tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30201651503991499892024-03-04T20:25:53.351-08:00Wileydog CycleBicycling in and around Spokane, Inland NW and the Pacific Northwest. Commuting, trail, street, dirt, gravel and in-between. the king of cross-chaining.Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.comBlogger333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-85165651632682996102021-12-26T21:48:00.001-08:002021-12-26T22:43:36.086-08:00Belsby Road and Whatnot<p>Well look what I found in my drafts - a one sentence post started Oct 30 about a ride in mid-september! I’m going to do my best to finish it and get another post up before the new year.</p><p>I headed out to the Martin Road Trailhead on the Columbia Plateau Trail for the first time in ages one fine overcast day. It’s about a 35 mile bike ride there from the Fish Lake Trailhead in Spokane: <a href="https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37902468">https://ridewithgps.com/routes/</a> (been playing with the route maker in Ride With GPS). This makes for a good weekend bike camping trip. I was only doing a day trip and didn’t feel like biking 100-plus miles so I drove out there.</p><p>My plan was to ride an almost-loop route on the gravel roads in the area that I figured out by looking at my handy DeLorme Atlas and using the RWGPS route maker: take one of a couple ways down to Belsby Rd, turn left onto Long Rd to begin the loop back, then left on W Martin Rd, another left onto one of the dirt sections of Mullinex Rd and back. See: <a href="https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37614494">https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37614494</a>. Despite what RWGPS says, this is almost all gravel/dirt roads.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheLjBm-IV0rktN__A8Jkc-N9qHkZsCHm_kF6nfvMolkQ01fz3iRSDV1IBwpb247DuBFxljwDJs4Xpjyiksc-3IccMDNI4uQm4xPcMjWYsweMSZNufaPPp3xbyPC69YtczbBqvQNiRWfs1U4U4n-wBMDSuU7RePNX9ZeKU1KDDfXArpKFLGVs9YqPRHMQ=s1901" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="1668" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheLjBm-IV0rktN__A8Jkc-N9qHkZsCHm_kF6nfvMolkQ01fz3iRSDV1IBwpb247DuBFxljwDJs4Xpjyiksc-3IccMDNI4uQm4xPcMjWYsweMSZNufaPPp3xbyPC69YtczbBqvQNiRWfs1U4U4n-wBMDSuU7RePNX9ZeKU1KDDfXArpKFLGVs9YqPRHMQ=w351-h400" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>So that was the plan. After parking at the vacant trailhead, I headed out with a backpack on my back and a few provisions. I said hello to a few bulls just a short distance from Martin Road, with the Columbia Plateau Trail in the background. I’m not 100% certain now that they were bulls, but I was glad they were behind a fence. One time I was out here and rode by some free range cattle just as they were crossing the road, which gave me just some mild concern. Bulls are something else, at least the farm kids I grew up with said so.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDbxLix_cvaGNJSMLwfCs5aJzghWmyU1w8qombXjs2YTDMbiJIdPekQI0lonrMdjAAaVzi8AxH-sYXkF4Brsgru2Y3EEXwqO6HhoWRt0wvIt9FpKjh18bQYytWhYg_JyOyZjxkkBzUC_1dgLNDe0L5AQlvMBMyETXsdLZg9vkzcYRB6x1NBXitx997Kg=s6048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDbxLix_cvaGNJSMLwfCs5aJzghWmyU1w8qombXjs2YTDMbiJIdPekQI0lonrMdjAAaVzi8AxH-sYXkF4Brsgru2Y3EEXwqO6HhoWRt0wvIt9FpKjh18bQYytWhYg_JyOyZjxkkBzUC_1dgLNDe0L5AQlvMBMyETXsdLZg9vkzcYRB6x1NBXitx997Kg=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii8W_Iw3ZTGsG0yQwrSvY6HXiNYI_kIbkkyCi7WY-y4Z-TADygfMbWaPPk1mH1BzkJMMYZRaFqiwQ5kDwBnBbVfKhsLetFBF_vX_ZIdJHqwF-zx_j30In0mnw8YACh2fXuuAxx_ltBH1gUaRZMXD4sdD5OPmr5-WyI488vpL4VIOJJKhgpbm-DeYLGnw=s6048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii8W_Iw3ZTGsG0yQwrSvY6HXiNYI_kIbkkyCi7WY-y4Z-TADygfMbWaPPk1mH1BzkJMMYZRaFqiwQ5kDwBnBbVfKhsLetFBF_vX_ZIdJHqwF-zx_j30In0mnw8YACh2fXuuAxx_ltBH1gUaRZMXD4sdD5OPmr5-WyI488vpL4VIOJJKhgpbm-DeYLGnw=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The first few miles or two were tough - the road wasn’t bad, but I was out of shape and had been mostly riding short rides on city streets to work back and forth. A nice view:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5HwY3JoFjb88XglbG-8OeA8b6kOZRgA8lgM9mftXH6cJJ8muT_kvq0Vo47fGuJbm9NpwZaBS4Ma3ReOG1e_cWsWUHx_9PwoZTkpOEeEcOZzC-VEJFqaaj-wf2qh5bFvycHUuwAKgrVKcNTQAlfqBsfx0ft6K6xOQHji2YS2uNHwMtvzN_bO_8AS7RjA=s6048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5HwY3JoFjb88XglbG-8OeA8b6kOZRgA8lgM9mftXH6cJJ8muT_kvq0Vo47fGuJbm9NpwZaBS4Ma3ReOG1e_cWsWUHx_9PwoZTkpOEeEcOZzC-VEJFqaaj-wf2qh5bFvycHUuwAKgrVKcNTQAlfqBsfx0ft6K6xOQHji2YS2uNHwMtvzN_bO_8AS7RjA=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I’m a sucker for old abandoned buildings and thought of getting closer to this one and exploring it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisyK1xCcNb7O0vg3ODhZaUU9JrLknT-xidsWtjlx_y8mBXryGuX_7e8OFN9Fx2OIQlsuGkyxB5sI0GBrzfMeiSmicY8Ms5d8sg5B8CdENVVbE_oJZzeLFKrwfZhdbYJs2Hrsa4-970dcjl2mF3ijPHVJ7eTVsKU5tgNxlPZEE1E3Vao-KkGg8pxb4sHw=s6048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisyK1xCcNb7O0vg3ODhZaUU9JrLknT-xidsWtjlx_y8mBXryGuX_7e8OFN9Fx2OIQlsuGkyxB5sI0GBrzfMeiSmicY8Ms5d8sg5B8CdENVVbE_oJZzeLFKrwfZhdbYJs2Hrsa4-970dcjl2mF3ijPHVJ7eTVsKU5tgNxlPZEE1E3Vao-KkGg8pxb4sHw=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1m5aNOhd_jHq2MfmH34BArFCoCmDxgrvwK9J4VpDrdevjYjhpJl10RItmX3fTo7SaaecakCpDOQSccbtWnyhNFGpOvzdDeeSe-IoJc60F6OXo2sWp9oPEMKwyL03YtiHqCTYQituv0La6s1dgk7X0EjRe2U3rv0hs6UI2_AMkH-HyqXX7mFbVP-eQiQ=s6048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1m5aNOhd_jHq2MfmH34BArFCoCmDxgrvwK9J4VpDrdevjYjhpJl10RItmX3fTo7SaaecakCpDOQSccbtWnyhNFGpOvzdDeeSe-IoJc60F6OXo2sWp9oPEMKwyL03YtiHqCTYQituv0La6s1dgk7X0EjRe2U3rv0hs6UI2_AMkH-HyqXX7mFbVP-eQiQ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Suddenly I had a sinking feeling. My back felt awful light. No weight on it. Oh crap! Where’s my backpack? With my keys, wallet, and $60 cash? Aargh! I must’ve left it on the ground when I first stooped to get a pic and took out my camera. I turned around and hastily backtracked. I pedaled fast and got a good workout. I’d seen a couple vehicles passing the other way and hoped they hadn’t stopped to pick it up. I finally turned a corner and could barely make out a lump in the road. I think that’s it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEDmRSitg8rjpCuMpmPyuysM5c5U9_gSWx3CGEHvHFALViULTG39ROo04YRMA0vNfaqE93NxKjt4oTx_NFHBT2Py9bNyaFBfIv98xqRTt1LzHjzBYsk-KsjqBWXFjUEuBYWqNZ0FyX_tuOCMjrmbMjdmAfYZX4RKC2yBYA4aHJlffMuQvTT-IMmH9xUg=s4862" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3235" data-original-width="4862" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEDmRSitg8rjpCuMpmPyuysM5c5U9_gSWx3CGEHvHFALViULTG39ROo04YRMA0vNfaqE93NxKjt4oTx_NFHBT2Py9bNyaFBfIv98xqRTt1LzHjzBYsk-KsjqBWXFjUEuBYWqNZ0FyX_tuOCMjrmbMjdmAfYZX4RKC2yBYA4aHJlffMuQvTT-IMmH9xUg=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Whew, yes it was and complete with keys, wallet, and cash. By then I was a little worn out, and ditched finishing my planned ride. I headed back to my truck, stopping to visit with some cattle.<div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgq_UOrEP3XD4Cz4ABtdXmSN5PtF6FvJC4H-H5hzrCjUFo6j-SmUuZ9sUD4ny4coZs28Hd1yozqVwl5AkiUUTojC0LlGyQ6eED13njEbuyMqNSjOzLEx4IYLx6XllER8dtu2phYPPwyMWYdGXvvLxXikj1cRlk7GTTuyKL7nJeP4R5rzKR0K7fpNdL_mw=s6048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgq_UOrEP3XD4Cz4ABtdXmSN5PtF6FvJC4H-H5hzrCjUFo6j-SmUuZ9sUD4ny4coZs28Hd1yozqVwl5AkiUUTojC0LlGyQ6eED13njEbuyMqNSjOzLEx4IYLx6XllER8dtu2phYPPwyMWYdGXvvLxXikj1cRlk7GTTuyKL7nJeP4R5rzKR0K7fpNdL_mw=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I like riding these roads south of Cheney and wish they were closer to Spokane. I think next year I will finally tackle the Palouse to Cascades Trail again, especially since the Beverly Bridge will be completed. If I start in Spokane instead of taking the train to Seattle, I’ll ride the Fish Lake Trail to Martin Road then down Belsby to connect with the P2CT. Alternate plan is to do an out and back of the eastern section only.<div><br /></div><div>In the meantime. here’s another loop I made to explore: <a href="https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37902382">https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37902382</a>.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div>Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-22251003296384987852021-06-29T20:58:00.003-07:002021-06-29T22:26:24.824-07:00Fran Gondo Ephrata Addendum and more odds and ends<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span>Hey, are you still there? </span><span>Here’s a screen shot of my Ride with GPS fondo route:</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8A1-XkA4q-nGHA-MXeLI1WVLsRvmtBTCqYi5k3IFBjeUUt3yzEuUyEnw1otTvQ3bHv-8nPEaLK05McmzsO5BhG7wgDytm4vdNbCRUGuEghDQ0J3wQTEGQJsoiVQuXyr0XpSydUM_Zmgl/s2048/9F5321D3-FC44-4CCC-813D-79B6069CBB9B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8A1-XkA4q-nGHA-MXeLI1WVLsRvmtBTCqYi5k3IFBjeUUt3yzEuUyEnw1otTvQ3bHv-8nPEaLK05McmzsO5BhG7wgDytm4vdNbCRUGuEghDQ0J3wQTEGQJsoiVQuXyr0XpSydUM_Zmgl/w244-h320/9F5321D3-FC44-4CCC-813D-79B6069CBB9B.jpeg" width="244" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And the actual route:</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOoBtdHPAnmKIp5Wg_uwojRTEUn6g9sDOAfLgcauBXh9xzxdGpRqtrraYYZoE1OzvFQSsD_I7Hw5m3TBUWoGLZzLyuwUJwGgV7h3pBeP7KRSmwo5pbFo4OKcNnH82banr32o1zIZlJgHd9/s2048/34F07E6E-4BDD-42CA-BE4E-D2520F04ABC7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1636" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOoBtdHPAnmKIp5Wg_uwojRTEUn6g9sDOAfLgcauBXh9xzxdGpRqtrraYYZoE1OzvFQSsD_I7Hw5m3TBUWoGLZzLyuwUJwGgV7h3pBeP7KRSmwo5pbFo4OKcNnH82banr32o1zIZlJgHd9/s320/34F07E6E-4BDD-42CA-BE4E-D2520F04ABC7.jpeg" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I really didn’t bike helicopter over and skip a significant portion of the route. <br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I lost my Garmin Edge Touring model a few years ago after a GFE. It probably fell off the back of my truck where I probably set it and then drove away. I haven’t felt worthy enough to replace it yet because why if there’s a good chance I’ll do something similar lose it again? So I downloaded the route in Ride With GPS and used my phone. And then as you see, I lost the signal on Baird Springs Road. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I like seeing my speed and elevation on a garmin type device as I’m biking but I found I enjoyed biking the GFE course without the device on my handlebars, not knowing how far along we were on the route, how many more miles to go. It can be demoralizing to look at the garmin when you’re tired and hungry and see - aaack 35 miles to go I’m not even halfway. I kept my phone in my pocket, so even after I picked up the signal again I didn’t know where we were. It’s freeing to just pedal and enjoy the ride without constantly checking progress, or speed, or temp, or elevation or all the other stats to obsess over. The route was well marked and an easy one to follow so I didn’t need turn by turn directions. Someday I’ll get another Garmin or other brand, but for now I’m ok without one. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And that reminds me, I managed to make 3 water bottles last the 50 miles because I really don’t like drinking out of those bike squeeze bottles. It’s tough to get much water at a time so I often stop, take the lid off and take a big gulp. And besides, the caps - especially the camelback style - get gross and groady. Does anybody make a style with a little flip opening? you know, like the plastic lid to a styrofoam truck-stop coffee cup? Be right back while I go search for one.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TWg_2jcJITxsTCT6mMHvbgM6tFMyRj4NuZ4ooCCSzLirlF-pRuwx5UNOxg2i1gUySMBVMe30pDagpYfwOhvPUKD4ranKSC7l9B03OZn3a5K_Z7NeUJo_-rIp4dlab4IxxzmXvWiX1atF/s2048/437741DD-6AA6-49A9-9463-4FB947C97CCB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TWg_2jcJITxsTCT6mMHvbgM6tFMyRj4NuZ4ooCCSzLirlF-pRuwx5UNOxg2i1gUySMBVMe30pDagpYfwOhvPUKD4ranKSC7l9B03OZn3a5K_Z7NeUJo_-rIp4dlab4IxxzmXvWiX1atF/s320/437741DD-6AA6-49A9-9463-4FB947C97CCB.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nah, I didn’t find one. Maybe I can learn to 3d print and make my own.