Tag: Mount Baker Hill Climb
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2023 Baker Hill Climb
The 2023 ride is in the books as they say. I continue to use both this and the Tour de Whatcom as fun measures of my fitness. That may not be an all encompassing metric, but I figure I’ve got to be at least somewhat fit to finish either ride. If I finish with a…
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Tour de Sad News 2020
Earlier today, I received an email, “Regrettably, we must inform you that the 2020 Tour de Whatcom scheduled for July 18th is officially canceled as of today due to the COVID19 pandemic.” And a bit later today I received another email, “Regrettably, we announce that the Mt. Baker Hill Climb scheduled for September 13th is…
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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…