Tag: Nooksack River
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Scott Boulder – Gravel Edition
Last year I came across a Scott Boulder which I hoped to restore, out of a past and somewhat nostalgic tribute to Scott. Well if you read that post you’ll know that the bike was more than a small disaster. The big items like wheels, forks, seat tube and brakes were complete goners, succumbing to…
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Quiet Lummi Loop
Today’s ride around the Lummi Peninsula was the quietest trip around that loop that I can ever recall. That’s something, especially for this particular loop that can be fraught with barking dogs, loud trucks and cars whizzing to and from the ferry. Today though….nothing. Just nothing. It was a nice warm spring morning, not too…
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Nooksack Loop – Again and Again
I’ve done this loop, my Nooksack Loop, again and again and again, each time refining it just a bit. And the refinements keep getting smaller and smaller as there really isn’t much in the way of new trails or roads happening along this route. It looks like the short section of railroad grade between Cornwall…
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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…
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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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Whitey’s First Ride
Got Whitey together and serviced enough to take him for a ride today. Did my Mixed Loop Route in Ferndale, along the Nooksack River. It’s my goto local ride and a good place for a first ride. Mostly because if something goes desperately wrong it’s an easy walk or an easy call for help, but secondly it…
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