</span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I get the radwagon out now and then, here and there, not everywhere. It’s a beast, I’ve been eyeing those little Tern folding e-cargo bikes but yikes the price! I’ve also been covetously eyeing the newer slightly smaller radwagon. My gen1 gets the job done, I guess I’m happy or at least ok with it. I cleverly titled this pic “From the not-so-rad-mart to the rad-wagon to the rad-garden”</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6exQdLgPldnximc9HqtMHuIvAVMnHkv2izRg_4a8G_Cd2jFd1itinRRM6yeLR9WKeDpaZVOwD8fDjXU5MR6HR5UudDK6Yp9y8hOtl0tohfnlIA5Ay4HjrQsZzLN2idYSnHubczlfKkeJC/s2048/16CE55E6-649B-4AFD-B1DC-A07DF25B5D0C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6exQdLgPldnximc9HqtMHuIvAVMnHkv2izRg_4a8G_Cd2jFd1itinRRM6yeLR9WKeDpaZVOwD8fDjXU5MR6HR5UudDK6Yp9y8hOtl0tohfnlIA5Ay4HjrQsZzLN2idYSnHubczlfKkeJC/s320/16CE55E6-649B-4AFD-B1DC-A07DF25B5D0C.jpeg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My first bike in the rain commute in ages! May or June in one of our torrential downpours we get occasionally. I took the fenders off last year and haven’t put the fenders back on since I started biking to work downtown again. I knew some day it’d rain again but I like the unfendered look.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Cq1uvSRLgexo-vUp63tAfnJJ7tIYh0YDcwqN98wd92EJbX5lNNkStW7jbYMqwzS46Ee_hXMkgIn8ZFqZ4tdEy_jI2X-cZLu_3hKrMRHHzk39XfFlOP47T9S_ynfj8Vec0h9WrEgkmxA6/s2048/03FCB3E1-334C-4665-BAF8-9C38CB68B333.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Cq1uvSRLgexo-vUp63tAfnJJ7tIYh0YDcwqN98wd92EJbX5lNNkStW7jbYMqwzS46Ee_hXMkgIn8ZFqZ4tdEy_jI2X-cZLu_3hKrMRHHzk39XfFlOP47T9S_ynfj8Vec0h9WrEgkmxA6/s320/03FCB3E1-334C-4665-BAF8-9C38CB68B333.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Can you say orangeburg pipe? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q1PUZym3QJpTNaSUMrG_lhWKB2pPk6bj0sJ9egsswY22g1dXpekPiLlPh0c_0yNIJko-5QH5A-IsQT8_f9J2VvUbtp6gS1tRNPjCnzluP1fVq2MTGaEjBnGfs5pcff_OPpOczZoUOAqp/s2048/A649BF2A-7BA8-4B96-B899-790557A2E14F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q1PUZym3QJpTNaSUMrG_lhWKB2pPk6bj0sJ9egsswY22g1dXpekPiLlPh0c_0yNIJko-5QH5A-IsQT8_f9J2VvUbtp6gS1tRNPjCnzluP1fVq2MTGaEjBnGfs5pcff_OPpOczZoUOAqp/s320/A649BF2A-7BA8-4B96-B899-790557A2E14F.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A trip to the hardware store. I’ve been thinking of going back to rear rack and panniers.What someone needs to make is a rear rack with a flat platform like a pizza rack but compatible with panniers, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByeD-9I1KheG1d-nu1xa9pmL0RCR2YBCTp9DVWAsz_7v3sPuI_32TzG4oGg5ZmKpd_iBZ-HlVZD9j5_ei0ILZFJT6Qgi_cCKWBJAEcZAhyphenhyphen6psf_JHXJczQ_2OH-QGw6ZCPQ1U3HQLNQQq/s2048/62A3E341-6AF5-423E-9778-CF40FE5B314E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByeD-9I1KheG1d-nu1xa9pmL0RCR2YBCTp9DVWAsz_7v3sPuI_32TzG4oGg5ZmKpd_iBZ-HlVZD9j5_ei0ILZFJT6Qgi_cCKWBJAEcZAhyphenhyphen6psf_JHXJczQ_2OH-QGw6ZCPQ1U3HQLNQQq/s320/62A3E341-6AF5-423E-9778-CF40FE5B314E.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Oh I forgot, this is Dash’s kitty friend from a few blocks away. S/He greeted me on my way home one day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20m0-6-bQV7pR84Lgb2RA0DkG3vVL5o3_tdCiiMHelNejMLkLgSF-u9qakGPS6TEZymITq0YF7WUfYT1lf-FG6nb_U1T7VqAT90-nuILWcTIcL64qvxXNQ3HGtXqn-DWSQeoYy957ldjo/s2048/ADFAA94D-4374-41D6-A713-08A5F4F168B2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20m0-6-bQV7pR84Lgb2RA0DkG3vVL5o3_tdCiiMHelNejMLkLgSF-u9qakGPS6TEZymITq0YF7WUfYT1lf-FG6nb_U1T7VqAT90-nuILWcTIcL64qvxXNQ3HGtXqn-DWSQeoYy957ldjo/s320/ADFAA94D-4374-41D6-A713-08A5F4F168B2.jpeg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Centennial Trail pics: Summit Gap trail work, new trail from Carlson Trailhead to Sontag Park</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofWGA_LlVOXvDBQZLJLfmfdwNs-HbMPmLVpQzykXi_UmAzo6sawtPMfSEJajnpsY8I4yOnhLcwX4TLMRMUM6CLprz3JmUglw6GOKmHEP5Nou-xBr_O_-PRi-HyQfHQPlgzXeAbGe1HIap/s320/410C5C62-CD90-4D21-ADB0-B21C1EDFA0DB.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span>I’m sure I can find more photos to dump, but that’s enough for now.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><br /></p></div>Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-79306375672241860072021-04-12T16:59:00.000-07:002021-04-12T16:59:06.505-07:00Half-Pint Gran Fondo Ephrata<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had just about decided to skip this year’s <a href="http://rideviciouscycle.com/events/gran-fondo-ephrata/" target="_blank">Gran Fondo Ephrata</a> on March 27 when bike buddy Arnold, who I rode it with a few years ago, texted and said he had just signed up for the 45 mile Medio 9:40am Saturday start. Darn! I’m not up to this, I’ve only ridden more than 20 miles at a time a few times this year, max 30 miles and on mostly flat land. Nothing close to 45, and I’m not bike commuting 9 miles a day which is usually enough to get me half-ready for a long ride. But I said ok, I’m in. I am walking our dog, Dash, every day on lunch and weekends, I hope that helps.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had signed up last year for the 80 mile ride (or Grande), which got cancelled, and gladly moved down to the minor leagues and signed up for the half-pint route, a still formidable challenge with plenty of climbing. I would miss out on one of my favorite parts of the Grande, the Baird Springs Road downhill, but still get to do the fast Sheep Canyon Road as both routes converge towards the end on it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I stripped down my Salsa Vaya and removed the fenders, pizza rack, and Swift Zeitgeist saddle bag. I switched out the Wolf Tooth <a href="https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/collections/accessories/products/b-rad-half-bottle-adapter" target="_blank">Half Bottle Adaptor </a>with the B-RAD <a href="https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/collections/b-rad-system/products/b-rad-double-bottle-cage-adapter" target="_blank">Double Bottle Holder</a> from my camping Fargo so I could carry 3 bottles within easy reaching distance. Sharp-eyed readers who know their bottle cages will notice I have a left <a href="https://ride.lezyne.com/collections/bottle-cages-bottle-cages/products/1-bc-flsll-v104" target="_blank">Lezyne</a> side-mount bottle holder on the right sidedown. That’s a long story*. It doesn’t make much difference, it’s still easy to pull the bottle out; also, I often stop for a break to take gulps of water with the lid off.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAc8SztUFEnC_cJnSPffyoQiqoddKKBxGFwu1aao8KGCBGBTasbiDUkndyMo_uYAip3UAyCi5rN6RD1gAkHaKCcJbcoQ2W7HvF5wLvJgnZRvRvjCwyVW28xXDlYuHROS5ogTshjXQkOwG/s2048/3D36AF01-2442-4478-ADAC-BC3E9E4E0D44.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAc8SztUFEnC_cJnSPffyoQiqoddKKBxGFwu1aao8KGCBGBTasbiDUkndyMo_uYAip3UAyCi5rN6RD1gAkHaKCcJbcoQ2W7HvF5wLvJgnZRvRvjCwyVW28xXDlYuHROS5ogTshjXQkOwG/w400-h300/3D36AF01-2442-4478-ADAC-BC3E9E4E0D44.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>I pulled into town Friday night, got a double Dusty Cheeseburger with onions, fries and shake</span>, then checked into the Best Western at the south end of town. It’s just a few blocks from the old homestead where my 90+ mother still resides. She’s had both her COVID vaccine shots, and I’ve had my first but I figured I’d play it safe and not stay overnight.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>The 9:40am start had a full complement of bikers and 25 of us hit the pavement, heading out of town up Sagebrush Flats Road. </span><span>Our route bypassed the Johnson Canyon climb of the 80 mile route seen below. I didn’t really miss it.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZfZZmFU_yUyG6c62cnc310FDm8OSzEWFPuV3R7UXEt_nqFNaH2SF4xPGs7jepYtvrjriHXbcorcvfliJXi4s-eKmisnRHtvG_UyP9zIaLHWCr3n3mvfGprmIv2yGVFnt-BUATTuMBfqq/s2048/7F402C5E-7BDC-4153-B06A-4D88F4A98A2B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZfZZmFU_yUyG6c62cnc310FDm8OSzEWFPuV3R7UXEt_nqFNaH2SF4xPGs7jepYtvrjriHXbcorcvfliJXi4s-eKmisnRHtvG_UyP9zIaLHWCr3n3mvfGprmIv2yGVFnt-BUATTuMBfqq/w400-h300/7F402C5E-7BDC-4153-B06A-4D88F4A98A2B.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We had our own climbing to do, and continued up Sagebrush Flats Rd. The Vaya sure felt good without the racks and fenders on it. And with 46/30 crankset up front and 11-36 cassette in back, the climbing was better than years past. But it wasn’t long before I was off the back. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ipx9vICqCLcAck2jZlt1b3r4oCTUiiVT3ixESHIoxuOGfhBWvxjdgce8ELpZ7pznM6vkm2PMMuKQQk4cC78rtcqYiE5ofS7iFknTHqGq6Pmvbc2RKKFt_i2Q7yUy-UYjorY5XW0zxriZ/s2048/C93ED7D7-75DD-4B78-8677-34B4DDFCE49E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ipx9vICqCLcAck2jZlt1b3r4oCTUiiVT3ixESHIoxuOGfhBWvxjdgce8ELpZ7pznM6vkm2PMMuKQQk4cC78rtcqYiE5ofS7iFknTHqGq6Pmvbc2RKKFt_i2Q7yUy-UYjorY5XW0zxriZ/w400-h300/C93ED7D7-75DD-4B78-8677-34B4DDFCE49E.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Then onto the gravel, still climbing. This is where the riders from the next wave started catching up and passed us. [</span><span>ed. note: here begins the less talk, more pics section of the blog.]</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtchFMEmbpBwusE972-kPX1ZLryn68FSkF1b04W2IILB9_kcIrPN8ZZTT-t8qZSxYeDZfL_yyt6U6vbvtWbbSmJAiVFcXWopVKVLshceFNx8DbR4omMTQVwkSEex_ovf_JLGF3f-chv-4/s2048/AA11255D-53FB-4882-B12E-3CE09E63BB45.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtchFMEmbpBwusE972-kPX1ZLryn68FSkF1b04W2IILB9_kcIrPN8ZZTT-t8qZSxYeDZfL_yyt6U6vbvtWbbSmJAiVFcXWopVKVLshceFNx8DbR4omMTQVwkSEex_ovf_JLGF3f-chv-4/w400-h300/AA11255D-53FB-4882-B12E-3CE09E63BB45.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><div><span><br /></span></div>And the next wave. And so on. </span>Also, Primitive Road sign, getting into the good stuff. </span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7dhvof2taW1fazE6ccwsZInxoP8n2kV8KTUd8MX7sYCYCx-yYWohO8E4Wk-Sv2UI2xgz6XoGE52j-LHZX29m8x2jv_X4ikC4KSVge0gOmaf2jkomuOUlKqbmqtFK0E9e5TlT7JR1MQZu/s2048/44560C7C-7537-4C74-9B75-1876343550FF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7dhvof2taW1fazE6ccwsZInxoP8n2kV8KTUd8MX7sYCYCx-yYWohO8E4Wk-Sv2UI2xgz6XoGE52j-LHZX29m8x2jv_X4ikC4KSVge0gOmaf2jkomuOUlKqbmqtFK0E9e5TlT7JR1MQZu/w400-h300/44560C7C-7537-4C74-9B75-1876343550FF.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">A welcome downhill section. whoa, out of focus.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZI-xtSIJvkwVTDIGFoRlXvKsU27Ntwy43P9VnrkQgSKoydF4DBSPf4DCyPkHnPlChYwT8Rb3ryiPqMpI-zv_X_zXxns7ipfouNWzNcwU8lpBlUVJEI7vgkqpk9a1pM9wpCXuHfWWfQzMs/s2048/ABB24748-2A37-48DA-8794-7AE03568B65C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZI-xtSIJvkwVTDIGFoRlXvKsU27Ntwy43P9VnrkQgSKoydF4DBSPf4DCyPkHnPlChYwT8Rb3ryiPqMpI-zv_X_zXxns7ipfouNWzNcwU8lpBlUVJEI7vgkqpk9a1pM9wpCXuHfWWfQzMs/w400-h300/ABB24748-2A37-48DA-8794-7AE03568B65C.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span><br /></span></div>Peak elevation, maybe.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyf1DXGnESBXfbzPF2-N4zmKalSkexb6uLpJl7rtaOsKdozZrl5H3ycQ3zUcSs6xe1wYtGs0fy7GBD0us-nosir8QRT_36hDYA3rpO1tR5qZZvSbDvK4s6W1IskBpwNZubJqBLwTdLKL8/s2048/0EB6E154-B9C7-4FA4-A992-1772016E4A1D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyf1DXGnESBXfbzPF2-N4zmKalSkexb6uLpJl7rtaOsKdozZrl5H3ycQ3zUcSs6xe1wYtGs0fy7GBD0us-nosir8QRT_36hDYA3rpO1tR5qZZvSbDvK4s6W1IskBpwNZubJqBLwTdLKL8/w400-h300/0EB6E154-B9C7-4FA4-A992-1772016E4A1D.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Arnold, motoring along.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_Qd43iqdNNLBuaV9BA7FGfrOV31HIy_kEgHAJj5KGunS0VWYPxCIQyQvP762QZq8i9DXKHvr-69zEeJTsKPD4hgj8QLVIK5iQqd_lSA4A03rPkKuMLAJ5eC8AE0QivYAWTkANIM0dtHq/s2048/7A09B5D0-CAB0-4EC9-A878-EA2309629FD6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_Qd43iqdNNLBuaV9BA7FGfrOV31HIy_kEgHAJj5KGunS0VWYPxCIQyQvP762QZq8i9DXKHvr-69zEeJTsKPD4hgj8QLVIK5iQqd_lSA4A03rPkKuMLAJ5eC8AE0QivYAWTkANIM0dtHq/w400-h300/7A09B5D0-CAB0-4EC9-A878-EA2309629FD6.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXybJQrVYpV6JXYboRE3_686ta3vamndMJisjXB1W801Wqz71alw_BJwvZCVyw-iycGo6-AyMbR32yXHh7kgJheE9uV0XEH4IgT5DibmOAkai3sBpbL8-mBHHLY_2QxsJlbpfHBlkUHWw/s2048/23FF5321-D50B-45AE-8050-F95CDE96B54D.jpeg"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXybJQrVYpV6JXYboRE3_686ta3vamndMJisjXB1W801Wqz71alw_BJwvZCVyw-iycGo6-AyMbR32yXHh7kgJheE9uV0XEH4IgT5DibmOAkai3sBpbL8-mBHHLY_2QxsJlbpfHBlkUHWw/w400-h300/23FF5321-D50B-45AE-8050-F95CDE96B54D.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I believe this is heading down towards the half-way mark and the snack station (it could also be on the 2nd half of the route, that’s what I get for taking a couple weeks to finish this post). After the snacks, there was some boring pavement riding that went past the <a href="https://www.rimrockmeadows.com/" target="_blank">Rimrock Meadows</a> community about 16 miles northwest of Ephrata. