Riding across the Agate Pass Bridge between Bainbridge Island and the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State on a fully loaded touring bike is one of the most frightening experiences I have had on a bike. The "shoulder" of the road way is divided by elevation, half is at road level and half is raised about Read More
August 3, 2011 Crack....Thump....Whoomp I'm flat on my back on the ground. "Are you OK?" "Yeah, I'm OK.......are you OK?" "Yeah" For all of the trees around here, most of them are massive cedars and they are too big to tie the hammock straps. Earlier, I had tied one end of each hammock to what Read More
On the 28th of July we drove to Bellevue, WA to attend a relative's wedding. On the 4th we are going to Sky King's family reunion on Snoqualmie Pass. In the intervening days we are bike touring. Originally I was going to post a journal on crazyguyonabike, but that site has been down today while I'm Read More
Well, the weather finally cooperated this weekend and we were able to complete our Boise-Montour-Boise overnight bike trip. We were attempting to find a passage over the foothills without traveling on the main highways. That didn't exactly work out, but the adventure and the exploration were really the main point. And the timing couldn't have Read More
The weather looks a little sketchy for our planned Memorial Day overnight bike trip so it may be postponed one week. Not that it's going to be horrible weather, but it will be more fun when a little warmer. Maybe I should call this Fair Weather Bike Touring News? Sky King's bike is ready to Read More
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