Category: Routes
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Mixed Bag of Cycling Stuff
I’ve not neglected biking, just blogging. I’m not saying that I’ve been out doing a super lot of biking, just saying that I have my priorities in order; biking before blogging. So here’s a wrap up. Tour de Whatcom 2021 – Well the reality of it is that this spring/summer I am in a dental…
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Heliotrope Ridge
Biking is and has been my go to recreation choice for most of my life, but really anything in the out of doors will do nicely. For instance this early season hike up Heliotrope Ridge that my wife and I did last week was a sensory experience that could not be matched on a bike.…
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Twenty
I was impressed with the ride-ability of the Raleigh Twenty after I rode the Twenty on a recent Bike to Work day and now am utterly impressed with the Twenty after taking it on the first of my non-sanctioned 2020 Tour de Whatcom (TDW) rides. Yesterday I left super early to do the 20 mile out and…
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Chantrelles
I’m talking trails, not mushrooms. Don’t know, maybe there are mushrooms there too, in addition to the trails. The trails or trail are out of the Lake Whatcom Park out at the end of the North Shore Road. I’ve ridden and hiked the Chantrelle Trail several times, but this recent trip was a treat because…
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Tour de Whatcom – 2019
My Garmin read 100.9 miles meaning that for me, the 2019 Tour de Whatcom was in the books. Before the ride, my wife and I were trying to figure out if if this was my 3rd or 4th time, but couldn’t come to a definite conclusion, so just left it out there as a question that…
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Northeast County Loop
Shoulder on Smith was literally littered with glass, sadly saw this broken 12 pack’s twin outside Everson. I rode this loop last Saturday, July 6th, a couple of days after Independence Day, but before street sweepers could hit all the bad spots. This half rack of Corona bottles dumped on Smith Rd. wasn’t the only…
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