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzoxFMNZrkY0bonfuF6Jtdkw4D0YQKKwsZY2jxd5nQNLPQKdjMLd7npCZT4oDs0T6e7eVUYaQkAwb6PUAe3MG95f-D7FxEf6YQOcNzgSFRw2brUQJn65BR7tq7a38IL0kUhrLxzfrIQJu/s2048/CFA8FCB4-1A57-4FCE-A37D-B718C4A11B55.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzoxFMNZrkY0bonfuF6Jtdkw4D0YQKKwsZY2jxd5nQNLPQKdjMLd7npCZT4oDs0T6e7eVUYaQkAwb6PUAe3MG95f-D7FxEf6YQOcNzgSFRw2brUQJn65BR7tq7a38IL0kUhrLxzfrIQJu/w400-h300/CFA8FCB4-1A57-4FCE-A37D-B718C4A11B55.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">A couple of times on these downhill gravel sections the tires slipped a bit, and I second guessed my decision to go with the 47mm wide smooth Teravail Rampart tires. Or maybe I should’ve stopped and let some air out of the tires. Those slippery times I also remembered I forgot, again, to sign up for the emergency helicopter ambulance service offered by <a href="https://www.lifeflight.org/membership/" target="_blank">Life Flight</a>. Only $69 a year for you, your spouse or domestic partner, and dependents.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Woo-hoo, rollers.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUnYCSUjSnOttXsO3q3oazqWmYlSyEiTFHyUXYTSCgwxB6KuF5ja2QJITmyuUNW8R76WWMDmddkb_gSL6omehJLN5IGbwI4VMrP68WzWG3lWQRQH0cpWMSnfNDG639FvllozMprtQ1MmY/s2048/D9DF533E-0745-44A2-AEE8-F5323B6E7D60.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUnYCSUjSnOttXsO3q3oazqWmYlSyEiTFHyUXYTSCgwxB6KuF5ja2QJITmyuUNW8R76WWMDmddkb_gSL6omehJLN5IGbwI4VMrP68WzWG3lWQRQH0cpWMSnfNDG639FvllozMprtQ1MmY/w400-h300/D9DF533E-0745-44A2-AEE8-F5323B6E7D60.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">We biked past tons of wheatland, so I stopped to take pics of remnants of the sagebrush-steppe or brushsteppe land when we came across some. It’s habitat for sage-grouse and pygmy rabbits, rattlesnakes, jackrabbits, deer, antelope, and assorted other critters. <br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PTRloGITzckUD6Y0uZ0ch4deZEGD3d35JdpKZyoVyzz55UOvb_xl2QfwTgMV8XXEB16Wfp64iQ7rDro-2D_57Vfl8xDKt1ZeB_BAnKfEw7atEkvJVVQFFZlVxZD-HZdkZsRsI0zwE7Hw/s2048/4FAA37AF-26D5-423D-B2AC-DACA165D1DFB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PTRloGITzckUD6Y0uZ0ch4deZEGD3d35JdpKZyoVyzz55UOvb_xl2QfwTgMV8XXEB16Wfp64iQ7rDro-2D_57Vfl8xDKt1ZeB_BAnKfEw7atEkvJVVQFFZlVxZD-HZdkZsRsI0zwE7Hw/w400-h300/4FAA37AF-26D5-423D-B2AC-DACA165D1DFB.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJQ9VtKjCH1ojFc1egdivQ1xjwg-jRnWpX68KiBlH4Z-ZCVgQ8Tp5ov4nQW5glPSRXXYWyC7xJVCFnvqVtaheA7LFUk0Sj7MRdJbfUVyTVs63FwXn1wQG3inD-6AJDZyBQ3vjmx_FXkkR/s2048/EE11A009-C09B-4772-8A16-6D250F13B48E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJQ9VtKjCH1ojFc1egdivQ1xjwg-jRnWpX68KiBlH4Z-ZCVgQ8Tp5ov4nQW5glPSRXXYWyC7xJVCFnvqVtaheA7LFUk0Sj7MRdJbfUVyTVs63FwXn1wQG3inD-6AJDZyBQ3vjmx_FXkkR/w400-h300/EE11A009-C09B-4772-8A16-6D250F13B48E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I looked down and saw my mask was acting like a drag-chute.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmVu3GT-4J7-SC3OKkXKClGG6EPALRg8bNxYBAktpnqSTxexoJEl6r34UnJ3FDHxGTGfkqeRIL2rubC8ez7zdoS5RgDY5dWIycJnkamfP30vahyphenhyphenYjShjA9VRkr72gVLmv_n3D9QYwSBYV/s2048/105A575F-A8E0-4A7E-83E0-883B96A76DF9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmVu3GT-4J7-SC3OKkXKClGG6EPALRg8bNxYBAktpnqSTxexoJEl6r34UnJ3FDHxGTGfkqeRIL2rubC8ez7zdoS5RgDY5dWIycJnkamfP30vahyphenhyphenYjShjA9VRkr72gVLmv_n3D9QYwSBYV/w400-h300/105A575F-A8E0-4A7E-83E0-883B96A76DF9.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Back on gravel, and another fun section.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphen6tGSV0iaPrWQyokHkKV_7Z7iM6JFyNfJP3uc1MM97xO-pBMgEO5wzWt27UZA3SYUTA0H-qNIJ01X-Hnnz-PAU2kWx1eQlIsYuGgyQs_9k1MXu4BJtSG9169KYo2gA76p1cA-IEEsobn/s2048/0D41F8AA-D54A-4F05-AD02-26695BF38DB3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphen6tGSV0iaPrWQyokHkKV_7Z7iM6JFyNfJP3uc1MM97xO-pBMgEO5wzWt27UZA3SYUTA0H-qNIJ01X-Hnnz-PAU2kWx1eQlIsYuGgyQs_9k1MXu4BJtSG9169KYo2gA76p1cA-IEEsobn/w400-h300/0D41F8AA-D54A-4F05-AD02-26695BF38DB3.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">A most welcome sign, Sheep Canyon Road. Only trouble is it’s about another mile of up and down climbing to get to the fast paved downhill section. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRy1KgYn4kzawHkk7dbKxHUM50h438GH25JwDlBy7ahezSabFQCC7Ej2VS6pj6cbAScJ_gOdKfb4luwPsE4vH-D4XIOecYVux4tMb8FKEgCUHCMUOYNji3hvRUcYdbzRaTQE9FHmdXIZ_/s2048/2E93F374-00A0-4FD1-91BD-7B99B27252D9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRy1KgYn4kzawHkk7dbKxHUM50h438GH25JwDlBy7ahezSabFQCC7Ej2VS6pj6cbAScJ_gOdKfb4luwPsE4vH-D4XIOecYVux4tMb8FKEgCUHCMUOYNji3hvRUcYdbzRaTQE9FHmdXIZ_/w400-h300/2E93F374-00A0-4FD1-91BD-7B99B27252D9.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTmXWvSJEs5cNGowZhPgFQc8Ng3NOWSuPVw9U1TCI7VqtjSNf1gn5NpqSmxEfSlRmRG6HlyNyVwUZ36OkVHrc1D3fdMcUZikYNT1GrY0Vwhug265adlSW2p7vKL211-Vugo3PNo-ex8RR/s2048/B9F3FB4E-54F6-4F48-8969-BDC8B3326799.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTmXWvSJEs5cNGowZhPgFQc8Ng3NOWSuPVw9U1TCI7VqtjSNf1gn5NpqSmxEfSlRmRG6HlyNyVwUZ36OkVHrc1D3fdMcUZikYNT1GrY0Vwhug265adlSW2p7vKL211-Vugo3PNo-ex8RR/w400-h300/B9F3FB4E-54F6-4F48-8969-BDC8B3326799.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn’t feel like I went as fast downhill on Sheep Canyon as years past and the bike didn’t want to go faster. Maybe I was more cautious, or didn’t get in a good aerodynamic position, or the 47b tires were slower, or maybe a brake was rubbing. Still fun. I finished off my 3rd bottle and headed into town for the last few miles. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Neither Arnold or I were quite sure when we started if we’d be able to finish the route, but we did. I joke about the Medio being a half-pint or minor league ride, but it’s a full-fledged ride in its own right and worth celebrating. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">With a nap in my case. I biked to the motel on the other end of town and snoozed for a bit before getting dinner with mom, brother, and nieces.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">[insert abrupt ending to blog post here]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">*</span> I had an extra left side bottle cage that I put on the right side of my Vaya awhile ago, and then before the fondo I borrowed a right side one from a Fargo and found another left and put it on the seat tube. I guess I could’ve pulled the left-side one off the right and then put them on their proper spots, but that’d would’ve been an extra step. I’ll get around to it someday, maybe after I finish turning my Marin Muirwoods into a single-speed (or 2x10, still going back and forth on that).</p><p><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><br />Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-86574973119387980942021-03-07T17:40:00.003-08:002021-05-15T08:57:25.715-07:00Slim Pickin’s<p>still working from home but i try to get out on the bike a couple times a week, some weeks maybe just once. a couple 15-20 milers on the weekends. luckily, i walk our dog dash most every day on lunch so i get some exercise. still, i don’t think i’ve made a dent in my ever expanding waistline. i think my metabolism rate has slowed down to almost nothing. </p><p>haircut (not shown), furnace filters, assorted goods mini-ice cream drumsticks in rear swift saddle bag that could be just a wee bit bigger.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDr9qRXvf1WOTvbX_b4CbbGj8s2PyrkQcAy8Au1tRv_t8DiPmgzB50r5d1DxD4kT1g1bkPAYaHWmfNXt_dXDq-1KJwbEpxFkP4jEUxBH945D3qVB7zK2HbYRs8wDQVI-w0b6Fd6MHbfhPn/s2048/00D968F1-B997-4FE2-B34C-42673901FF37.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDr9qRXvf1WOTvbX_b4CbbGj8s2PyrkQcAy8Au1tRv_t8DiPmgzB50r5d1DxD4kT1g1bkPAYaHWmfNXt_dXDq-1KJwbEpxFkP4jEUxBH945D3qVB7zK2HbYRs8wDQVI-w0b6Fd6MHbfhPn/w400-h300/00D968F1-B997-4FE2-B34C-42673901FF37.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>a trip downtown to the ol’ office building to pick up some supplies, and stop at nike store for some walk the dog shoes. i didn’t feel like locking my bike to the tree out front and the good folks/kids there kindly let me bring it in. i pronate when walking and am always on the search for comfortable shoes that i won’t wear the sole down on the inside. vans aren’t the best walking shoes and i often resort to hiking-style walking shoes for dog-walking (not recommended for the pound your feet on the pavement quick walks we do).<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJc71IDyt39j6W4BultyVcDIuXiYfbqkTrJW9VFhHbBZK8VdgPb5gcULL5RxlQnjiOonRNl1ygkAKspxU0pW14RzSNs-GU4qxyNhw_ZevPjnTBKXi0Kr-bDXUVObdqyb38UBi_hM-JKPs/s2048/38F1451A-5414-41EB-8A71-24389D4C1D71.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJc71IDyt39j6W4BultyVcDIuXiYfbqkTrJW9VFhHbBZK8VdgPb5gcULL5RxlQnjiOonRNl1ygkAKspxU0pW14RzSNs-GU4qxyNhw_ZevPjnTBKXi0Kr-bDXUVObdqyb38UBi_hM-JKPs/w400-h300/38F1451A-5414-41EB-8A71-24389D4C1D71.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>at the above mentioned deserted slightly dystopian looking office. hey where is everybody.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH-V7xyZ-s4uOFyGZzEhS2VcHhanAclOFYwS4O6lfhmRVkO8KERt38V3Ka-0fd0rfX6tLIh2hiIlWK5i6I-86QPyrNuc3RoLU12k_eC6VKNLMqo7EknKnaWRJ3vxr793015k_a3_Kzz7s/s2048/61EAC6E0-D537-4A81-8366-2AA147A2605D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH-V7xyZ-s4uOFyGZzEhS2VcHhanAclOFYwS4O6lfhmRVkO8KERt38V3Ka-0fd0rfX6tLIh2hiIlWK5i6I-86QPyrNuc3RoLU12k_eC6VKNLMqo7EknKnaWRJ3vxr793015k_a3_Kzz7s/w400-h300/61EAC6E0-D537-4A81-8366-2AA147A2605D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>this might’ve been same trip, when i almost biffed it on a light sheen of almost-ice on the monroe street bridge. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AdyTmo5dAm2PcIC1XSjXoWQGMWAfCTqfjtlgDu9gQyhsoRuMJd9biT-s0g1FfTTbaeyXKlEIh7eO2CgxLCTciJNq9pyPKSQTcpU8rCbzs6JLoW7qZ4xl2IjugsAjheGWcNPvRwDV5Dsb/s2048/71F9F0F2-7A22-4B48-98A8-11419D31D4E4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AdyTmo5dAm2PcIC1XSjXoWQGMWAfCTqfjtlgDu9gQyhsoRuMJd9biT-s0g1FfTTbaeyXKlEIh7eO2CgxLCTciJNq9pyPKSQTcpU8rCbzs6JLoW7qZ4xl2IjugsAjheGWcNPvRwDV5Dsb/w400-h300/71F9F0F2-7A22-4B48-98A8-11419D31D4E4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>whoa what’s going on here? oh yeah, a trip to ups after selling one of my concertinas. this one was a hybrid style with accordion reeds that i no longer played after buying my <a href="http://www.kensingtonconcertinas.com/" target="_blank">kensington concertina</a> with real actual concertina reeds (there’s a whole wealth of info out there on the physics of free-reed instruments that gets complicated pretty fast and i don’t really understand). i was planning on keeping it as a backup or for taking out but the playability and responsiveness pales in comparison to the k. after sending the kensington in for its free tuning touch-up and getting back in excellent improved condition, i had no reason to hold onto this hybrid that had been sitting in the basement closet for a few years. also, i’ve been in trim the fat mode at the homestead. too much stuff. </div><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLL4HqdE4UaFVE3-HKpE8CznoLOArcP-ypFNvPI8b22idE0cLQyFyHQZz8uYZHhyphenhyphenGfusEABd0kd4UFmGxjX0QQVZNMGqIx0iZFjOoq1j4UmG_NAwa6Iqbxtxiit_Ln3IH9TZ1pipVbZ_kf/s2048/80E013BE-9126-49BA-8D11-6F6C3DC279B5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLL4HqdE4UaFVE3-HKpE8CznoLOArcP-ypFNvPI8b22idE0cLQyFyHQZz8uYZHhyphenhyphenGfusEABd0kd4UFmGxjX0QQVZNMGqIx0iZFjOoq1j4UmG_NAwa6Iqbxtxiit_Ln3IH9TZ1pipVbZ_kf/w400-h300/80E013BE-9126-49BA-8D11-6F6C3DC279B5.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>another ride planned mostly for the street that involved going off-road, like usual. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdQjuLmuufuGpNsH03NGw_SWmo6GHlOhqoPokHyw4vimA2_tm7MtK7brp0Fn7bjsJvYUTbWLRIrfrW9bdu3AoqijxTZG3Sacdq0zsI_bDJl5xGdTRnlYPCQy0c0RDB2vv6qSqsk0uIuw7/s2048/ADF83CC4-3D0E-4CE9-A5AE-A985EB0AB609.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdQjuLmuufuGpNsH03NGw_SWmo6GHlOhqoPokHyw4vimA2_tm7MtK7brp0Fn7bjsJvYUTbWLRIrfrW9bdu3AoqijxTZG3Sacdq0zsI_bDJl5xGdTRnlYPCQy0c0RDB2vv6qSqsk0uIuw7/w400-h300/ADF83CC4-3D0E-4CE9-A5AE-A985EB0AB609.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>same ride, i’m not sure what that branch was doing blocking the entranceway, if it fell there or was placed there. i moved it.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sm5mBXcRmudsXKDJAxcAPFMEheDz__pm9Z3TCidnKJLANBewNEFFvA4SAQJbqLavVwC9zOAea7X-Lp2VjDrrJAqhYkhq3cOfS8B_9Xf5wMt_4oVMAjIw73QXp3othM5kHaELCdWyLW7G/s2048/AEE9E03E-F505-42C5-8F17-266E2C346984.