Garin's Blog

It's all part of the Experience

  • Winter Riding Tip

    Winter Riding Tip

    Many of my ride posts attest to the fact that I ride year round.  You know rain, snow, dark of night, like the postal service only I do it for recreation.  I’ve pushed my bike up the last snowy bit on Galbraith many a time and even carried my bike over parts of Wickersham in…

  • Remember When

    Remember When

    Remember when the soft drink industry spent millions of dollars to get us to vote down a soda tax?  I commented on it in an election related post, but the gist of it was that communities wanted the option of using taxes/fees as a means of protecting the health of their people by reducing the…

  • Shout Out to Garmin (and all fitness trackers)

    Shout Out to Garmin (and all fitness trackers)

    You may remember a previous post where I shared why I am not a big fan of cycling computers and such.  Mostly not big fan from the perspective of focusing on enjoying a ride rather than caring about how fast I am riding or when I will arrive at wherever it is that I am…

  • 2021 Mt. Baker Hill Climb

    2021 Mt. Baker Hill Climb

    Well there we go, another wet Mt. Baker Hill Climbs, that’s 2 out of 3 for me.  2018 was mostly cold but clear with beautiful views.  2019 was wet riding in a cloud with almost no visibility.  Then this year was just raining, raining, and more raining with views of rain.  However, the ride was,…

  • Where No Man Should Go

    Where No Man Should Go

    Except that Roe v. Wade was decided by 9 grey haired white men, so I guess that could count as precedence for this grey haired white man to also have an opinion, so here I go. My opinion on this issue is like my opinion on so many other laws and rulings; we should try…

  • Mixed Bag of Cycling Stuff

    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…