2007 (OTHER YEARS) 11/25 Interurban trail to Aurora Village transit station – 16 miles on mountain bike with Odette. (12 months split = 2,794 with 619 on the tandem.) 11/24 Lake Washington North Loop (counterclockwise.) 38 miles with Odette, Alex & Carie on touring bikes 11/23 Interurban trail to 224th, Main Street into Edmonds. Return via …
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Head south on First Ave. NW. turn left on 60th turn right on Greenwood take the first left onto 59th take the first right onto Phinney (has a bike lane) turn left onto 50th (at the light) turn right onto Fremont (at the light) Go down the hill (may have to stop for the light …
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2006 (OTHER YEARS) 12/31 Lakeside Circle, 10 miles on touring bikes with Odette. (twelve month split = 2,052 with 777 on the tandem.) 10/28 Interurban trail to Green River, Green River trail to Algona (basically the route in #98 in Woods Southwest Washington except that I got back onto R street in Auburn and went …
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If you want views or if you’re commuting you need to ride the waterfront trail. Here are the links to the northern end of that ride Terminal 91 bike path Myrtle Edwards Alaska Way – waterfront pathway The Alki Beach trail is the southern end of this ride – here is a link to a …
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BIKE ROUTE FROM HOME TO PASC Head south on First Ave. NW. turn left on 60th turn right on Greenwood take the first left onto 59th take the first right onto Phinney (has a bike lane) turn left onto 50th (at the light) turn right onto Fremont (at the light) Go down the hill …
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TRAINING FOR THE 2002 STP Here are the results of our training program: Week Weekly goal Ridden Routes & Conflicts 3/30 30 26 Burke – Gillman (home to Mathews Beach Park and back) 4/6 50 0 (PSIA-NW Spring Symposium) 4/13 70 0 (NYC) 4/20 90 12 Bike to School (Home to Lakeside via Freemont and …
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SEATTLE TO PORTLAND BIKE EVENT JULY 13 & 14, 2002 The Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic is an event produced by the Cascade Bicycle Club. (Here is the link to the STP website) Basically it is two hundred miles from Seattle to Portland and the idea is to ride a bike from …
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2006 STP Odette and I rode the STP on the tandem on July 15 & 16, 2006. As we neared the finish line Odette told me that it was the most fun she had ever had in her life and that she wanted to do it again next year. I signed us up online …
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bicycle adventures the bikes Handlebar Swaps 1984 Centurion Elite R/S 2000 Litespeed Tuscany 1998 Litespeed Classic 1976 Windsor Carrera Sport 2015 Fuji rebuild 2014 Ibis tandem project 2019 Ibis Rohloff conversion 2013 Rincon project the new tandem the tandem the fixed gear route descriptions trail descriptions 520 Bridge routes BNSF Eastside Corridor 2021 Lummi Island 2019 Corsica 2018 …
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Washington’s 100 highest In Search of Higher Ground – Washington’s Top 100 by John Lixvar (Lizard) This essay, reprinted from an earlier Echo, is an excerpt from John Lixvar’s forthcoming book on "Climbing Washington’s 100 Highest Peaks". In order to appease the impatient publishers at Mountaineer Books, Lizard is looking for contributions and/or volunteers to …
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