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sm5mBXcRmudsXKDJAxcAPFMEheDz__pm9Z3TCidnKJLANBewNEFFvA4SAQJbqLavVwC9zOAea7X-Lp2VjDrrJAqhYkhq3cOfS8B_9Xf5wMt_4oVMAjIw73QXp3othM5kHaELCdWyLW7G/w400-h300/AEE9E03E-F505-42C5-8F17-266E2C346984.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>that is all.<br /><p>next-up: <a href="http://rideviciouscycle.com/events/gran-fondo-ephrata/" target="_blank">gran fondo ephrata</a> doing the 9:40am start for the 45 mile medio version on 27 march. i had just talked myself out of doing it after hearing the ride was a go this year, when a bike buddy texted me and said he had signed up for it. plenty of spots left, darn. hoping to make it in before dark. </p></div></div></div>Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-25424029555351898482020-12-29T06:39:00.000-08:002020-12-29T06:39:45.917-08:00Centennial Trail – Summit Boulevard Gap project update <p>As I mentioned in my previous post, <a href="https://wileydogcycle.blogspot.com/2020/11/summit-blvdboone-to-tj-meenach-trail.html" target="_blank">Summit Blvd/Boone to TJ Meenach Trail Slight Return</a>, I had checked with the city on the status of the Summit Gap project. They got back to me, and since then an <a href="https://my.spokanecity.org/projects/centennial-trail-summit-gap-boone-to-pettet/" target="_blank">update</a> was posted 30 Nov stating there was a delay and they were waiting on WSDOT approval with the project expected to go out for bid mid-December. I just checked the city’s <a href="https://my.spokanecity.org/business/bid-and-design/current-projects/" target="_blank">Current Projects Information page</a> and the call for bids went out for the Centennial Trail - Summit Boulevard Gap project with bid opening set for 11 Jan, 2021.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3wsL5NV54eWyvQl2ria_mzAYYAMV2GlO5xYkBljGGH87glxn3PAycTFXeotOlE9y_H92EgnwipqTX2onoqZQAHi8blt6p954ls_pDTjP6-m0gCUopAqYvx0KFz7OTBsTTx6YUocRz2HW/s2048/A10B597B-91DD-4B48-8323-263458DA625F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3wsL5NV54eWyvQl2ria_mzAYYAMV2GlO5xYkBljGGH87glxn3PAycTFXeotOlE9y_H92EgnwipqTX2onoqZQAHi8blt6p954ls_pDTjP6-m0gCUopAqYvx0KFz7OTBsTTx6YUocRz2HW/w400-h300/A10B597B-91DD-4B48-8323-263458DA625F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Judging by the numerous “Spokane Deserves a Better Trail” signs along Summit Blvd, many folks are opposed to the project. They want a better trail, meaning one going down the ridge, crossing the river on an old pipeline bridge instead of connecting to Pettet Drive through their neighborhood. That alternate trail project, if ever completed, would be at least 5 years in the future and probably more. I think the project along Summit Blvd and West Point, using the same route that existing trail users use today to go from Summit Blvd/Boone Ave to connect with the Centennial Trail at Pettet Drive, will be a good off street improvement, closing one of the major gaps in the almost 40 mile long Spokane River Centennial Trail. Making it a better trail. </p>Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-89622104080305919382020-11-25T18:30:00.002-08:002020-11-25T18:40:14.602-08:00Summit Blvd/Boone to TJ Meenach Trail Slight Return<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I re-visited the trail today that starts at the corner of Summit Blvd and Boone Ave and goes down the hillside to TJ Meenach. The city, I think, is going forward with the project to close the Centennial Trail Gap from Boone alongside </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Summit Blvd to Pettet Drive (*see below at end). I wasnt too sure about the plan at first and was halfway against it, but I’m all for it now.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I’ve also had other ideas: wouldn’t it be great to smooth out and re-route this trail down the hillside to make another </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">connection from the Centennial Trail to TJ Meenach Bridge.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrcbS9TbwkthoQ9YFLOJ349Ok1B-BXYHvAErn0udvcMBc2jrScCSTXvDt2CY7PZpbCF9zn6vbJCqBAoUzdb4fdJqblEy16iF-f8kptX7azLMZB8adBX7NKn98WSVvcdpPqxIPuvIOjHKm/s2048/3CBCF087-43EA-4B32-8073-1B0515F52999.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrcbS9TbwkthoQ9YFLOJ349Ok1B-BXYHvAErn0udvcMBc2jrScCSTXvDt2CY7PZpbCF9zn6vbJCqBAoUzdb4fdJqblEy16iF-f8kptX7azLMZB8adBX7NKn98WSVvcdpPqxIPuvIOjHKm/w400-h300/3CBCF087-43EA-4B32-8073-1B0515F52999.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqlzo2NmMypBH7YsTA0IhUrw2AdxC7PBD0FEh9sSZW4RfepbNhEz8A3H89R86K2Jzwyi479JzZxHZ6OrDH4zCzNGxiA_OthAtEqMRithLD1_hbfrDdgprRgCIC-nXjuR1pvhCNWyef9BS/s2048/D489FB16-BE24-449D-8FD3-30EE42A4551F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqlzo2NmMypBH7YsTA0IhUrw2AdxC7PBD0FEh9sSZW4RfepbNhEz8A3H89R86K2Jzwyi479JzZxHZ6OrDH4zCzNGxiA_OthAtEqMRithLD1_hbfrDdgprRgCIC-nXjuR1pvhCNWyef9BS/w400-h300/D489FB16-BE24-449D-8FD3-30EE42A4551F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was just as I remembered: a nice wide smooth dirt trail said to be an old rail bed that quickly descends into a narrow single-or-less track, up and down, often rocky, semi-evil trail. Un-rideable in spots, especially on my Vaya with slick 47m street tires on it. I was going to take a Fargo with 3” tires but wanted to stop at REI to make an exchange so took the ol’ touring bike and wore </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">flat thin no-tread Chrome shoes. Highly not recommend.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClxWys4CCGuFLZ_erp-FYVffdj5qsMayr9gKtN9DOisjuYnXPZkm5uS6NSAn041a5B_j63EK4oqq6bymhf8oIldGF3WcFUcwOHqLrQMEizF6CZ2M2mgnifPGNCZX5kjCUB78JMNdWRC-D/s2048/9CECED51-035B-4212-84EC-14B3E265EEA1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClxWys4CCGuFLZ_erp-FYVffdj5qsMayr9gKtN9DOisjuYnXPZkm5uS6NSAn041a5B_j63EK4oqq6bymhf8oIldGF3WcFUcwOHqLrQMEizF6CZ2M2mgnifPGNCZX5kjCUB78JMNdWRC-D/w400-h300/9CECED51-035B-4212-84EC-14B3E265EEA1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRgGsZ76u7gfTXK3EnkLiO_TcVAyqFN-yc37cINAIQo0T6JEVGGsP5Av9_nFuw3IbpLxlaXNH_zXzbuB0Nuc5JWN9w0gKGuGGyk1tmLpkOyvTmUFoll7fS2NahcPSmP1SF7dYkbaeXAdP/s2048/93036DFE-F752-436B-8FE7-E31162EC17BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRgGsZ76u7gfTXK3EnkLiO_TcVAyqFN-yc37cINAIQo0T6JEVGGsP5Av9_nFuw3IbpLxlaXNH_zXzbuB0Nuc5JWN9w0gKGuGGyk1tmLpkOyvTmUFoll7fS2NahcPSmP1SF7dYkbaeXAdP/w400-h300/93036DFE-F752-436B-8FE7-E31162EC17BC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRS3i4dqPqu-HOtG_7TyzT6NFCw8gVyhyphenhyphenGGvR-q3U8cYZnInaoCbKmRqQvd_z_xLa5aRe1wPdYrK1xjvmOyqfu0A4qKXyZkWTx5-2763scLG-N9ulWjCmmAX1G6iRdbPR8i2U-mx0yd6t/s2048/CEC5D62C-A9FC-46C2-A6C4-0DF409F22A1F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRS3i4dqPqu-HOtG_7TyzT6NFCw8gVyhyphenhyphenGGvR-q3U8cYZnInaoCbKmRqQvd_z_xLa5aRe1wPdYrK1xjvmOyqfu0A4qKXyZkWTx5-2763scLG-N9ulWjCmmAX1G6iRdbPR8i2U-mx0yd6t/w400-h300/CEC5D62C-A9FC-46C2-A6C4-0DF409F22A1F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOkm9wLOxvAb6MmymlKN2rli18zbws168PH8II-kskM40GK0IpKIuK4eOSOzcv5OO0m3KGXnhVupYfmKkGZuVjF2aV0huw4WDkYRwjlKgUZf9P1Scq6XgHcGyCX6apl6EvpfNVFX2481V/s2048/C6C1AA36-AC52-4029-9352-92857D956A3F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOkm9wLOxvAb6MmymlKN2rli18zbws168PH8II-kskM40GK0IpKIuK4eOSOzcv5OO0m3KGXnhVupYfmKkGZuVjF2aV0huw4WDkYRwjlKgUZf9P1Scq6XgHcGyCX6apl6EvpfNVFX2481V/w400-h300/C6C1AA36-AC52-4029-9352-92857D956A3F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBksVUzEQotjneygaJnhbZoIpFCSpd3H9e-G59LFKdkricEKDxK2CpzebyQ5L8PU2NaswY4KlcJ8kXUDgu9RTj3GgYrOoJHLwCqqyIYPM1lxcCwNh3SwI1QJBmczlvVeCFxaxkVDZev9Hu/s2048/9911CB5E-805F-4C46-9E9D-4F67773BFBFF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBksVUzEQotjneygaJnhbZoIpFCSpd3H9e-G59LFKdkricEKDxK2CpzebyQ5L8PU2NaswY4KlcJ8kXUDgu9RTj3GgYrOoJHLwCqqyIYPM1lxcCwNh3SwI1QJBmczlvVeCFxaxkVDZev9Hu/w400-h300/9911CB5E-805F-4C46-9E9D-4F67773BFBFF.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p>As I mostly walked down the trail, I looked up the hillside for any sign of an old rail-bed but didn’t see any remnants of one. I figured it washed away long ago. I had dreams of carving out a nice upper trail, but saw a couple No Trespassing signs up the hillside. I thought this was all city land so I made a mental note to check on the ownership. </p><p>After some slipping and sliding down I made it safely to the smooth wide trail on the other end, and to the Centennial Trail alongside Pettet Drive. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4tV9sCFUwCZEl8ldZn9KYBVXSciWhaVwenX7WD9ZfMyuT5CaXO_5gtIlbj8TPv8p_L4LEOgSyelXWmoGVe2MlQqM9ldGhQMLUO-yghGJ-36yJXl0NpwrDSDKe_h1gqPFGWawzdHkHMA3/s2048/9A8DC0EC-B1AD-4558-84BB-5D5D1DD46A8C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4tV9sCFUwCZEl8ldZn9KYBVXSciWhaVwenX7WD9ZfMyuT5CaXO_5gtIlbj8TPv8p_L4LEOgSyelXWmoGVe2MlQqM9ldGhQMLUO-yghGJ-36yJXl0NpwrDSDKe_h1gqPFGWawzdHkHMA3/w400-h300/9A8DC0EC-B1AD-4558-84BB-5D5D1DD46A8C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUz0XcI6vhcUA5l126CY4AUfPCgYsIgKg85oWLOduDlNKid5jSKNQLPOS9rafYnsK3WG4X6gWR_ifI2GXhVFNiveegcP2nprOEkG3sYHerZPY3G1XYA1wc3xCnEpjZu0kj18KSqen0qMg/s2048/AA088712-0690-4280-BBC0-5C69C10889AC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUz0XcI6vhcUA5l126CY4AUfPCgYsIgKg85oWLOduDlNKid5jSKNQLPOS9rafYnsK3WG4X6gWR_ifI2GXhVFNiveegcP2nprOEkG3sYHerZPY3G1XYA1wc3xCnEpjZu0kj18KSqen0qMg/w400-h300/AA088712-0690-4280-BBC0-5C69C10889AC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kbBulYrdQNAHPb4hChO_U4i0JzeAQAG5ICD_nVi3JE3bOVZuFPJqIZXwf5PeNZ4m8zyThMFkf5y8_ei8fscw9yFMPyLoYe-WCWgaD1czdnqN4D6v5n4wsx2tQj1NWbAe2TfYa8kFmPfZ/s2048/FE016DC4-7FFC-48AD-9141-BDDF88B58CBE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kbBulYrdQNAHPb4hChO_U4i0JzeAQAG5ICD_nVi3JE3bOVZuFPJqIZXwf5PeNZ4m8zyThMFkf5y8_ei8fscw9yFMPyLoYe-WCWgaD1czdnqN4D6v5n4wsx2tQj1NWbAe2TfYa8kFmPfZ/w400-h300/FE016DC4-7FFC-48AD-9141-BDDF88B58CBE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Fg2GRbXmUOKULD4lqIN2B8UQqf3XcCF6t3WG5Lrrhl-p9Tnu83roD3TLmUQlnDS7FGPY8hw89YlB5dzRNGLO_qfCYMpGbCgaNOr02YIsF3SRbCvm4jjDs7ZelwsVXYI5T5F04POe9W7C/s2048/E7894783-4969-46F9-AC86-C8389FB9C874.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Fg2GRbXmUOKULD4lqIN2B8UQqf3XcCF6t3WG5Lrrhl-p9Tnu83roD3TLmUQlnDS7FGPY8hw89YlB5dzRNGLO_qfCYMpGbCgaNOr02YIsF3SRbCvm4jjDs7ZelwsVXYI5T5F04POe9W7C/w400-h300/E7894783-4969-46F9-AC86-C8389FB9C874.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here’s a screenshot of my <a href="https://ridewithgps.com/trips/59539861" target="_blank">Ride with GPS</a> track<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbNCYMDZX6Bx9oPWyI9ZttC-BKBaGDzrai80ikrcKH1u5CjPUo9bc9jd51ei3P_jk5bs57TPtIDfCnd5JMw4IcYm1-FDeBpLJcU2C0drbUgp0ZeKpqOEmh1k4_BZPtRG2sIc91r5vQ-E-/s2048/8746B7F7-1FD0-42A7-BA58-1BF5ECEC68D2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1639" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbNCYMDZX6Bx9oPWyI9ZttC-BKBaGDzrai80ikrcKH1u5CjPUo9bc9jd51ei3P_jk5bs57TPtIDfCnd5JMw4IcYm1-FDeBpLJcU2C0drbUgp0ZeKpqOEmh1k4_BZPtRG2sIc91r5vQ-E-/s320/8746B7F7-1FD0-42A7-BA58-1BF5ECEC68D2.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div>I was dismayed when I got home and discovered the middle section below the homes on Mission Ave and West Point Rd was all owned by the homeowners. Their parcels go all the way down to the river! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6HWPPvST1jBvp2aSh0WOXITMo2DBHD9UDAPONHqR-6MhU26sDL2OU-XH7Mo1FcTuPDk0vi5p00krqeH8egoMxLtj6K5h4pGO1J25M6m0gP2nCicdIcbZIhsyM0X-d38UofSQJTacOjNv/s1614/7C0DBFBD-8960-4BA1-BF1A-68BDB03FAE80.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="1614" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6HWPPvST1jBvp2aSh0WOXITMo2DBHD9UDAPONHqR-6MhU26sDL2OU-XH7Mo1FcTuPDk0vi5p00krqeH8egoMxLtj6K5h4pGO1J25M6m0gP2nCicdIcbZIhsyM0X-d38UofSQJTacOjNv/w400-h304/7C0DBFBD-8960-4BA1-BF1A-68BDB03FAE80.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Land on either end is owned by the city, but there goes my grand trail building dreams.</div><div><br /><p>*The City’s project page says the city expected to advertise the project for bids the week of October 26th once authorization from WSDOT was received. The Bid Project Schedule has an estimated 11/01/2020 ad date. I emailed and they responded the project hasn’t gone out for bid yet and they would check with the engineer on it. </p></div>Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-30300412474790683452020-10-24T19:25:00.001-07:002020-10-24T19:27:25.806-07:00Odds and Ends, Odds and Ends<p> ~ <i>lost time is not found again. </i></p><p>i’ve been working from home since late march and haven’t been getting a whole lot of riding in. i’m about ready to volunteer to head back to the office a few days a week just so i can get more bike mileage in, loosen up those jeans. here’s some pics from when i did get out </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB57cqxne5C81DsjixGlMz-p8LIz2hfozxNoN-I3B9VN7BAUscyihKXPTiXqZV7HS4YzOECakWKE-n9mWlKPMekW4W5E86Y9ms-XJ2qheb8PXPH1GPi0deNADD-do8KOddRJcQlW-r4Ava/s2048/C277BDFA-B07B-400E-B307-441F481C1FBB.