck955q_Sc7aVDFtgGifB5UREg%3BFXz6OQIdXBy7-CmTwQhcgbePgDHAv8CjfKR15A&amp;hl=en&amp;mra=dpe&amp;mrsp=3&amp;sz=7&amp;via=2,3&amp;sll=45.197522,-124.727783&amp;sspn=6.998529,18.061523&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=43.834527,-124.189453&amp;spn=14.261656,28.564453&amp;z=5&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll remain in <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=Santa+Clara,+CA,+United+States&#038;aq=0&#038;sll=37.354108,-121.955236&#038;sspn=0.123354,0.282211&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=Santa+Clara,+California,+United+States&#038;z=13\">Santa Clara, CA<\/a> for a week, then the following weekend I would ride back. Once there, I&#8217;ll figure out which roads to take back home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Vancouver, BC to Santa Clara, CA it&#8217;s ~1800Km. That could be covered on a weekend. On the first leg, I opted for going down the I5, then switching over to the 101. 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