Nyoki's Travels & Adventures

Home - Cupertino

Here we go!!! Car’s packed and ready to go. It’s 1100 miles and 17 or so hours driving north. I plan on it taking me almost 5 days and four nights with lots of stops. I’m ready for that sun that will shine on my arm.

Winters Fruit Tree

Cute snack stop

Happy Valley Roadhouse

9/16 night HipCamp First night car camping with Rocky (that’s my beloved Ibis bike). This car only sleeps people 5’6” and under. I’m loving the new BougeRV fridge/freezer setup. This is a lovely spot with beautiful stars out. Good thing I put in all the window darkening inserts and left the moonroof open so the sun could wake me 🥰

Redding public market

Surprise stop ! This newly opened 11/2025 conglomeration of restaurants, gourmet grocery and some other no food places is super cute

La Joie Bakery

Super cute place. Yummy blueberry scone. It was massive so only got one pastry

Swasey Recreation Area

9/17 AM ride

Hedge Creek Falls

Another surprise stop on the way north right off of hwy 5. I listened to an audio book for the first time while I drove the 18-wheeler packed road. Pretty and super short hike.

Anytime Fitness

What a great thing for traveling…a wee arm workout and free shower and water

Lane Creek Reserve

9/17 night HipCamp Perfection. Animals abound . Piggies. Baby chickens. So many chickens. Sheep, cows and I think I hear some donkeys.

Ashland Mountain Adventures

9/18 AM bike ride 10am-2pm I just barely made it to my ride in time. I managed to sleep in the car with no shades in any other windows with the bright sun out at 6:30. I overslept my alarm till 8:30 with all the roosters and animals making noises.

From Mount Ashland ski resort down

16.4 miles. The new Mt A Line and the Lizard were so fun! Could lap those all day.

Bumble and Wren

I went in search of the elusive, Jellycat monkey and dragon. This was an absolutely beautiful store with so many cool things to buy and look at it.

Artisan bakery Café

Needed a snack for my long drive. I found this little gem. The ham and cheese was delicious. There was an apple galette, which I ate so fast I didn’t get a photo. It is one of the best pastries I’ve ever eaten. That’s saying a lot because I eat a lot of pastries.

Hazelnut orchard

9/18 night HipCamp Spectacular spot. When you drive into your spot you hear the nuts cracking under the car. The hazelnuts are in season so they fall onto the ground all night. 🥰 who could ask for anything more? Oh wait a train tooting in the distance, Hot showers, flush toilets and ambience abounds.

University District Farmers Market

Potty break. Got up at 630 on the road in my PJs by 7am. 280 miles or so to drive today. Awesome produce and so many mushrooms!!!

Galbraith Mountain and Padden Trails Parking Lot

This place is truly special. So fun !! Rode the three little pigs climb trail and some road and down on unemployment line, Oly, double vision, loved atomic dog. And a few more which I cannot remember. Their trail network is spectacular.

Lookout Arts Quarry

9/19 night HipCamp I was lucky enough to happen upon a very special dinner and show

Ladner Village Market

9/20/2026 AMAZING!!! cannot say enough good things about this market. there were 159 vendors or all kinds of foods cooked and uncooked. Sunday ever other week in the summers

A Whole Mango

HK BBQ Master

Legends Whistler

9/20-9/24 Creekside lodging, check-in 4pm

The Movement Lab Whistler - Physiotherapy & Massage

This is the best PT place in Whistler and maybe the best one in North America ;-)

Ride BC

World's best bike guide in Whistler, Squamish. Also does coaching and skills training.

Whistler Mountain Bike Park

Fun! Blueberry bathtubs and more

Function Junction Flashback trails

So fun! Farside. Far Out 1,2,3. Flashback 1,2,3,4,5

Dessert Trails in Whistler

7.6 miles. Hard Fun. Piece of Cake, A la Mode. Salted Caramel, Cherry on Top. Green Jello. Beaver Pass. A Cut Above.

Dog days Trail

Hard.

Cumberland Lake Park Campground

9/24-9/27

Superior Farms

Jellycat hunting while farm touring. Double awesome

COOKS Restaurant

This place makes an incredibly delicious burger and fries combo.

Island Mountain Rides

Super fun bike guide on Vancouver Island

Cumberland trails

17.3 miles. 2 pack too cranked, after school special. Oh that Sobo No Michi trail is such a good climbing trail. New Vanilla, Funky Vanilla, Vanilla Climb. Old Vanilla. Trestle. Upper Crafty Butcher. Rapture Uptrack. NEW**Top of the Pops - so cool -

Hornby Morning before the market

8.0 miles.