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB57cqxne5C81DsjixGlMz-p8LIz2hfozxNoN-I3B9VN7BAUscyihKXPTiXqZV7HS4YzOECakWKE-n9mWlKPMekW4W5E86Y9ms-XJ2qheb8PXPH1GPi0deNADD-do8KOddRJcQlW-r4Ava/w400-h300/C277BDFA-B07B-400E-B307-441F481C1FBB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">the plan is to turn my marin muirwoods into a 1x10. or maybe<br />3 speed. first order of business, get some leverage to get the <br />bottom bracket out.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDGJkNlmUpQA6_HMcg0ec0nPCjEoTMM1KhzUBbZePXCFnteJ2kB8dH1OXbGDmMRsqbJa7n3_OO_N7In5rQ_LxCvTdVUXyNYNGJogI-7yf2DjuDQCodDQmv6kWuyR4qQuV8lzzuO8_k7vJ/s2048/562E1C5D-40A9-4B7E-A05F-ADCCA5119CD7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDGJkNlmUpQA6_HMcg0ec0nPCjEoTMM1KhzUBbZePXCFnteJ2kB8dH1OXbGDmMRsqbJa7n3_OO_N7In5rQ_LxCvTdVUXyNYNGJogI-7yf2DjuDQCodDQmv6kWuyR4qQuV8lzzuO8_k7vJ/w400-h300/562E1C5D-40A9-4B7E-A05F-ADCCA5119CD7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">a trip to warrior liquor</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVG5KpOGwF_cM9jWow1SHFM7QahN7cCKy5lhr-KkR3vYfT9t8C1tm5BzroaZiiC7IcSJ6EqcOgKRLAjJ9DglehjJFXhlf-bSRMRLBb75dL5-ZNSo43kMSU-1itIcKHxAeTEZGRgd7Eikzq/s2048/78E44F3D-E0A2-4E8F-B05E-C97455FECD1E.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVG5KpOGwF_cM9jWow1SHFM7QahN7cCKy5lhr-KkR3vYfT9t8C1tm5BzroaZiiC7IcSJ6EqcOgKRLAjJ9DglehjJFXhlf-bSRMRLBb75dL5-ZNSo43kMSU-1itIcKHxAeTEZGRgd7Eikzq/w400-h300/78E44F3D-E0A2-4E8F-B05E-C97455FECD1E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">wasn’t sure what the occasion was here at first, but it was me <br />saying i’m out of shape and not gonna make it up post street <br />hill in the heat </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuQIMBNIHrybtuUkJU-sWk-L-FZocRmSohEHmtXp_td3FD_UXFD-IBqgCtbZ16WNPE2nImsi2vU3xsKOkEGDnl39DXDXzl7KaGjKokW5HmNP2yqkMthDVIIvE_9dk5wDTn6cG_WdBA5aO/s2048/B7EA2374-BAD1-4381-A8E7-D8F615229D0A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuQIMBNIHrybtuUkJU-sWk-L-FZocRmSohEHmtXp_td3FD_UXFD-IBqgCtbZ16WNPE2nImsi2vU3xsKOkEGDnl39DXDXzl7KaGjKokW5HmNP2yqkMthDVIIvE_9dk5wDTn6cG_WdBA5aO/w400-h300/B7EA2374-BAD1-4381-A8E7-D8F615229D0A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">we biked up to best buy to pick up an order, stopped at target<br />and petsmart, bought more than i planned on, then picked up<br />some lasagna too</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBU0nrvRAZ-dtt6teEB3b5_kog9pA9-BEHgI4s6m19NXd9WHqIu7V7mFkW70XA7k2cERcJsRUqGjaU7pzXzqlC6vxrVqyMjaw6n-FIglUXimD6nIOrBtldOpVfqQVxbkOpcxOx-hMzWNM/w400-h300/1E58B5D0-AC2A-4876-8723-ACD40CDE6484.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">another trip to the post office, for a money order. </div><div style="text-align: left;">sent my concertina in for tuning and my concertina guy said </div><div style="text-align: left;">send a check to pay for <span style="text-align: center;">shipping back and i said....a check? i</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">don’t think we have any.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdNbMSYGewDoWNU32BCVQ-xT1a1nyO5ppy0nRIoQ92d7tEKFlT7ACI1N3DJhADVyIwo3Qrj0UiBEo8EJ44972UNYw5xuzugEjdiElS2z6VDAzDlpWVP_ELYS38y5Fx0_DV39LYtBCoJ5k/s640/2B4D8BFF-B3E2-42A8-89B0-FF8240A26E09.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdNbMSYGewDoWNU32BCVQ-xT1a1nyO5ppy0nRIoQ92d7tEKFlT7ACI1N3DJhADVyIwo3Qrj0UiBEo8EJ44972UNYw5xuzugEjdiElS2z6VDAzDlpWVP_ELYS38y5Fx0_DV39LYtBCoJ5k/w400-h300/2B4D8BFF-B3E2-42A8-89B0-FF8240A26E09.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dash didn’t want a ride home in the jump bike</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVNxxJed8l-WtWKpNh2uVqjSp_2gdzzqdKIoLU87-smEpJN5pTXT1tZSo6wBik9URqlhN8jk-i_rZF4IoQ_lVvndLlTd1MoGnZb-aBy0qD16sheVPqGACISu1vXn5Z8Ffk5HPSp1LdhE8/s640/7E9C0E36-D2EE-4349-ACA6-305403F08BEC.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVNxxJed8l-WtWKpNh2uVqjSp_2gdzzqdKIoLU87-smEpJN5pTXT1tZSo6wBik9URqlhN8jk-i_rZF4IoQ_lVvndLlTd1MoGnZb-aBy0qD16sheVPqGACISu1vXn5Z8Ffk5HPSp1LdhE8/w400-h300/7E9C0E36-D2EE-4349-ACA6-305403F08BEC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">converting fargo rival to tubeless. the worst ever tire/rim </div><div style="text-align: left;">combo to separate. so glad i never had a flat</div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCM2_AkYQhl-JxkQrDs4r0MWAROKS-P5nCk4pRLvkr5-_VMC0gUxgAFs7rBCiARVTS3ciShNWiTfrSIQXiRaMQgty6YYUVyyOUGTyq7RLz4uI5lthW4OLXnOaCE99mApivqQCAw8Gxps3j/s640/56A7051E-42B9-43E2-8269-3CE1A4130008.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCM2_AkYQhl-JxkQrDs4r0MWAROKS-P5nCk4pRLvkr5-_VMC0gUxgAFs7rBCiARVTS3ciShNWiTfrSIQXiRaMQgty6YYUVyyOUGTyq7RLz4uI5lthW4OLXnOaCE99mApivqQCAw8Gxps3j/w400-h300/56A7051E-42B9-43E2-8269-3CE1A4130008.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">scout loved riding in the basket. heading up monroe with</div><div style="text-align: left;">the pedal assist set to 11</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fSXdFnvKjY3lphpTgrxRhtMCLYH5bf4Vf2Hw1s3jZfTMjRn73dy8G8uSGd0anYDaTUNWcWURAa6J5GcSdaKoKgYCz38QU48k3sT25UxNZS-2H1dtSWNEmegi_8JCdlqAe1Iyyox26etr/s640/701042FD-005B-48B5-8283-EAE44CCA7608.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fSXdFnvKjY3lphpTgrxRhtMCLYH5bf4Vf2Hw1s3jZfTMjRn73dy8G8uSGd0anYDaTUNWcWURAa6J5GcSdaKoKgYCz38QU48k3sT25UxNZS-2H1dtSWNEmegi_8JCdlqAe1Iyyox26etr/w400-h300/701042FD-005B-48B5-8283-EAE44CCA7608.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">virtual bloomsday 2020 with dash and debbie. which reminds</div><div style="text-align: left;">me - why can’t there be a sidewalk/bike path on the </div><div style="text-align: left;">other side of Fort Named After Guy Famous for Hanging </div><div style="text-align: left;">Indians and Killing Hundreds of Horses Blvd</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPh7HSCt-32BHFTjZZ7_pw2XabigcllT4areJBw1gtPE_xYL7Ht8JKZJiLVaM92jrRiCEw-OmwOzXAJerjCCgrodVm64ZcuiHpHzVlRTtAGUSliP299OatMpS_s92eOyRhyPHvKozTV75/s640/AB889130-D2E3-4873-A322-0FC30C14CD20.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPh7HSCt-32BHFTjZZ7_pw2XabigcllT4areJBw1gtPE_xYL7Ht8JKZJiLVaM92jrRiCEw-OmwOzXAJerjCCgrodVm64ZcuiHpHzVlRTtAGUSliP299OatMpS_s92eOyRhyPHvKozTV75/w400-h268/AB889130-D2E3-4873-A322-0FC30C14CD20.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">scout, a few weeks before he passed away. it’s been tough. <br />he couldn’t walk far so i biked him around in the <br />radwagon basket to his favorite places. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4SCAk469IIAlMqnR17xRDlJnaHxlvohpS2OZRzId0VCMcN9TptsQ3XG_vScfr7nn2oIdYytzYvczPl1m4bPQy5-PRXbPchGnHqiKrQh9WmMdLXWsUbfYCYzKQHUZK5u6Tb1pgP5uBc3j/s640/E6B46E5A-3BAA-4509-B5AF-1DCFC128C6EA.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; 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I think everybody needs some time off in August and maybe we’ll want to go somewhere. We didn’t, as usual, (it’s just too hot) and sometime after I woke up on Friday I said today is the day - I’m biking to Beacon Hill! Finally, after who knows how many years of biking in Spokane, I’m going to one of the premier mountain biking spots in Spokane. I even got out of the house by 10am while it was still cool. Luckily, the forecast was for only temps in the 80° range.</span></p><p><span>The Beacon Hill trails start at Esmeralda Golf Course and I had hadn’t been there for years. I searched for a bike route there the night before: I didn’t look too closely but saw that Bridgeport will lead to the golf course. It’s about 5 miles away from our house. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUDBWGiqTya0AbMy6DABqKcCOF_id8i1Ud_a6zmDsoMlRmMDD4AYJ5poYxrFjNNAEnIkzOo4z9C2hYB98XuG2R9CtPofr5rdJU9705kgN1ZFAuYOFD8VJxj2hEKgh87eVkRGjUv8_m5UA/s1889/67733460-B552-4D54-A9C3-D75E783B51C6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1652" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUDBWGiqTya0AbMy6DABqKcCOF_id8i1Ud_a6zmDsoMlRmMDD4AYJ5poYxrFjNNAEnIkzOo4z9C2hYB98XuG2R9CtPofr5rdJU9705kgN1ZFAuYOFD8VJxj2hEKgh87eVkRGjUv8_m5UA/s640/67733460-B552-4D54-A9C3-D75E783B51C6.jpeg" /></a></div><p><span>On Friday morning I headed east on Garland Ave, thinking for some reason it becomes Bridgeport somewhere east of Division. After Division I went a block south and took Providence Ave paralleling Garland; East Garland is a narrow 2-lane street with parking on both sides. I avoid streets like that. Arriving at 4-lane Regal Street, I said ok where’s Bridgeport and pulled out my phone. Google maps was now telling me to go down to Euclid and cross Regal there. I headed south and found Bridgeport:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymGrDPDvCdcX5Ig45MugyqD5NQN63XwlqscTOqdpfBxqi87Wk643f1XLFTF3TomCVuaAtpis3FIdefx4yTk26YRa8bts5QeQrs8u9TAAHzI6xbvzh5-2DSjUer56xxUGTzxIT22smAn31/s1280/836F113E-3116-448C-AB68-527ACF15CC76.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymGrDPDvCdcX5Ig45MugyqD5NQN63XwlqscTOqdpfBxqi87Wk643f1XLFTF3TomCVuaAtpis3FIdefx4yTk26YRa8bts5QeQrs8u9TAAHzI6xbvzh5-2DSjUer56xxUGTzxIT22smAn31/s640/836F113E-3116-448C-AB68-527ACF15CC76.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Well ok then, I headed to Euclid and didn’t follow the directions and found Minnehaha Park:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_gbxe281Vwkj-f7rEyqa5xRX_7pEqcJSr8ZtEyNo6qHUi4bCwLFNf0C6wAEHUf0BzpJPG8BGoWBZ2wz46IakUjl1lZdzjhHz_0ii0IA67VN909OU5ga4jc_8_w3PZxkWaceXI4_KPRsD/s1280/44F4663C-EBFF-45CE-8DE6-25410B978363.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_gbxe281Vwkj-f7rEyqa5xRX_7pEqcJSr8ZtEyNo6qHUi4bCwLFNf0C6wAEHUf0BzpJPG8BGoWBZ2wz46IakUjl1lZdzjhHz_0ii0IA67VN909OU5ga4jc_8_w3PZxkWaceXI4_KPRsD/s640/44F4663C-EBFF-45CE-8DE6-25410B978363.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p>and then found my way to the Esmeralda Bike Trail</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjribMmY23yPLVKWgn6iDzJXbpdP-dLfC6_EDsj4lLoEFlDpTJazIZbG1S3wN6TWJdQ_8UdKfLzn6O-Ml4CQi607UNYzFRBUcT8aio1I93mLjCzmCgooFjKuTI484Z2-S9SjE7HBU6HUtui/s1280/269DCF9F-BFAF-419B-8611-2A4E83857CA7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjribMmY23yPLVKWgn6iDzJXbpdP-dLfC6_EDsj4lLoEFlDpTJazIZbG1S3wN6TWJdQ_8UdKfLzn6O-Ml4CQi607UNYzFRBUcT8aio1I93mLjCzmCgooFjKuTI484Z2-S9SjE7HBU6HUtui/s640/269DCF9F-BFAF-419B-8611-2A4E83857CA7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikndB8nvBkgvu0IKdZ00MH0KwTZ6_4_jdi5B7HyLw5tBvIaP5BRjhBjPAPBs_p7Mr1BfX9wZPWZP9JI5EgxUIQUr5c11YsHgrMVXy-bCGKl5jKFHCfSAL16o3YYDySLzzcrZ6rCi5Y0OvU/s640/9F525A2A-B99C-480B-9C40-E98D05A43FE3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikndB8nvBkgvu0IKdZ00MH0KwTZ6_4_jdi5B7HyLw5tBvIaP5BRjhBjPAPBs_p7Mr1BfX9wZPWZP9JI5EgxUIQUr5c11YsHgrMVXy-bCGKl5jKFHCfSAL16o3YYDySLzzcrZ6rCi5Y0OvU/s0/9F525A2A-B99C-480B-9C40-E98D05A43FE3.jpeg" /></a></div><p>The Esmeralda Trail is a loop up to the top of Beacon Hill and back down. It’s mostly smooth with banked corners, a change from the alternately smooth and rocky trails I usually ride out at Riverside State Park. Evergreen East/Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance does a great job in Spokane developing and maintaining trails in the area. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Big views nearing the top:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1o55tHd-0qmBPOlydm93fIYVMyuh7RS4cRiHYb2kCIuC6i4gzz5avYFs0Kd6uc5xOEkKF8EJPCbHc-ra0Oijpwpw9jt8aRrzbce9qGbCFv9BDsuxBYzEAlqj6f8V7iO4_ijp_GsD7vwvS/s2048/9AF1E930-262A-4F5D-A17A-A8976EFED0B7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1o55tHd-0qmBPOlydm93fIYVMyuh7RS4cRiHYb2kCIuC6i4gzz5avYFs0Kd6uc5xOEkKF8EJPCbHc-ra0Oijpwpw9jt8aRrzbce9qGbCFv9BDsuxBYzEAlqj6f8V7iO4_ijp_GsD7vwvS/s640/9AF1E930-262A-4F5D-A17A-A8976EFED0B7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgmSDdhkf22iQYFzgUjEQs7Wr6hK76Vy7_OcklkzrQbt_oRcmlC09hVAL-avLskjmAkxit8BiDH_m0PYwaFWAWqr4rHPrghS0DN24BAYoplPPjP-CRoZftBzvpUgvCPJ73wmIKKLSxkPV/s2048/D2C7CFD7-10AE-4146-A38D-3C04E7FFA2E1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1679" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgmSDdhkf22iQYFzgUjEQs7Wr6hK76Vy7_OcklkzrQbt_oRcmlC09hVAL-avLskjmAkxit8BiDH_m0PYwaFWAWqr4rHPrghS0DN24BAYoplPPjP-CRoZftBzvpUgvCPJ73wmIKKLSxkPV/s640/D2C7CFD7-10AE-4146-A38D-3C04E7FFA2E1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">more smooth banked trail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJcJzv7LnaWxxUWSViDvrHIWGoW0FOWNs7ce3_37_SRaD0UttNIynW9dqIOKhzaNZ3T5P7wmu8yehXMXCpMjUHaunyron6OY-BXZles-EJ0BYj-rRmaPDbF0LWNh0UiFkwCIjN3gp7ahC/s2048/BCFAEDA5-8911-4955-9D1B-4C83D5B3C815.