Travel sketchbook: 700+ mile bike tour from Washington to California

In the Spring of 2021, I went on a bucket list bike tour from Seattle down the coast of Washington and Oregon. I brought along a travel sketchbook, and today we sit down to flip through the sketchbook and talk about some of the things that made this trip so special!
Here's the guidebook we used to plan this trip: www.amazon.com/Cycling-Pacifi...
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[@sincerelyceline]

You guys are so cool?!?! And your strength is inspiring💖 this lil sketchbook tour is such a treasure trove💯

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you so much Celine! Glad you liked it ☺️

[@whitneymason406]

I love your sense of adventure! So brave! Thank you for sharing! 💞

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you so much Whitney!

[@newflanged_]

What a story and what a sketchbook! Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed watching and hearing your stories!

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you so much Benjamin!! Glad you enjoyed ☺️✨☺️

[@geetikavadali9796]

i honestly love love the sketches. someday i want to make a similar trip with people i love!

[@AliceDel]

this entire endeavor - bike trip/journal/artwork - is amazing and wonderful... i love how your watercolor sketches reflect your experiences along the way -- landscapes, birds! --you were so connected to what you were seeing. thanks for showing us everything! (i once hitchhiked with a friend, from Seattle down the Oregon coast. it was a very long time ago but i remember how beautiful the Oregon beaches were)

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you so much Alice! That sounds like an amazing trip, we met a lot of people who were hitchhiking in campgrounds and they were definitely on a similar wavelength to us haha. Oregon is so beautiful! I grew up in California but never spent much time there, I really want to go back!

[@bripuck976]

ah i loved this video and this sketchbook so much!! i absolutely love it when people use sketchbooks as a kind of visual journal / notebook of their travels. it reminds me of old school explorers who would document their journey in little sketches and field notes. so cool. also "i brought way too many art supplies" is so relatable hahaha every trip/hike/camp ive ever been on i think ive taken more art supplies than what i need 😅

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you so much Bri! Haha I always overpack especially when it comes to supplies! And I looove visual journals/ the old school explorer vibes. Glad you enjoyed! ✨✨

[@catmothcrow]

I’m a cyclist and an artist so this was SUPER inspiring! It looks like it was an incredible trip, and your painting sketches are so soothing. Although that 4 mile bridge sounds absolutely terrifying 🫣😆

[@GiselleRay]

Just found your KZbin channel and binged everything! I love keeping an art/travel journal and this inspired me so much. Absolutely loved watching this one!

[@littletinyegg]

Ahh I love that! Thank you so much, I love my art journals, keeping one really changes how you see the world! Glad you enjoyed & welcome to the channel! ✨

[@RoseWildsmith]

Wow what a cool trip! I’m very impressed that you did that after chemo and a bone marrow transplant! Nice one 🤩

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you!

[@teddybearmei8713]

omg your story is amazing ! i love your work

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you so much!

[@artistamandamillar]

Such a wonderful adventure and beautiful art 😍

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you so much!!

[@graphicsandgrain]

wow love this video so much!! the sketchbook pages are amazing but also love the storytelling component and the clips you included from the actual tour! so rad :)

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you so much!! Im glad I was able to give purpose to some of the clips I took!

[@pelocat]

I have also burst into tears upon seeing a fox. It's an emotional experience

[@littletinyegg]

truly!

[@lexidahlia]

okay I know this was a year ago lol but just now watching this video and I really want to go buy a bike and ride around my towns trails, v much inspired me 🫶

[@littletinyegg]

aw i hope u do!! ty!

[@bsanborn913]

I’ve been following your videos and Patreon for a while. I just came back in time to watch this… I grew up on San Juan Island! So glad it could be a place of inspiration and healing for you. Thanks for all the fun inspiration.

[@tyanamouser]

This is so cool and inspiring! Makes me want to take a cycling trip! Thank you for sharing 💕

[@littletinyegg]

You definitely should! Thank you so much!

[@AubreyFite1]

This is so cool!! I love how the sketches came out. Such a fun time capsule 😊

[@littletinyegg]

Thanks Aubrey! It really is like a lil time capsule :)

[@mereldjamila]

Your travel sketchbook pages look really nice and I love how I'm drawn towards both your work and the atmosphere of the trip. It sounds like you had such a great time and the environment looks so wonderful! It also inspires me for my next trip through Europe. I want to take my sketchbook and paints along and capture it as well :)

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you so much! Travel sketchbooks are such wonderful time capsules, I hope you have a great time!

[@catherinelauda6948]

Inspiring, thank you

[@Lilstarnerd]

What an amazing experience and an amazing video!!!!!!

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you Al my pal!!

[@sketchbookscheming]

What a delight! Your story is so powerful, and your trip sounds amazing. Your sketchbook is such a treasure to capture your memories the way you did. I would love to try making my own sketchbook someday 😃

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed it! You definitely should- it’s easier than it seems! Sea Lemon has some great videos here on KZbin and that’s how I learned!

[@sketchbookscheming]

@@littletinyegg Thanks!

[@mattieleerootandpine]

What an amazing and incredibly inspiring adventure! I definitely hope to fit in more bikepacking this year - last year was my first trip and we cut it short because bugs. I have now added another trip to my bike packing/touring bucket list - the Olympic Discovery Trail look absolutely stunning!

[@littletinyegg]

Ugh bugs are the worst!! I really fell in love with bikepacking and want to do it more. You should def check out the ODT!! Thanks Mattie!

[@BaileytheIllustrator]

This is such a brilliant idea! This is such a unique way of story telling, an a brilliant way to keep a memory

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you so much! I was trying to figure out how to tell the story for so long but this is the way that made the most sense to me- it was great fun to revisit these memories ✨ Glad you enjoyed it!

[@afos32]

You are so inspiring. I'm getting back on my bike no matter how bad I feel. May God keep you safe and well

[@littletinyegg]

thank you!

[@rachellehamilton]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I’m coming to the end of my own treatments and this whole endeavour is very inspiring to me. I would love to find something creative and adventurous to mark then continuation of my own journey

[@littletinyegg]

Being at the end of something like that can be a huge transition and such a strange place, but congrats for making it to the end. I hope you are able to do something that helps you move forward ♥️

[@Janartable]

Great sketchbook! I love your style. Such a great keepsake of your fabulous trip. Prayers for your continued health. :)

[@alphonzosolorzano5011]

Just found your channel recently & have been really enjoying ur content/art. Finding out you also ride bikes makes you even that much cooler. ✌🏽🚴‍♀️

[@littletinyegg]

I love that! Welcome to the channel fellow cyclist!

[@ArianaFrayer]

I wish I could like this video one million times. This has fully inspired a new way to document my trips! THANKS 4 BEING SO COOL N FUN

[@littletinyegg]

omg thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed & found some inspiration!

[@katiebechtel9320]

What an amazing experience. The Coast is gorgeous and I'm from Idaho. I would love to see the art kit you packed for this too trip even though you said its too much. You should check out the Art Tool Kit. How did you deal with days or times if you didn't feel well? If I could be in half the shape wow!

[@dezs-diary]

Oooh I loved this video! What a neat experience. Thank you for sharing with us 🥰

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you friend! Glad you enjoyed it ☺️✨

[@anamariefalk3796]

this was so inspiring!! This absolutely made me miss the PNW, I definitely hope to do this one day!

[@littletinyegg]

Love that!! I miss the PNW so much, it’s such a magical place! Thank you!

[@SophieMcPike]

Ah! LOVED this video so much!!!

[@littletinyegg]

Ah Sophie that means so much from u thank you!!

[@amirashaer4502]

Incredibly cool! My partner is getting really into cycling and wants us to do a bike tour together. Seeing your process/journey as an illustrator myself is super inspiring. Such a neat look into your sketchbook and experience.

[@littletinyegg]

Thats so cool you def should do a bike trip! Thank you for watching! ✨

[@lulabelle33]

Amazing story!!!

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you!!

[@roosvandermeijs]

This is so inspiring! Also I don't know why I didn't follow you on youtube yet, love your work ☺

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed and welcome to the KZbin side hehe

[@pelocat]

Can I ask what you used to draw those wiggly black frames around your art? The variation in line thickness is amazing, so much character!

[@littletinyegg]

Thank you! I believe they are done with a black Tombow Dual Brush Pen!

[@polikatoo]