If I’ve said it once, i’ve said it a thousand times; I love to ride loops. Yes, I do. I even think of out and back rides as kind of like linear loops in that once you turn around, even the terrain seems new; uphill is down, an uphill obstacle becomes a drop, it just isn’t the same ride when…Continue Reading
Caira is Two
She is two years old and having pork chops and corn bread, because it tastes better than candles. That’s all, move along now.
Ferndale School Bond – Rejected
Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now. Zig Ziglar After much thought, I have decided to vote NO on the current FSD Bond. What I, and many others, want now is a safe clean efficient, modernized Ferndale High School, remodeled or new, it doesn’t matter. What I want most though, is for…Continue Reading
Early Spring Loop – rev A
A couple of weeks ago I kicked off what looked like Spring ‘19 with a 40 mile loop that essentially rounded Bellingham, hitting iconic locations like Whatcom Falls, Galbraith, Padden and Boulevard Park while also extending up to Hovander Park in Ferndale. Enjoyed the heck out of that ride, but felt like a few revisions could be made to the…Continue Reading
Spring Yet?
Is it spring yet? With the exception of the morning ice, January 13th sure seemed like the first day of spring. As such, it seemed also like a nice chance to ride a long mixed loop that I’ve been thinking of trying out. It also felt like a spring ride from how pooped I was near the end of the…Continue Reading
Another Tire
A few months ago I wrote about Another Way to do my regular gravel/trail/pavement loop. That ride I did riding my Kona Dew shod in a used set of Schwalbe Marathon touring tires that I had hanging around the garage. The Marathons worked good on the roads and gravel, even doing okay on the path’s. Since then I rode the…Continue Reading