I successfully rode about 250 miles from Blewett Pass to Coeur d’Alene, ID. The route I took wasn’t exactly the one that I originally planned. Unfortunately the Google directions took me through some gnarly and questionable back roads, so I ended up mainly sticking to Highway 2. Here’s the three-day account: Wednesday In the morning,… Continue reading Successful Ride to Idaho
Idaho or Bust
I am currently headed east towards Sandpoint, ID with my bike and BOB trailer. It’s a little early to ride over the mountains, so I coerced some friends into dropping me off near Blewett pass. From there I’ll head north and then east, following backroads through the channeled scablands of Eastern Washington. The plan is… Continue reading Idaho or Bust
Happy Birthday to Me
Hey, today is my Birthday; I’m 35. I am anticipating that 35 is going to be a momentous year for me, for reasons that some of you may already know. (If you don’t, check back here in mid-June) I celebrated my birthday by taking the day off work and doing not much at all. Actually,… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Me
Website Overhaul
A long-overdue overhaul of my main web site (Owen’s Portal) is mostly complete. New features include: A site map to diagram the site’s content and help the user navigate. The sitemap is touch-screen friendy. I drew up the map using an open-source program called Dia and converted it to a clickable image map using KImageMapEditor.… Continue reading Website Overhaul
A Whitefish New Year
Amie & I returned from a family vacation in Whitefish, MT, over New Years, where we embarked on a trifecta of winter activities. In attendance was Dad and Beth, Jack, Jain and Moira, Shawn, Amie and I. First, we went snowshoeing in Glacier National Park. We followed the Quarter Circle Bridge Road for a few… Continue reading A Whitefish New Year
Impulse Ride
Today I had a sudden impulse to go on a long bike ride, so I rode from home to Redmond via Issaquah and the East Lake Samammish trail. It was a typical gray, moist November day, but pretty warm and not too soggy. I went 28 miles in two hours, for an average speed of… Continue reading Impulse Ride
New Address
No, we haven’t physically moved, but the kehoe.org server now resides on a new IP address. Good old 209.162.142.62, which has been the home of kehoe.org since 1998, has been repossessed and reallocated by my Internet Service Provider (ISP) Cortland Communications. The new home is located at 199.254.229.35. It was a minor annoyance to convert… Continue reading New Address
Return to Carbon River
Over the weekend of August 2-5, I had a free 3-day weekend and I decided to ride up the Carbon River near Mt. Rainier and do some scrambling, somewhat retracing another trip I had done several years ago. This time my plan was to ride to Ipsut camp at the end of the Carbon River… Continue reading Return to Carbon River
A Canadian 4th
On July 4th, Amie & defected to Canada and went on a bike trip. We have some friends that live on Vancouver Island in the town of Bowser, a bit north of Naniamo. We have been meaning to visit them for several years, and have been meaning to go on a bike camping trip for… Continue reading A Canadian 4th
STP Aftermath
When you ride your bike to Portland in the STP, how do you get your bike back to Seattle? Now we know. Close-up view: