Happy Birthday to a wonderful young lady! Glad to know your trip was enjoyable. I did that many years ago on a vintage Japanese motorcycle. Your always remind me of wonderful things from my past. These memories are priceless. Enjoy them as you are able.
What better things for a birthday than friends, nature, surprise cake… AND bikes! 😆 Thanks for sharing so much of what was clearly a lovely experience. 💙
Happy belated birthday, Elena! Thank you for taking us along on your outing. It almost makes me want to go to California again. :) My parents, brother, & I drove down PCH one summer several years ago, & it was soooo beautiful! Nothing like that here in East Texas. You live in a very pretty part of the country. Anyway, I hope you take care, & have a fabulous day! :)
@@elenamakes certainly, but the composition with the occasional person shots and the relaxing music in the background really makes it more than just pretty pictures!
Love love loved this video! Great music, loved the editing, just enough narration, and enjoyed seeing SO much of Kyle 🫶. Thank you for taking us along. And again, Happy Birthday and many, many more!
Looked like you guys had a really nice trip and getaway. It is important to get some time to rest the soul now and then, so with that in mind it was nice of you to bring us along. Happy birthday!
Happy birthday - you remind me of my daughter: young and having many good years ahead. Don't lament the past and learn to embrace the years that are coming. If you would like to bikepack in southwest Utah, look us up! There are so many places to explore.
Happy Birthday, Elena. Wasn't a cyclist while living in California and now I wish I was. Will have to bring my bike when I visit family again (or buy another one hehe.) Grew up in Huntington Beach and Laguna Hills but lived in San Jose for 6 years before moving to Iowa. Nice collection of bikes. Never visited Half Moon Bay and now wished I had. Scenery is amazing.
Thank you! There are so many "hidden gems" around Cali. I feel like I've barely scraped the surface of all the awesome places I want to camp / ride here.
Happy birthday! Mine is next week and for the first time, I'm not looking forward to it. Anyhoo.....your adventure looks amazing, and I hope your birthday was the best yet.
Thanks! I hear you, birthdays can be bittersweet for a lot of complex reasons, but I try to focus more on the sweet by doing a fun activity (like riding) with awesome people.
Hi Elena, You mentioned that the years have been flying by since 2020. I get that, and I have been through that mindset as well. I am in my 6th decade of life now and what I have learned is that the only thing that matters is "right here right now". Its all about the moment. Yes, its wise to plan for the future, but dont waste a second in the process. We cant change the past, or control the future. But we can make choices right now...thats a great place to focus on. Give Oggy a big hug for me, and I wish you all the very best from Melbourne Australia✌️
Happy belated Birthday Elena! 🎉 I recently subbed because of your bike related videos, they are always a visual pleasure and your voice is so calming ✨🫶 Also, love your bike/s! 💜
Happy birthday 🎉🎈 🎂 Elena; Sorry for my delay in greeting you. Wow, those views kill me. I'm surprised you have a birthday on the same day as my mother. All the best for you and wonderful video. See you on the next one. (What a nice bike ride)
I also celebrated my birthday just like you. But the reason for that is because I was alone. I rode bicycle while crying :D it was a great experience though. Whatever, happy and great birthday !
Great video....I live in Rhode Island and was wondering where this was that I was watching. I then recognized it as a route I did a few years ago and will do again this year for the Arthritis Foundation. I also have a very small shop in my basement, so I watch to get new ideas. Thanks. DD
I was camped in the exact same spot when I toured that area. Near that tree, with all the rabbits coming in and out of the ground cover. Happy birthday and thanks for sharing it. It made me happy and grateful, for you and for all of my good trips and birthdays. My birthday is coming up fast. Hmmmmm....
Happy birthday Elena, wish you tens of the same birthdays trips to come, love the music in the video M20, and all too, I suggest that you do the same trip every year but a week ahead of your birthday, and save the birthday for a homey party or such. HBD.
Like the Klymit a static V sleeping pad? What bike are you riding? It is awesome.. speaking of the years flying by, I realized while watching this, that this is no longer my life… I spent 30 years having my life 100% revolving around my mountain bike and now I don’t ride at all. I am middle aged and found out a couple years ago I have some heart issues… so I am slowing down year by year. So live everyday. one day you will wake up and realize 30 years have passed, and you won’t “ get in shape” and then you have to find other things to keep you going. We all go through it…. Thanks for sharing this experience with us. Sure brought me back to better times when my life revolved around two wheels and I was part of a tribe.
