You find a lot of interesting things when you hit the road early for a bike ride. Yesterday, as I chugged up the hill leading west out of Ferndale I got a good laugh about money littering the streets of Ferndale. Then as I stopped, just in case it was a $10 or a $20, I got another laugh when…Continue Reading
Rufus Trail
Last weekend I rode Rufus Trail, a trail that was suggested by a coworker as a really nice climbing trail in the Lookout Mountain area. The trail leads from the parking lot on Lake Louise Road, across from one of the Sudden Valley gates. It’s a lot that I’ve parked in several time, I just have only hiked or hike-a-biked…Continue Reading
1952 Raleigh Sports
Always amazed at what you can run across in Bellingham. While window shopping Facebook Marketplace a couple of days ago for a more fuel efficient car, I stumbled into my latest bike. It is a 1952 orange red Raleigh Sports with not only working dynohub and lights, but also a semi-rare Sturmey-Archer 4-speed. The paint is in rough shape and…Continue Reading
Thin Blue Line
I am talking about that thin blue atmosphere surrounding our earth, not to be confused with the thin blue lines of masking tape showing support for law enforcement officers,. You all know about our atmosphere, that stuff that makes wonderful sunsets & sunrises while at the same time makes plants grow, allows us to live and breathe. So, sunsets &…Continue Reading
Spring Loop revision C
Or revision B, or maybe D, I don’t really know how many times I’ve revised this route. Maybe I’ll quit revisions on it all together because lately the changes haven’t really been updates so much as small variations to account for my mood or weather. Today, a sunny Sunday morning, had the trails around Lake Padden pretty busy, however given…Continue Reading
Bike to Work 2019
No Celebration Stations on my wet route to work this morning, just sprinkles and puddles.