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  • Canyon Lake

    Canyon Lake

    The biggest problem with Canyon Lake is that it is tough to find these days.  Not that it has moved or anything, just that how to get there seems to have moved from time to time.  Google maps, and most other maps that I checked, have you getting to Canyon Lake via Mosquito Lake Road,…

  • Timing

    Timing

    People say that timing is everything and I guess that I am one of them who says that.  I normally ride Galbraith in the early morning.  I try for going up pre-dawn that way as the sun is coming up I am riding down, what are for the most part, empty trails.  Occasionally I get…

  • Ratchet This Thing Down

    Ratchet This Thing Down

    One of the things I committed to when starting this blog thing anew, was that when and if I were to ever delve into the realm of politics, I would do it without getting hateful, or partisan. I say that again, not because I am about to renege, rather because I want to double down…

  • Sans Food Cycling

    Sans Food Cycling

    I once wrote a post about “riding while fat” because to one degree or another I’ve allowed myself to be too heavy for at least the last 20+ years of my life while all the time, still enjoying getting out on a bike.   Even fat, exercising kept the devil at bay for awhile.  Eventually…

  • Raleigh International

    Raleigh International

    To me all bikes are amazing in some way or another.  At one end of the spectrum I am amazed at how an entirely rideable bike can be purchased at Walmart for next to nothing, while at the other end of the spectrum I am amazed that anyone would pay ten grand or more for…

  • Stewart Mountain Loop – Updated 9/2/18

    Stewart Mountain Loop – Updated 9/2/18

    Got in a mostly off pavement loop ride mid-week with a couple of adventurous type guys from work.  We had been talking about Kurtis’ new Salsa Timberjack and adventure rides like the Olympic Discovery Trail and just adventure riding in general, when the discussion turned to how both Jason and I had contemplated a loop…