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJcJzv7LnaWxxUWSViDvrHIWGoW0FOWNs7ce3_37_SRaD0UttNIynW9dqIOKhzaNZ3T5P7wmu8yehXMXCpMjUHaunyron6OY-BXZles-EJ0BYj-rRmaPDbF0LWNh0UiFkwCIjN3gp7ahC/s640/BCFAEDA5-8911-4955-9D1B-4C83D5B3C815.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and the top, after walking the last bit<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TRgadZNCTqE_fsS8inzkBrq-dA9ae1u4oEalWL7KKHMR4CHZeTJX8RqDtSD8hi7COUAIK-dPYvatL9JPrpij8f8dSLxl29JHzVx43MOeVNXesLFfRrPe_WT8NT-TqAX2m-P7-s6aPzKt/s2048/F114C21E-B992-45C0-BBEC-368A57F49EFC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TRgadZNCTqE_fsS8inzkBrq-dA9ae1u4oEalWL7KKHMR4CHZeTJX8RqDtSD8hi7COUAIK-dPYvatL9JPrpij8f8dSLxl29JHzVx43MOeVNXesLFfRrPe_WT8NT-TqAX2m-P7-s6aPzKt/s640/F114C21E-B992-45C0-BBEC-368A57F49EFC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Looking at my Fargo with its drop bars and no suspension reminds me that on the way up I went over a little jump off a rock and remembered just as I launched that this bike isn’t really made for jumping. Luckily, I made the landing without crashing or hitting my mouth on the handlebars. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJd1Ig_NAmJBE8-TeyPE3UwG-5bkLxmmounPMtkfkwHd7-xavlFJdgx3uek6o6Ib2sX3QGXK_FCsbNAqe3I0qqm3b1dMbROZIkwZZ6bst0U-ZKvOdFbw5Xf5q2QiqpdHsdHMwJoFJvMSTc/s1280/B17F406B-76F5-40E8-8521-80212536F99E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJd1Ig_NAmJBE8-TeyPE3UwG-5bkLxmmounPMtkfkwHd7-xavlFJdgx3uek6o6Ib2sX3QGXK_FCsbNAqe3I0qqm3b1dMbROZIkwZZ6bst0U-ZKvOdFbw5Xf5q2QiqpdHsdHMwJoFJvMSTc/s640/B17F406B-76F5-40E8-8521-80212536F99E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the top there are signs for some of the other trails with names like Upchuck to explore. Plenty of trails to explore. Being out of shape and not sure how far afield the trails went, I took the Esmeralda Trail back down. It was a fun ride down and for once I was careful not to get going too fast for my skill level and bike. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got a sandwich at the golf course afterwards and eyed the bike and scooter-style carts available to rent. I’ve been thinking about trying a little golf again and next time I could do a mountain bike/golf duathalon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nOESqndRx8J6DsURn4jIUQIz9ms5VJoHjs2sAhwGaG9sX2pilJc12SFjNouJO8mOSOJ0JAJWGvL7eUIJEbFYPmK3WV_oWXCQD0RUeKvstrDiwTU_sOAqulgG5DQ54B0PI9e8WqyaZQKp/s1280/5EB19C04-BAFD-4479-8AEF-DD0E1CDAE4EF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nOESqndRx8J6DsURn4jIUQIz9ms5VJoHjs2sAhwGaG9sX2pilJc12SFjNouJO8mOSOJ0JAJWGvL7eUIJEbFYPmK3WV_oWXCQD0RUeKvstrDiwTU_sOAqulgG5DQ54B0PI9e8WqyaZQKp/s640/5EB19C04-BAFD-4479-8AEF-DD0E1CDAE4EF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-388625255231868032020-06-24T12:28:00.005-07:002020-06-24T12:37:49.060-07:00out and about in wileydogland <div><br /></div>
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no ride on mission and deno is complete without getting chased by a dog. this pic was taken after i was safely far enough away. this dog was a sneaky one - as i came around a corner that merged with his driveway, he came silently running at an angle from behind. no bark ninja dog. </div>
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i couldn’t lift this tree. anybody have a chainsaw i can borrow?<br />
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<div><br /></div>somebody did a good job of improving the merge of the upper trail with the merkel trail<br />
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<div><br /></div>i got some of those funky surly bars from velofix grafton’s garage sale and put em on my muirwoods. the bike actually fits me now. i have some orange pedals on it now and thinking orange cables will look good on it when i convert it to 2 or 1 x10 or single speed. maybe orange tires might be too much?<br />
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Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-24079167801624765782020-05-23T18:21:00.000-07:002020-05-24T09:55:17.485-07:00Preliminary bike camping setupperhaps maybe i’ll get out this year and do some bike camping/packing/touring. and what’s that i hear? the snoqualmie tunnel is open now!<br />
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so here’s my current setup i’m fiddling with. i found i don’t like using a handlebar roll, especially with the woodchippers on my 2013 fargo. not much room between the hoods. what i’m trying instead is the revelate nano panniers on the racktime topit rack up front. a dry bag with bivy bag and quilt stuffed in it on the rack. handlebar bag. feed bag. anything cages & bags. frame bag. portland design works brindle rack holding a revelate terrapin bag. another handlebar bag on the terrapin.<br />
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i partially packed the bike for a test ride - clothes and sundry items in the terrapin, 2 liter bladder and tool kit in the frame bag, jetboil, food, misc in the anything bags. it rode pretty good with none of the wobblyness i had when i used a rear rack with maybe overloaded ortleib panniers a few years ago. of course that could change when i get it fully packed. i’ll have a 3 liter camelbak and extra osprey bladders. there’s more room in the dry bag and terrapin, but the goal is not to overpack, carry the essentials plus a little more.<br />
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Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-19442632950512980912020-03-08T20:44:00.000-07:002020-05-12T21:48:29.015-07:00Salsa Vaya 650b 46/30Well, I finally did it. My 2013 Vaya has clearance for 700c x 38 with fenders and 700c x 42 w/o and I wanted a little wider tire. Despite not being completely sold on the 650b wheelsize, I watched that Path Less Pedaled video again on converting their 2013 Vaya and ordered an inexpensive wheelset.<br />
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BEFORE I GO FURTHER, I should mention Salsa says don’t do this, the bike was not designed for 650b. Death or dismemberment could ensue. <br />
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In the meantime, my left shifter paddle was broken and the 11 x 42 cassette I put on last year wasn’t shifting the greatest with a derailer spec’d for 36t max. I was tempted to wait for a nice new orange 2020 Vaya with 11speeds and clearance for 700 x 50c. I love this Vaya and wasn’t going to be able to sneak a bright orange bike into the garage so I ordered new Apex shifters and an FSA MegaExo 46 x 30 crankset. Gonna do a complete overhaul, and still get close to the same low gear range using 11-36t cassette.<br />
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Because of winter weather, I hadn’t ridden the Vaya for a couple months. Just after I ordered the wheels we had a nice day with clear roads and I rode it to work and the Rockwood Clinic. It handled great with the 700 x 38 GravelKing slicks. Bumpy 4th Ave wasn’t too rough. I had second thoughts about changing. With the wheels on their way, I was committed to trying 650 now.<br />
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The next decision was, how wide of a tire did I want? 42 or 43 is probably enough to smooth out city streets and the occasional off road riding. So I went for the whole hog and went for 47s. Threw a dart and came up with the <a href="https://teravail.com/tires/rampart" target="_blank">Teravail Rampart Light & Supple </a>TR Road Plus tires. I don’t know how they compare to your Compass/Herse tires in suppleness. They were tough to get on the rims which I took to be a good sign that they would stay on. I’ve been riding around on regular rims set up tubeless with Stan’s rim strips without the tires falling off but feel better with actual tubeless rims. One wheel I was able to set the bead with out using a compressor, only a pump.<br />
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The tires done, and the rear outfitted with the 11-36 cassette I had, I tackled the next part: changing the crankset and bottom bracket.<br />
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In an amazing feat in the annals of bicycle maintenance and repair, not only did I remove the crankset AND bottom bracket all by myself, I installed the new BB and crankset, too. Had two washers left over, a rubber one and stamped metal one, both thin. Took it for a test ride and it worked! Well, mostly, had a little trouble with the front shifting. I hoped that would get fixed when I had a professional install the new shifters. The rear shifting was good, even with the extra links in the chain put in when I switched to the 11-42 cassette.<br />
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I commuted on the Vaya the next few days, and sometimes I could shift the front gears up or down, and sometimes I couldn’t. Weird. I poked around and found the pedals slid back and forth and I had an extra 1/4 play in the crankset. Maybe that’s why sometimes it shifted and sometimes it didn’t! The bottom bracket directions showed 2 spacers on the right and 1 on the left, but then again an online video installation said they called FSA and were told that was incorrect and no spacers were needed. Not sure which spacers to get, I decided Nigel at Simple Machine Bike Repair could hopefully figure it out when I took the bike in to get the shifters installed. Long story short: he figured out I didn’t need spacers, just those two thin washers installed and everything fit correctly. Didn’t even need a new front derailer.<br />
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On my first test ride after everything was done, I took it up Pettet Drive aka Doomsday Hill. Made it up with 3 gears left in reserve. Woo hoo! The Teravail Ramparts roll smoothly and dare I say faster. Could be just my imagination. I’ve ridden them on some gravel roads and dirt trails and they’ve performed great.<br />
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The overall diameter of the tires are a little less than the 700 x 38 tires so I lost a little in the top gear, but gained a bit in the lowest gear. The pedals are lower to the ground but this hasn’t been a problem. The only time I really noticed it was riding up the Merkel trail cut into the hillside - I would scrape the hillside at the bottom of the pedal stroke.<br />
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And here’s my Vaya all fitted out for commuting adventures and breakfast tacos from <a href="https://www.tacovado.com/" target="_blank">TacoVado</a><br />
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This happened back in March, and this is what I can remember now. I had downloaded the pics to Blogger on my iPad and then ran into the usual issues between the two. I fired up my ancient MacBook for the first time in months, and after a few sprays of starter fluid in the carbureter got it up and running. And now I’m back on the iPad.<br />
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Due to the incredible winter weather we had in February, many of the paved and gravel roads of the traditional <a href="https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26623256" target="_blank">Gran Fondo Ephrata</a> route were near or flat out impossible to bike. For the 80 miler, the course was re-routed to one of Vicious Cycles' regular road rides, and the Medio 50 miler was turned into a <a href="https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29466046" target="_blank">35 miler</a> - a hilly 17 mile loop on paved roads biked twice, another regular ride for the club. I had signed up for the Medio and was bummed out we wouldn't ride Overend Road, wasn't sure if a 35 mile was worth the drive. But I thought we should make the best of the situation and go for it. Besides, we'd get to bike down the super fast, super fun Sheep Canyon Road twice!<br />
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I brought my Salsa Vaya, which is my trusty gran fondo/charity/century/commuting machine.<br />
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<span id="goog_1488571287"></span><span id="goog_1488571288"></span>Decisions, decisions, what to wear. The weather was nice and sunny, but it could still be cold at the 3,000' level that time of year. I ended up with smartwool tights, long and short socks, knickers, t-shirt, and long sleeve. Maybe two t-shirts, not sure now.<br />
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Oh and I forgot my 5Tens, so had to go with my everyday Vans made of thinner material.<br />