"Happy Birthday, Elena! 😊 Sending you heartfelt wishes and love all the way from 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇳. I'll be celebrating my birthday on November 6th with a special bike ride.✌️
@@elenamakes It looks amazing. Well, I don't have the guts to rip her bike to the frame in hopes of a 'surprise' I can paint walls, but she's the artist. Thanks!
I always try to do a big ride someplace beautiful on my birthday. We're spoiled down here in So Cal that I never have to worry about bad weather in February (when my birthday is). Happy birthday and thanks for including bike content on your channel! 😎
Happy Birthday from Ireland🎉 Lovely video, that bike trail where the guy climbing the island, is that a repurposed road and where is that? That paint job you did on your bike (just seen the video about it) is stunning! Well done 👍
Yeah, for me, these last eight years have flown by scarily fast. I feel like this is mainly due to spending too much time on our phones. Happy birthday.
A few people were asking, so here is the Strava route! 🚲🏕
www.strava.com/routes/3289693823048124860
Don't ever be sad about having a birthday. The more that keep coming, the better. I am fixing to celebrate #84 and I am hoping for a bunch more.
It's true, I hope to have many birthdays to come. Happy early 84th birthday!
Happy birthday Elena 🎉🎉🎉
Great video, and happy Birthday 🎉 you’re getting better not older.
Happy birthday! Thanks for sharing. I love getting out, but when I'm not out, I'm inspired by watching others get out!
Amazing birthday. It is good for everybody.
The bike is a masterpiece. Absolutely beeeeeautiful...❤😊
wonderful!! happy birthday elena! more bikepacking and woodworks to come! God Bless ☺
Happy birthday, All the best. Looks like you had a good one.
Thank you Sooooo Much for sharing this Spectacular ride. Happy birthday!
What a grand way to celebrate a Birthday, and to top it off with Fries and a nap sounds splendid !
Truly the best 🍟
Taking some time for yourself and also bringing us along. Beautiful ride and camera work. Thanks and Happy Birthday.
Happy Birthday to a wonderful young lady! Glad to know your trip was enjoyable. I did that many years ago on a vintage Japanese motorcycle. Your always remind me of wonderful things from my past. These memories are priceless. Enjoy them as you are able.
Happy birthday! A great way to spend it and nice memory made!
Happy Birthday, Elena!! 🎂🎉
Happy birthday Elena 🎂
Hey Happy Birthday, Elena! Lovely way to celebrate one's birthday! Really enjoyed the views in the video.
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Elena, and thank you for the videos you make. They are always so full of peace and joy, such a pleasure to watch. 🎉😊
You're very welcome, so glad they bring you joy 😊
Happy birthday Elena. Thanks for taking us on the adventure.
What better things for a birthday than friends, nature, surprise cake… AND bikes! 😆
Thanks for sharing so much of what was clearly a lovely experience. 💙
Happy belated birthday, Elena! Thank you for taking us along on your outing. It almost makes me want to go to California again. :) My parents, brother, & I drove down PCH one summer several years ago, & it was soooo beautiful! Nothing like that here in East Texas. You live in a very pretty part of the country. Anyway, I hope you take care, & have a fabulous day! :)
I'm a bit biased but I do agree, the California coast is one of the prettiest spots I've seen. And thanks for the birthday wishes!
Happy Birthday to you and I really love the calmness and environmental beauty of your trips!
Thanks! I have to give some credit to the California coast... easy to get beautiful shots of the landscape when it's stunning all on its own.
@@elenamakes certainly, but the composition with the occasional person shots and the relaxing music in the background really makes it more than just pretty pictures!
Lotta smiles! Looks like you had fun. Great video!
Love love loved this video! Great music, loved the editing, just enough narration, and enjoyed seeing SO much of Kyle 🫶. Thank you for taking us along. And again, Happy Birthday and many, many more!
new here. love the trip, the narration, storyline everything is nice. im gonna keep coming back. happy birthday!
Wonderful, happy birthday and many more of them.
Happy birthday and a great video as always!!
Looked like you guys had a really nice trip and getaway. It is important to get some time to rest the soul now and then, so with that in mind it was nice of you to bring us along. Happy birthday!
Of course :) and thank you!
Happy birthday - you remind me of my daughter: young and having many good years ahead. Don't lament the past and learn to embrace the years that are coming. If you would like to bikepack in southwest Utah, look us up! There are so many places to explore.
I try to focus on the adventures to come 🙂
Happy Birthday, Elena. Wasn't a cyclist while living in California and now I wish I was. Will have to bring my bike when I visit family again (or buy another one hehe.) Grew up in Huntington Beach and Laguna Hills but lived in San Jose for 6 years before moving to Iowa. Nice collection of bikes. Never visited Half Moon Bay and now wished I had. Scenery is amazing.
Thank you! There are so many "hidden gems" around Cali. I feel like I've barely scraped the surface of all the awesome places I want to camp / ride here.
Greetings from HB. Bolsa Chica/Edinger
Happy birthday Elena! Nice trip, nice weather, I envy you…
Greetings from the Czech Republic.
Thanks, we are very spoiled with the weather here.
Nice video, some great scenery - someone had a very noisy hub!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !! ✌️ 🥹 nice of you to share the trip ... stay well, be good, continue safely ☺️
Happy birthday! Mine is next week and for the first time, I'm not looking forward to it. Anyhoo.....your adventure looks amazing, and I hope your birthday was the best yet.
Thanks! I hear you, birthdays can be bittersweet for a lot of complex reasons, but I try to focus more on the sweet by doing a fun activity (like riding) with awesome people.
An amazing place, congratulations enjoy your special day 🎉
happy birthday mate! always love watching you and kyle go on biking adventures
Appreciate the birthday wishes and kind words 🙏
Happy Birthday Awsome vibe! :)
Hi Elena, You mentioned that the years have been flying by since 2020. I get that, and I have been through that mindset as well. I am in my 6th decade of life now and what I have learned is that the only thing that matters is "right here right now". Its all about the moment. Yes, its wise to plan for the future, but dont waste a second in the process. We cant change the past, or control the future. But we can make choices right now...thats a great place to focus on. Give Oggy a big hug for me, and I wish you all the very best from Melbourne Australia✌️
Thanks for the wise words. I'm definitely working on focusing more on the beauty of the present moment and less what has been and what's to come. 😊
Happy Birthday Elena, 🎊
Thank you!
Happy belated Birthday Elena! 🎉 I recently subbed because of your bike related videos, they are always a visual pleasure and your voice is so calming ✨🫶 Also, love your bike/s! 💜
Glad you enjoy them!
Thanks for this beautiful video. Belated happy birthday, Elena!
Thank you so much!
Epic bike trip 🤙🏼✌🏻🤟🏻
elena makes❤❤❤ happy birthday🎂🎁🎉🎊🎈ride always safe godbless always🙏🤙👍👊
An amazing birthday trip. Happy Birthday Elena!
Happy birthday 🎉🎈 🎂 Elena; Sorry for my delay in greeting you. Wow, those views kill me. I'm surprised you have a birthday on the same day as my mother. All the best for you and wonderful video. See you on the next one. (What a nice bike ride)
great trip, and happy birthday. Oh, and the bike looks amazing.
I also celebrated my birthday just like you. But the reason for that is because I was alone. I rode bicycle while crying :D it was a great experience though. Whatever, happy and great birthday !
I love the paint job on your bike it's very interesting and very very good looking amazing paint job 👍💯👏
I’m pretty stoked on it for sure
Happy birthday Elena,love watching your videos.😄🎂🚴🏻♀️⛺️🎊🎁
Happy Birthday, Elena!
Happy birthday Elena, great bike trails, have a great day, take care 😊
Happy birthday Elena, you had a nice ride with your fashion bike😊
Happy birthday Elina ride safe always♥️
Happy Birthday! Really enjoy seeing these bike trips.
Thanks and glad you enjoy them! They're fun to make.
Happiest of birthdays Elena.
The trip looked awesome and like lots of fun.
Thanks and it was! Great way to celebrate.
Happy birthday and love from India
Great video....I live in Rhode Island and was wondering where this was that I was watching. I then recognized it as a route I did a few years ago and will do again this year for the Arthritis Foundation. I also have a very small shop in my basement, so I watch to get new ideas. Thanks. DD
happy birthday , Elena. All the best from Indonesia
Awesome so glad you had a great birthday day 🎉
Happy Birthday Elena!😀
I am still recuperating from poison oak 😵💫... Those trails were so amazing and great video Elena!!!
That's no fun, hope you feel better soon! I've been lucky thus far with poison oak but it's only a matter of time when you're out on the trails here.
Hey, happiest birthday!
Your bike is so pretty! Ilove it❤
Happy b-day! Stunning places to ride ❤🔥
I was camped in the exact same spot when I toured that area. Near that tree, with all the rabbits coming in and out of the ground cover. Happy birthday and thanks for sharing it. It made me happy and grateful, for you and for all of my good trips and birthdays. My birthday is coming up fast. Hmmmmm....
