My reason for the ride, was to take another step towards returning to a level of fitness that I “useta” have, but have not enjoyed for the last couple of decades or so. My aim was to use riding the Tour de Whatcom(TDW) as an annual fitness goal, but when my wife shared a Facebook thing about this ride up…Continue Reading
Rides
Canyon Lake
The biggest problem with Canyon Lake is that it is tough to find these days. Not that it has moved or anything, just that how to get there seems to have moved from time to time. Google maps, and most other maps that I checked, have you getting to Canyon Lake via Mosquito Lake Road, Canyon Lake Road and then…Continue Reading
Stewart Mountain Loop – Updated 9/2/18
Got in a mostly off pavement loop ride mid-week with a couple of adventurous type guys from work. We had been talking about Kurtis’ new Salsa Timberjack and adventure rides like the Olympic Discovery Trail and just adventure riding in general, when the discussion turned to how both Jason and I had contemplated a loop in the North Lake Whatcom…Continue Reading
Laissez-faire Riding
For the last month, month and a half or so, my weekend rides have been dictated by a my need to be ready for that century ride. But with that ride done, I took took the opportunity to just head out on the road bike and ride. I had a general idea of the direction I’d be going, but I took the laissez-faire…Continue Reading
Getting Close
About a week ago, I wrote this post about my last training ride before the then upcoming Tour de Whatcom(TDW) but I guess I never hit the button to publish it. So here it is. With just a week to go until the Tour de Whatcom, I wasn’t feeling really ready until I finished this 65 mile loop. My recent…Continue Reading
Tour de Whatcom 2018
Tour de Whatcom 2018 (TDW) is in the books now and for me it will go down as maybe the most uneventful century of my life, It was sunny, but not to hot. The ride was windy from Everson to Birch Bay, but the headwind was not too strong. Traffic was almost completely devoid of numpties and I’d be pressed…Continue Reading