Pro: Lots of gravel/dirt in an urban area. Fun mixed trail that includes the squeaky new sections of the Bay to Baker Trail. Con: Smith & Hannegan have wide shoulders, but may also have heavy traffic. Guide & Smith intersection needs to be taken seriously. Marine Drive has a some narrow spots without shoulders, especially the bridge. If you park…Continue Reading
Articles by Garin
Poor as my writing might be, I still like to write. I’ve written a blog or two in the past, but at one point or another they each became a chore rather than a joyful pastime. C.S. Lewis said, regarding writing, “Write about what really interests you, whether it is real things or imaginary things, and nothing else.” I will be following Lewis’ advice so this blog, which bears my name, will remain a joyful pastime. Hope you like bikes.
Blogging Again
I think I wrote my first blog post back in the early to mid 90’s using text files and coding HTML. That was fun, sort of, because not many people were posting stuff online. It was also pointless because not many people were reading online, let alone reading my stuff online. Easy to understand why not many were reading online…Continue Reading
Bygone Biking
In the bygone days of biking my recollection is that there were only two types of bikes: Bikes and 10-Speeds. Maybe I was too young or stupid to know, but in my world there really wasn’t such a thing as road bike, city bike, trail bike, mountain bike, etc. bikes; there were just bikes. Road, city, trail, mountain, etc. were…Continue Reading
Progress
If you’ve been hiking or biking for long you’ve experienced what I refer to as progress. Trails can either evolve spontaneously or can be planned and developed. What I refer to as progress happens when the best of the spontaneously evolved trails are sent to committee, so to speak, and developed. Often this involves consensus groups which usually means a…Continue Reading
Nooksack Loop Trail – 1st Loop
Pro: Lots of gravel/dirt in an urban area. Con: Marietta section is creepy on anything less than a bright sunny afternoon. I bet most of you have never heard of the Nooksack Loop Trail (NLT). And if you haven’t, it is likely because it doesn’t really exist yet, at least not in it’s entirety or anywhere even approaching entirety or…Continue Reading