Nice! Seems like a popular camp spot for cyclists riding along the coast :)
Happy birthday Elena, wish you tens of the same birthdays trips to come, love the music in the video M20, and all too, I suggest that you do the same trip every year but a week ahead of your birthday, and save the birthday for a homey party or such. HBD.
Thanks! Glad the music was working for ya. We'll see, I'm sure I'll mix up each year depending how I'm feeling :)
So good 😊
Like the Klymit a static V sleeping pad?
What bike are you riding? It is awesome.. speaking of the years flying by, I realized while watching this, that this is no longer my life…
I spent 30 years having my life 100% revolving around my mountain bike and now I don’t ride at all.
I am middle aged and found out a couple years ago I have some heart issues… so I am slowing down year by year.
So live everyday. one day you will wake up and realize 30 years have passed, and you won’t “ get in shape” and then you have to find other things to keep you going.
We all go through it…. Thanks for sharing this experience with us. Sure brought me back to better times when my life revolved around two wheels and I was part of a tribe.
Amazing trip !
What an awesome way to celebrate a Birthday! Happy belated Birthday Elena! ...See you on the next one!
Happy Happy Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday Elena, lovely video
Appreciate it :)
Happy Birth Day Elena ....
"Happy Birthday, Elena! 😊
Sending you heartfelt wishes and love all the way from 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇳.
I'll be celebrating my birthday on November 6th with a special bike ride.✌️
Thanks! Happy early birthday to you!
Happy birthday Elena 🌹 which brand your bike? Did you change the handlebar? If you made full vlog about it pls link it🙂 enjoy 🌹🌹
It's a Specialized Sirrus X 5.0 and I do have a previous video where I paint it / build it up.
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Happy birthday darling 🎉❤
Happy Birthday🎉🎂⛺️🚴🙏
gorgeous video, Happy Birthday 🎉🎈
Thank you 😊
crazy paint job on your bike, I like that
Thanks!
@@elenamakesis it a decal or paint?
If it’s a decal, my wife would LOVE that decal on her bike (or something like it). Maybe for her birthday… 😎
Unfortunately for your wife, it’s not a decal. I painted it myself using alcohol inks to create the watercolor effect.
@@elenamakes It looks amazing.
Well, I don't have the guts to rip her bike to the frame in hopes of a 'surprise'
I can paint walls, but she's the artist. Thanks!
Oh! I see your painting video now... still not doing it. :D
awesome this is the best way to spend a bday, I did the same last year!
Completely agree :)
I always try to do a big ride someplace beautiful on my birthday. We're spoiled down here in So Cal that I never have to worry about bad weather in February (when my birthday is).
Happy birthday and thanks for including bike content on your channel! 😎
Nice, So Cal has many lovely places to ride as well. Appreciate the birthday wishes :)
Happy birthday!
Thats such an amazing adventure. Does anyone know what model Specialized bike she’s using?
Yep it’s the Sirrus X 5.0 frame set but built up with custom parts.
Elena Great Birthday Ride your trip was all some!!!!!Great Job!!!!Brent Gordon of Canada 🥳💓🚴🌹🎂
Happy birthday
Frumoasă bicicletă toată ziua doamna Elena😂❤
I love that beach .Less windy the when we go to Dillon Beach
Yeah it was lovely, especially due to the unusually hot temps.
Happy Bday.
Happy Birthday!
Amazing how much gear you packed into that small suv!
Four bikes, four people!
It was rather impressive, I was skeptical.
Nice good morning great tomorrow purpose ❤😊
Borat 'very nice' at around six minutes 🤣🤣 English actor that fellow
Your sirrus is SOOOOO COOL! Wow, beautiful
I love it so much :)
Happy Birthday from Ireland🎉 Lovely video, that bike trail where the guy climbing the island, is that a repurposed road and where is that? That paint job you did on your bike (just seen the video about it) is stunning! Well done 👍
Thanks! Yes, I believe it was an old part of the highway that is now just for bikers and hikers. It’s called Devil's Slide Trail.
Happy birthday! Can I ask what is the ocean-side ride you were riding on at 4:40 that has bike lanes?
It’s called Devil’s Slide Trail
That one of a kind bike is still amazing to see, despite watching the whole painting saga.
Thanks! I'm still obsessed with it which is why there are so many shots of it lol.
Cool, bikepacking rules!
Love from India ❤️
Yeah, for me, these last eight years have flown by scarily fast. I feel like this is mainly due to spending too much time on our phones. Happy birthday.