SKI TOURS Mt. Snoqualmie Volken p. 52-64 Burgdorfer p. 166 Big open ridge visible from I-90 Try the slot couloir! Good on a snowboard Granite Mountain Volken p. 20 – 24 Burgdorfer p. 174 Big open ridge visible from I-90 Good on a snowboard Silver Burgdorfer p. 170 Blair p. 118 Long trip in via …
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My main ride for a lot of years was a 54 cm Fuji Touring that I bought new from Recycled Cycles in late 2000. It had a steel frame and a Tiagra groupset – Deore RD and Tiagra FD (with 52-42-30 in the front and a 9-speed 11-32 cassette) Tiagra hubs and Avid brakes with Tiagra …
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August 8 – 23, 2014: Jerry and Odette biked from Fairbanks to Dawson (over the Top of The World Highway) then continued on to Whitehorse and Skagway on the Klondike Highway. A ferry ride to Juneau completed the tour. Odette surprised me with a Christmas present of a bike tour in the Yukon. I didn’t …
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September 11 – 15 Jerry & Odette toured wineries in Walla Walla: On the first day we drove from Seattle to Benton City, had lunch at Tagaris, biked to Smasne, and finished with tastings at Tagaris and Bernard Griffin. We ate at the Public House that evening and stayed at Walla Faces Inn at …
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June 7 – 23, 2012 Odette, Will and I rode a loop beginning and ending in Aberdeen Here’s the itinerary: Depart 7th June (Thursday) – arrive mid-day June 8th Friday Aberdeen Scotland Saturday and Sunday – Aberdeen Monday 11th June cycle from Aberdeen to Ballater 44 miles Tuesday 12th June Ballater to Pitlochry 60 miles …
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I started snowboarding on a used Rosignol with strap bindings. I was looking for a backcountry tool and before I could even really ride I started experimenting with plate bindings and plastic ski-mountaineering and climbing boots. I eventually learned to make turns in my Scarpas, but they were never really satisfactory. I couldn’t get around …
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