Category: Routes
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Nooksack Loop Trail – Full
I’ve written about the Nooksack Loop Trail (NLT) before here & here, and also likely mentioned it elsewhere. It’d be a great trail to have running around Whatcom County, just don’t see it ever materializing. So until never arrives, I will just keep riding my version of the loop trail. My version essentially follows the…
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Lakes Loop
I find that loops are just the way to go and this loop turned out to be one of my favorites. I’ve done the normal all pavement Lakes Loop a few times, but the addition of some gravel roads, trails, and a summit really make this ride something different. Different in this case means a…
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Noon Road Loop
I had hopes of doing something with a little intensity today, like the Reese Hill Loop. I also had hopes for one of these Sundays to be a warm sunny Sunday where I could take my Schwinn Racer on a nostalgia ride along some easy peasy path. Instead, it was another cold Sunday where it…
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Tour de Lake Whatcom
A few years back I did the real Tour de Whatcom and it was a fun experience, one that I will likely do again and again and again. But I’ve also had this other route in my head for awhile and have just been biding my time until conditions were right. And by conditions I…
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Al Fresco Riding
I have had several indoor trainers in my life. At different times my bike was mounted on a full set of rollers, a rear wheel only and for a short time I even had a standalone recumbent trainer. Guess which style of indoor trainer I settled on? How about none. Each of them, for a…
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Galbraith
On my way home from last Sunday’s ride, I was reflecting a bit on Galbraith in general. A lot of treasures are in the eye of the beholder and I think Galbraith is one of them. I know that mixes metaphors, but that’s okay with me. To a mountain biker, Galbraith is a treasure, while for…