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The Medio crowd, started an hour after the 80 miler.<br />
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Met bike buddy Arnold from Spokane at the start.<br />
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Up in the hinterlands, bright sun, bright snow. I had a good climb the first lap, and biked up to a group who were pedaling just a little slower than me. I didn't want to slow down and ride with them, so instead of losing some momentum, I rode on by. I don't get many opportunites to pass.<br />
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The riders spaced out after the climbs up Johnson Rd and Sagebrush Flats Rd.<br />
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Arnold lowered his saddle after the first lap, then zipped up the hill the 2nd time. My second go around was a bit slower.<br />
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found my Vans were not keeping my feet warm on the 2nd time around, also.<br />
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Came back with mom's recipe for a family favorite. Raisins are not optional in my book.<br />
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<span id="goog_1588719607"></span><span id="goog_1588719608"></span>that’s all, looking forward to another go at it next March 15, registration opens Feb 1. <a href="http://rideviciouscycle.com/events/gran-fondo-ephrata/">http://rideviciouscycle.com/events/gran-fondo-ephrata/</a><br />
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In other news, the left brifter* on my 2013 Vaya is broken and I’m going to overhaul the bike. REI has the 2019 Salsa Vaya on sale -54 and 55cm sizes are available and I’m tempted by it. The plan right now is to change the crankset from 46/34 to 46/30 and go back to 11-36 cassette. I switched to a 11-40 or (11-42?) but it just doesn’t shift well. And convert to 650b tires. I’m not sold on the size but I could fit some wider wider tires for commuting over bumpy streets. Or I could just buy the 2019 model that accepts up to 700x45 tires with fenders or 700x50 without.<br />
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Nah... I’m keeping the 2013 model.<br />
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*I forget if that’s the current tarck(tm) approved usage<br />
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<br />Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-30051254001279987462019-06-09T17:09:00.001-07:002019-06-09T17:09:26.637-07:00Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (fka JWPT) -permittedOk I’m officially legal for the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail! I think that’s the official new name of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail/Iron Horse Park Trail. I can’t ever remember if the Palouse or Cascades goes first.<br />
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The original Race King tires on my Fargo are barely sorta kinda legal for the 2” limit for hanging bikes up in the baggage car on Amtrak’s Empire Builder. That is, with no air in them and the calipers squeezed tight. They have a big 2.2 on the side. I’ll box it if I have to, but I’m thinking it’ll be ok.<br />
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Anyhoo, I ordered some 50c Gravelking SK. They might not be the best choice for the rockier sections on the eastern section of the trail, but I’m going to give them a trial run and see how they do. Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-44524642085881141312018-07-15T19:05:00.000-07:002018-07-15T19:08:41.597-07:00A Radwagon Tour of Spokanehey look what the drones dropped on my front porch! 72 pounds of bike material.<br />
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Which after a little assembly by me, and a once-over by Grafton at Velofix, turned into this: a Radwagon from <a href="https://www.radpowerbikes.com/" target="_blank">Rad Power Bikes</a>:<br />
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I have a front rack, platform, and side bag on order, but in the meantime this is how I’m rolling it. And roll it does. On my first spin around the neighborhood I was like a little kid, with a gee whiz this is cool feeling. The bike has 5 levels of pedal assist and also a throttle for an extra boost. There may be some drag without any pedal assist, but I don’t notice it on flat ground.<br />
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I took it for a longer test ride and planned a route with hills to test out the pedal assist. First up: Pettett Drive, aka Doomsday Hill. Zipped right up it trying the first 3 pedal assist levels, and also without, using just the lower gears on the 3x7 drivetrain.<br />
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Southeast Boulevard, heading up the South Hill. Not a real difficult climb, but the pedal assist is real nice and would be even handier with a heavier load.<br />
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After SE Blvd, I biked on some streets parallel to 29th Ave until I could get to the 29th Ave bike lanes further, ummm, west I think. It was funny, the battery level at this time showed 4 out of 5 bars, and after going down a little hill it went back up to 5. Hmm, must be something wrong with the gauge. Then I remembered, oh yeah the bike has regenerative braking! Every time you brake, it helps recharge the battery. Cool! The gauge went back and forth for awhile until I charged it up more biking down the hill on various streets like Jefferson and Adams.<br />
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By the time I got home, I'd biked 31 miles and only used a bit of the battery. The bike is billed as having a 25-45+ range, so it all depends on how much you use/need the pedal assist or throttle.<br />
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<br />Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-74822315597008028722018-06-18T22:41:00.000-07:002018-06-18T22:41:38.660-07:00New tires! Panaracer GravelKing 700 x 38c (40-622)Well I finally did it, got me some new tires. Earlier this year I looked at the rear Kenda Flintridge and saw it was getting worn down, and thought I should switch it to the front even though Sheldon Brown said not to. Thought maybe I could get another year or two out of the tires. But then I looked at the rear tire again a couple weeks ago, and said yikes! that center tread is worn. Maybe it’ll last through the year, but maybe not and it looks too worn now to move up to the front.<br />
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Well, I’ve been itching to try some other wider 700c tire offerings and there’s a few more to choose from now than a few years ago. Thought about the Maxxix ReFuse again, or the new Donnelly (neé Clement) Strada Ush 40c but then along came Panaracer with another GravelKing model but with a smooth tread <i>and </i>38c (finally!). They’re light - 320g - and under $50. Choice of black or tan sidewalls. Cool, so I got me some. This time I went for smooth ride over long lasting as opposed to when I got the Kendas the main focus was on tires that looked like they would last a couple seasons.<br />
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I thought now would be a good time to upgrade my rims to actual tubeless rims instead of the stock DT Swiss/Stan’s tape combo, but I couldn’t wait. I tore off the old tires.<br />
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....and struggled mightily to get the new GravelKings on the rim. They were tight and close fitting! Tougher to get on than the studded Marathons. Finally, once they were on I zapped some air in with the compressor, and holy crap after the bead set and popped a few times, they were holding air. And they sat perfectly round on the rim. I put some sealant in and let them sit overnight. They lost a little air in the morning, with just a few spots where sealant leaked out a little. </div>
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My first test ride was on the street and Fish Lake Trail with a helluva head and side winds. Didn’t really notice a big difference.<br />
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Been biking to work on them last week and this week, and found they do roll nice. Really notice the difference when I’m coasting or going downhill, feels like the bike is rolling more easily. Took it on a dirt trail off Nortwest Blvd, and they handled pretty good. I’m still a little leery on the street when turning on a gravel strewn street, but the grip seems pretty good on pavement. </div>
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P.s. legal disclaimer: Tires were bought and paid for by myself as no companies still don’t send me free stuff to review. Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-36054517698797524132018-05-28T11:53:00.000-07:002018-05-28T11:53:01.358-07:00Carrying on about the little thingswell hey I don’t have much to say<br />
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(In other news I figured out how to get around the no-scrolling on iPad on Blogger by hitting return, and was able to get all pics off my phone or iPad instead of opening up my ancient laptop and waiting days for it to download 2,000 pics from my phone. Except I have to ignore the jumping around after every keystroke whilst typing. Maybe now I’ll blog more. Ha!)<br />
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<span id="goog_143784857"></span><span id="goog_143784858"></span>Not carrying much in this pic, but it shows the WolfTooth <a href="https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/collections/b-rad-products/products/b-rad-half-bottle-adapter" target="_blank">B-RAD Half Bottle Adapter</a> (bought and paid for by me) in action at NorthTown Mall. Just barely clears my right foot and allows use of a larger bottle with a frame bag. I got a Ride More Drive less sticker from <a href="http://www.hottmanlawoffice.com/gear/" target="_blank">Hottman Law Office</a> - The Cyclist Lawyer and it is partially covering up some wear and tear due to carelessness on my Vaya.<br />
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every once in awhile I break down and get something tasty like a huge cinnamon roll from Rocket Bakery. You should try their Pecan Roll!<br />
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Also, my bike ride home from workout goes near the Viking. Pretty convenient.<br />
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Hot pizza! Accidentally ordered extra slices at Veraci Pizza on the way home<br />
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Checking out the new pavement on the Monroe Street hill whilst carrying Skippers takeout<br />
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I moved the Blackburn Local rack from the front to rear, and accidentally ordered an inexpensive<br />
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At the aforementioned Skippers, and more fresh pavement on the somewhat controversial Monroe Street makeover.<br />
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Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-33396389264480067052018-03-24T09:54:00.000-07:002018-03-24T09:56:35.434-07:00It's a Ride Report: GFEWhoa, I finished the 80 mile Ephrata Gran Fondo in 7hours 32minutes; 2 minutes slower than last year even though I feel a little stronger now. Going to blame it on all the stopping for pics I did this year. Still a full hour and 1/2 slower than 2014 back when I was in better shape, actually getting some long rides in beforehand during milder Jan-Feb weather.<br />
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So yes we got pics, lots of pics this time.<br />
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I took the front rack off my Vaya this time, and it seemed more spry and speedy. Haven't put it back on yet for commute mode which means I had to backpack donations for our work sponsored charity, splitting it up into two trips. Thinking I'll eventually put front and maybe rear rack back on, but right now I'm enjoying the ride.<br />
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I also pumped the tires up over 40psi and they rolled better on the pavement sections. Usually, I lower them because of the gravel sections which doesn't work as well for the pavement.<br />
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Note below also, I have the WolfTooth B-Rad Half-Bottle adapter on the down tube bottle cage. It rotates the bottle out just a bit so the tall 22 oz bottle will fit outside the frame bag when the bottle cage is in the usual spot. It just clears the pedals, and surprisingly doesn't get in the way. I've also used just the B-Rad base to lower the bottle cage centered on the downtube, but then the seat tube bottle gets in the way and you have to raise it and use a shorter bottle.<br />
