Sequim to Port Angeles - redux

Another delicious three-course breakfast served by Simone, and it was off to do the Sequim-to-Port-Angeles piece of the Olympic Discovery Trail.  We loaded the bikes on the car and drove to Railroad Park, then rode 15 miles to the shores of PA, where rain off the Olympics moved in and forced us to make a decision:  [...]

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Sequim - Day 2

Took it easy today - 11 miles roundtrip to Dungeness Spit.  Pedaled furiously into a tearing westerly all the way there, and flew on it back to Groveland.  The spit was so windy and chilly, I took refuge behind a huge log on the leeward side and snoozed while Josie went photographing.   Tomorrow, we’ll do the [...]

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Sequim - Day 1

Monday was a travel day - started early on Bainbridge but still didn’t get to Sequim until afternoon - we took naps, did long walk out 3 Crabs Road, and called it a day.  Today was our first day on the bikes, Josie and I did about 28 miles around Sequim, out to Dungeness (photo [...]

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Missionary work

Memorial Day weekend surprised us with a couple of gorgeous afternoons on Saturday and Sunday.  Perfect bicycle riding weather, as temps were in the 70’s with just a gentle breeze.  I managed to put in 30 miles on Friday and about 23 miles Sunday (worked on my veggie garden Saturday).  On Monday the drizzle returned, [...]

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Riding in a paradise called “home”

It’s been one of the coldest, rainiest Springs I can remember - but every once in awhile, a warm, sunny day drops into the long stretches of dreary weather, and we’ve had a couple beauties recently.    (more…)

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Easy Riders - first Friday!

May 2! - the first official meeting of the “Easy Does It” riders, a small fellowship of women meeting on Friday afternoons at Lynwood for a relaxed bicycle ride.  Our fearless leader, Maxine, was first on the scene in her pink socks and clogs, looking for missing water bottles…  Eventually Suzanne,
 
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Sweet little bike

A gorgeous afternoon for bicycling… Althea (Bainbridge Notebook) sends this photo after her ride to Manitou.  “I love my sweet little bike.”  Send me a picture of your bicycle!  Or, better yet - you and your bicycle!  (I too had a lovely ride, 45 miles so far this week.  Tomorrow’s forecast is wonderful, I may [...]

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Little gray bike

At long last, Josie has her very own road bike.  When she arrived home last night from a long day of traveling from Boulder, Colorado (where she’s a freshman at Naropa University), she found a Giant OCR3 residing in her bedroom with a big bow on the seat.  “Happy (19th) Birthday!”  (more…)

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