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Category Archives: Cycling
Playing Hookie
Sometimes, ladies and gents, you have to make an executive decision. Work is important, as it pays the bills, let’s me eat regularly and allows Michelle and to go on vacations. However, for me, a summer that has already been … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Bikes, Confluence, Cycling, fog, John Denver, Mt Rainier National Park, Nature, Snow, waterfalls, White River
2 Comments
Its all in how you say it!
It may come as a surprise to some of you, but I am NOT the best at filtering what comes out of my mouth. No, Really! True story! I had a boss once that came in all excited showing off … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Bikes, Cycling, Exercise, filters, Happy, Health, middle aged, old
5 Comments
Paying it forward
As we all know, I am cold and callous, it works well for me. I am not quite a “HEY YOU KIDS! GET OFF MY LAWN!” curmudgeon, but I am taking lessons to get there! That being said, when I … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Bikes, Burke Gilman, flat tire, giving, helping, Karma, Seattle, trail magic
6 Comments
Tour de Blast 2017
Since 2008, when I bought the first bike, there has always been a big summer ride. The first was the Seattle to Portland, but there have been many others. I sign up for them because I enjoy them, I see … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, General
Tagged Castle Rock, Cycling, Johnston Ridge, Scenery, St helens, Tour de Blast, Toutle
3 Comments
There is just something about May
In the past, I used to do a blog post at the end of each month called Racking up the miles. In it, I would recap the month of riding, the amount of miles I accomplished, the high and low … Continue reading
Emerald City Bike Ride 2017
Anyone who reads this blog knows it doesn’t take much to get me to go ride a bike. In November, I take one non rainy (no matter how cold) day to ride my years for my birthday. I try to … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged bellevue, bridges, Cascade Bicycle Club, diamond knot, Emerald city Bike ride, ken Griffey Jr, Lake Washington, Mariners, Seahawks, Seattle
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HOLY CRAP! Spring finally showed up!
I was born, a long LONG time ago, in Boston. But as an army brat I moved around a lot. I DO like the Red Sox, and, until Tom Brady came on the scene, I liked the Patriots. Rarely, if ever, though, … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Century ride, Olympic discovery trail, rails to trails, sequim, Spring, Sun, Washington State Ferries, Weather
4 Comments
OK maybe I was showing off some…
Last night I cranked out almost 50 miles after work. This isn’t abnormal for me though. It wasn’t raining, and it was the last day I could sneak out of work early for about 3 months. The combination of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged bison, flat tires, Fort Worden, Port Townsend, showing off, Washington State Ferries
4 Comments
Yep Cycling is SO much easier!
For almost 20 years, I drove 26 miles from my front door in Federal Way to the Mighty P in Seattle. In study after study, Seattle keeps coming up on top of the worst commuting cities in the country. But … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, General
Tagged Bikes, Commuting, Fremont Troll, Lenin, Seattle, traffic, Troll
4 Comments
All miles are good miles
Somewhere in the last couple of years I ended up as a member of a bike page on Facebook. Its fun for quite a few reasons. I get to see photos and videos from cyclists all over the country and … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged acceptance, adventure, Bikes, Enjoyment, Exercise, fun, Life, Smiles, time machine
5 Comments
