It's all part of the Experience

  • Spring Yet?

    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…

  • Another Tire

    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.…

  • Saturday Morning

    Saturday Morning

    Trailing a couple of teenaged boys around Galbraith, then LaFeen’s.  LG

  • Birch Bay to Boulder Beach

    Birch Bay to Boulder Beach

    This route has been an enigma for me in the same way that Canyon Lake had been an enigma for me until I actually rode to Canyon Lake for myself.  My wife and I have walked in and around all the roads near BP out on Pt. Whitehorn, yet not actually traversed the whole area.  I…

  • What Can I Say

    What Can I Say

    What can I say?  Queen’s Bicycle Race is a classic like no other, it has to be played. Then there’s the that one line from We Will Rock You that has become a staple on rides with my son and his friend; You got mud on your face, big disgrace, Somebody better put you back…

  • Bike for Christmas

    Bike for Christmas

    My wife and I were out doing a little Christmas shopping last evening when this shiny silver bike caught my eye as we were exiting the store.  What caught my eye was not the shiny silver color, nor the discount price, but what caught my eye was that the front end of the bike was…