Eccentric Soul: Omnibus
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Stylus Article
Stylus For those of us currently residing in the Northern Hemisphere, New Zealand can seem like an impossibly far away and mysterious locale. Aside from the inevitable jokes concerning the lack of women and easy access to sheep, it’s a safe bet to say that the average Joe, if pressed, would find it difficult to …
2011 RSVP
On August 5 and 6, 2011 Odette and Jerry rode the Cascade Bike Club RSVP with Alex and Carrie and Virginia and David. We had a rough time signing up because Cascade took their registration system in-house this year and did a bad job of it. In the end we all got on the …
The New Tandem
Before we went on our Vancouver Island tour, Odette and I agreed that if she felt okay after the ride I’d buy a new tandem instead of a new road bike. The genesis of this deal was that she wanted me to trade in my 4Runner before the cash for clunkers program went away. I …
Frank Zappa – 200 Motels
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Bailey Range Traverse 2010
Carrie wanted to climb Mt. Carrie in the Olympics and asked me if I’d come along. I said that it would be cool to do it as part of a Bailey Range traverse since you had to do the first part of the traverse to get to Mt. Carrie anyway. A few months later we talked …
02-04-2010 article
Bellevue Blog February 4, 2010 at 2:32 PM Eastside commuter rail and bike trail could be built fast, some say Posted by Katherine Long Three members of the Bellevue City Council were all ears Wednesday night when a California rails-and-trails advocacy group told how they mustered voter support for a 70-mile commuter rail line through …
Recent Rides 2010
2010 (OTHER YEARS) 12/25 – Interurban trail to Aurora Village Transit Center – 16 miles with Odette on new fixie! (year-end totals: 1,796 miles ridden in 2010, 536 on the tandem – 36 months in a row with at least one ride logged.) 11/28 – Interurban trail to Lowell Rd. in Everett. Lowell-Larimer to Broadway to …
What’s wrong with the Interurban
The southern trail-head at 110th. Seattle really ought to run the trail on down to Greenwood Park at 87th and Freemont since that park is themed on the Interurban. (The old right-of-way exists under the power line for much of the way.) If they are going leave it where it is at 110th they need …
highway20
On July 4, 2009 Alex and Jerry biked the North Cascades Highway Here are a gallery of images taken by Alex North Cascades Highway Colonial Creek – Washington Pass – Mazama 100 Miles Mile – Elev. – Instruction 0.0 – 1200′ – Leaving Colonial Creek Campground (Water, Toilets). 2.0 – Diablo Lake Overlook (scenic viewpoint). …