I have been taking advantage of the recent nice weather over the past few weeks and I checked off two more Fitness Challenge activities. Now I only have four left to do. First was the Cedar River Trail. I loaded my bike onto a 143 bus after work and took it almost to Black Diamond,… Continue reading Six down, Four to Go
Category: Biking
Exploring the “Big Backyard” for Lower Deductibles
Today after work I went off to explore the Big Soos Creek Trail. I was prompted to do this because of King County Park’s Big Backyard Fitness Challenge, which is part of the Healthy Incentives program for the health insurance I get from the County. Basically, if I complete this challenge, then I get to… Continue reading Exploring the “Big Backyard” for Lower Deductibles
Adventure to the Canadian Southwest
My adventure to the Canadian Southwest, which I initially described here, was a great success! It took me over a month to compose and polish the trip journal, but here it is. Photo highlights are posted here. Planning BC was fairly unfamiliar territory to me; nothing much beyond a few ski trips to Whistler years… Continue reading Adventure to the Canadian Southwest
Off to Explore the Southwest
I am currently on a northbound Amtrak train headed to Southwestern British Columbia, for a multimodal extended weekend adventure. Bob and my touring bike are secured in the baggage car, and we are scheduled to arrive in Vancouver at 22:50. From there, the plan is a little less defined, but is roughly as follows: Thursday:… Continue reading Off to Explore the Southwest
Northbound on an Am-Bus
I got a voicemail from “Julie” this morning that saying my northbound train was canceled, and that replacement bus service would be provided. I actually got two of these voice mails, I think one for me and one for my bike. Okay…well this situation could be workable, but would my bike be able to ride… Continue reading Northbound on an Am-Bus
Not Quite Portland
Okay, so the Seattle-to-Portland became the Seattle-to-Centralia. A combination of factors have led me to cheat and take the train the rest of the distance to Portland: The sun failed to make an appearance, like it was supposed to do Although most of the roads I was riding had good shoulders, there was compact and… Continue reading Not Quite Portland
STP on Ice
For this weekend’s adventure, I have decided to ride my bike to Portland. I loaded up Bob with my camping gear and left the house around noon today. It’s been kind of snowy around here lately, and I was close to cancelling the trip, but the sun came out and the trip was a go.… Continue reading STP on Ice
Blum-Bacon High Route
It’s been like three months since I successfully completed an alpine high route from Mount Blum to Bacon Peak. This was I trip I did over Labor Day weekend; the rough plan was outlined in a previous post that I wrote while on the northbound train to Mt Vernon. Since returning, I have been gradually… Continue reading Blum-Bacon High Route