Hornby Island Farmers' Market

9/26/2026

Hornby Afternoon ride - after the market

10.2 miles.

Fanny Bay Oysters Seafood Shop

Fantastic. Made for some yummy scallops With my steak

Campbell River Farmers Market

9/27

Saratoga Beach Cabin

Amazing !!! I rented a cute cottage on the beach and met some lovely ladies to chat with. It was very cold 🥶 in the ocean but so refreshing. These dudes built a bonfire and then went to bed 😳

Singletree Country Meats

What else does a roadtripping momma want? Divine butter and ham?

Butcher’s Block

Who doesn’t go to two stores in one day to try different hams ? Cute store!

Whale tail toys

Cute store full of Jellycats in a even cuter downtown Courtenay

The Yellow Deli

Beautiful building with very kind staff and delicious butternut cream soup.

Edible Island

My kind of store. Just needed milk today but had a quick browse and this store was pretty awesome.

Alice Lake Campground

First night it’s raining cats and dogs and elk too ! Tried to find the bathroom in the rain. Found the sign but it was so dark and stormy I had to find alternate accommodations.

Alice Lake, Brackendale

18.3 miles. All around Alice Lake then to Brackendale and back Ride around in Alice to Miki's Magic, Slippery Salmon, Cliff's corners were perfectly damp, Lower Pamplemousse, Jacks, Wonderland, Sweet Judy, Rusty Bucket

I don't know why I love to ride up hills - I love this one

9.6 miles. Legacy Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl' higher than ever to Meadow of the Grizzly to Pseudo-Tsuga - spectacular fun! then 5 miles back home

Sakura mart Japanese cafe

Delicious freshly made salmon onigiri. Get one made to eat at the place then the seaweed is lovely and crisp.

Stong’s Market

Found some divine mint chip ice cream from Earnest Ice Cream in Vancouver for my BougeRV freezer. Now this is luxury.

Up Sh*t Creek trails and two laps in the park

15.6 miles. Getting muddy like a little piggy

Powerhouse Plunge - “trying” a black trail

10.3 miles. Another man's gold. Power House Plunge access. Powerhouse Plunge - So scary. A bunch of crazy trails in the Valleycliffe area. then back to Corsa Cycle

Ajea Noodle

Oooh yummy clay pot rice and of course another mango yogurt to go

Lewis river inn

Drove an uninterrupted 4 hours to leave beloved Canada to arrive at this cute place to sleep. I got the last room and arrived at 1245 am ;-)

Vancouver Washington Farmers Market

Awesome market!! Lots of variety and quality goods.

Kafiex Roasters

Yum coffee. Stocking up on caffeine for the next drive. Someone asked me if I just went swimming. No but I found another Anytime Fitness right next to the market to do a little workout and have a lovely shower.

Westfir Lodge & Mountain Market

Saw this place in 2019 was at the end of one of the bike trails in the area and wanted to stay here so now 7 years later I’m staying here.

Cog Wild Bicycle Tours & Shuttles

Dead Mountain shuttle and Eugene to Crest

17.7 miles. with CogWild - Kirin - super cool trail, lots of climbing

Oakridge Alpine Trail

21.3 miles. with CogWild - Kirin - awesome. Also did the Alpine Trail Chrome Toilet section with the Alpine Trail The Jedi section with the old growth , spectacular got some yummy chanterelles for dinner

Sweetvine. Café and bake shop

The cookies are sooo good

Crater Lake watchman trail “hike”

Gorgeous! Lovely 2 mile walk to the top. On my way down there was an chatty group of high school kids on their way up.

Crater Lake Resort

Last night camping. Last night on the road. Last night of joyful 3 week biking trip. Sadly all good things must come to an end.

Spence Mountain Houligan

9.6 miles. Spence Mtn South Ridge. Upper Houligan. The Lower Houligan trail was lovely

DJ’s Smash Burger

On the way home at the Redding Public Market. It was 101 F outside!!! Good double burger and fries.

Little by Little Wine Boutique and Bar

Needed a little salad from this cute place with very kind staff. Then I drove all the way home. Total trip 3100 miles. Over 70 hours clocked in driving time on the car. So fun!! And now my bikes have been swapped in their location ;-) 3 week trip to swap my bikes. So fun and so worth the adventures