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The pre-ride meeting:<br />
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The traditional foggy screen shot after I first pull my phone out of my pocket. This was an hour or so in and already off the back as they say:<br />
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What I've noticed this year and last is there are more gravel style bikes with lower gears than there used to be. First couple years I did it there was hardly anybody with lower gears than me, but this year I watched enviously as a guy with a 1 x 12 system effortlessly pass me up a hill as I was in my lowest gear (34 X 36). Of course, sometimes they effortlessly pass me because I'm just slow.<br />
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Most of these pics are of the gravel sections, yet only about 30 miles is gravel/dirt. Needs more.<br />
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Baird Springs Road, my favorite portion of the ride. It's a fast downhill, and my tendency is to go too fast. When I first started biking this Fondo I would pass a lot of guys on skinny tired road bikes, but now I'm so far back I don't get to fly smugly by anybody..<br />
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More pics of this area, because I can't decide which ones to edit out.<br />
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It's funny, I almost switched to the 50 mile course which doesn't go down Baird Springs Rd. It leaves from the other end towards Quincy, and takes Overend Rd. which crosses Baird. One thing in favor of the 50 mile course was riding the full Overend Rd which I've never done. I also just like the name, and it seems appropriate for me. While biking down Baird, suddenly I met bikers heading towards me - it tuns out the 50 miler had to be re-routed and skipped Overend.<br />
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30 some miles in, and it's biking on Stuhlmiller Road up above Hwy 28 and the Columbia River.<br />
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There were a lot of dirt bikers in the Stuhmiller Road area, and I began to wonder why don't I take up dirt biking? Seems easier and funner! Also more potential for broken bones for this old man who likes to got too fast downhill.<br />
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The Palisades Road through the Moses Coulee. I noticed an old shack up against the cliffs along here that I hadn't seen before. Thought about exploring but I stuck to the planned route.<br />
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These guys were stopped ahead of me, and got going when they saw me coming. I'd been leapfrogging with the two in black a few tines. One had bike issues early on, and I passed them again when they stopped on Stuhlmiller Road. They promptly passed me again, then I saw them at the 40 mile pit stop. The guy in yellow took a ride home a bit beyond here.<br />
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The first of the Three Devils hill, which I am happy to report I didn't walk up this year. It's steeper than it looks, honest! After here I found myself glancing at my Garmin and worrying about the time and mileage, so I switched it to the elevation screen. This year I wasn't too concerned about how fast I was going compared to others, I was just biking it at my own pace trying not too worry about the time and distance.<br />
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Another foggy screen shot, this time up in the Sagebrush Flats area. I actually passed a guy after the climb up from the Palisades on a short stretch of paved Sagebrush Flats Road, before the turn onto gravel Road 23.<br />
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Back on Sagebrush Flats Road, I stopped to take a pic of the change from the last bit of gravel to pavement, and that guy I passed went and passed me. I though oh no, I'm last place now! Sure, I was biking at my own speed, but I didn't really want to be last. A support truck came up from behind and asked me how I was doing. Doing great! Not going to take a ride now, less than 20 miles from the finish. Sometimes I wonder if the support truck is just hoping we stragglers throw in the towel and they can head to the post ride meal.<br />
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Still up in the hills, before the last superfun downhill portion of Sagebrush Flats Road. Ephrata in the distance off to the right.<br />
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Sorry no pics of the downhill. Like I've said before, I should have been a downhill mountain biker, I love going fast downhill. I came up from behind the guy that had just passed me and could've probably zipped by him. But in a rare moment of caution, I held back. He ended up finishing less than a minute ahead of me.<br />
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I got a few cheers from the timing people as I hit the finish line, and snagged a finisher's patch from an outstretched arm. As I was resting up it looked like the timers were closing up but then I heard more cheers and another biker approaching. Whoa, somebody was behind me. Good thing I didn't slow down at the end.<br />
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I biked the two miles home to my parent's house, and then we went to dinner at Tequila's, a Mexican restaurant in town. I stayed overnight and drove back to Spokane the next day.<br />
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This operation was too easy. I followed the same procedure as with the front Larry in the previous post using the FattyStripper. Had a little trouble with a wrinkle in the bling strip where it overlaps, but nothing serious. If I had it to do over again, I’d use a regular Surly or other rim strip that’s a continuous band rather than the 3 foot long or so bling strip.<br />
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I attempted to install a foam rod in the center channel as in this <a href="http://forums.mtbr.com/fat-bikes/fatty-stripper-tubeless-solution-989657.html#post12353467" target="_blank">post</a> at mtbr.com that is linked to in the FattyStripper <a href="http://fattystripper.com/faqs.html" target="_blank">FAQ</a>, but due to the sloping shoulders of the center channel of the rims and my impatience coupled with lack of spray adhesive on hand to keep the foam from slipping around, I said to heck with it. Maybe someday I’ll be sorrywhen the tire rolls off the rim after one of those gnarly bike tricks.<br />
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Stretched the FattyStripper over the rim, and got the tire on. The Nate seems like a beefier tire than the Larry and the bead edges were sitting mostly close to the rim edge, except for in the valve area. Put in a little sealant and pumped air in from my little pancake compressor. No sealant spewing all over this time, but it didn’t quite set so I put 2 more ounces in. More air, and this time I actually heard the pop of the bead setting over the compressor noise. Woo hoo! The tire was holding air pretty good with just one spot where sealant leaked, so I went upstairs and saw Philadelphia was leading 15-3, still first quarter. Another woo hoo!<br />
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After the game I pumped the tire up a couple times and again on Monday morning. When I checked after work it’d lost about 3psi. Then I remembered the thorn puncture I got a few years ago on the Quilomene trip. Hmmm...I found the puncture spot but no sealant leaking there. Will have to plug that spot anyway. After I wrastled the wheel back onto the bike, I saw a mysterious drop of sealant between some tread knobs. Will keep an eye on it and see if anywhere else needs plugging. <br />
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I’ve had my Pugsley Neck Romancer for 4-5 years or so, and about the only thing that bothers me is the delayed response from the front wheel turning. I call it self-steer. I'll turn the handlebars, and a second later feel weight moving in the direction of the turn. At first I thought it was just the way fat bikes handled, or maybe it was due to the straight arrow tread pattern of the Larry front tire. After a few years I suspected what I was experiencing was the delayed sliding movement of the tube in the direction of the turn.<br />
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I’ve mainly ridden my Pugs to work this winter, and it really started bugging me. Let's see, how much would new tubeless rims cost? Then I ran across the <a href="http://www.fattystripper.com/" target="_blank">FattyStripper Tubeless Solution</a> on the inter webs. It's similar to the split-tube method. I ordered their FattyStripper Latex Band and red Bling strip, after warning Debbie about the name on the card charge. (She seemed nonplussed). Also, ordered foam backer rod strips that they recommended for the Rolling Daryl rims (as they say "for rims with loose tolerance for seating the bead"). If this setup didn't work, at least I'll get a little more color on the bike with the bling strip.<br />
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First I took off the tire, tube, and rim strip and installed the bling strip, managing to get it on somewhat loosely. Then stretched the FattyStripper over the rim and put two foam rods under the strip next to the edge. Got the valve in and put the tire on. Poured in a little bit of sealant. Fired up the compressor, blew some air in. Sealant spewing everywhere, the tire beads mostly refusing to go towards the rim edges. Ok, stopped that. I pulled out the foam rods because they were preventing the tires from sliding over to the rim edge. (Reading the directions again, I may have misunderstood and should have put the rods more towards the center). Put about 2 oz. more sealant in the tire and fired more air in the valve. Sealant spewing in lots of places but the tire is attaching to the rim. Rolled the tire around, did the hippy hippy shake to spread the sealant around. More air, a little less spewing. Repeat, even less leaking. Hey, this might work. I put the valve core in, and filled the tire and let it sit. Some leaking going on. <br />
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I brought the tire in from the garage into the basement and let it sit, then measured the air pressure. It was at 7.5 psi. Thought it'd be higher, so I grabbed the floor pump and pumped more air in.<br />
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Suddenly at around 17 psi, POP! A little more air, and another POP. Whoa, the bead sat! I left it at 15psi and let it sit overnight. I think it went down to 10, then pumped it back up. Repeated next day, then the rest of the week it was holding steady.<br />
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This morning, I dropped the psi to 10 and took the venerable Pugs for a test ride around the block, hoping the tire didn't pop off the rims with some weight on them. Whoa, it works and no self-steer! Maybe a little from the arrow tread pattern. I headed down to Joe Albi stadium, and rode a favorite curvy, winding trail behind the Dwight Merkel sports complex. Fun, no tube sloshing back and forth. Even with the pressure fairly high, the bike handled great and I didn't have to fight the tire around a turn.<br />
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I don't know how well this will last, and will always have a tube with me attached to the rear rack or in frame bag. I don't plan on getting too far from home, yet.<br />
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Next up for tubeless: the rear Surly Nate.<br />
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some pics below first seen on twitter or instagram<br />
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went for the hieroglyphic bar tape, not getting much better at wrapping. had to wrap one side clockwise, the other counter so the glyphs weren’t hidden on one side.<br />
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Street find in a planter box on Wall Street. I picked it up and brought it home. Everybody told me don’t you watch dateline? Now your dna is all over it.<br />
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A pretty shot while biking in Riverside State Park first week of December, below the military cemetery area. from iPhone SE because I ahem lost my iPhone 6s while biking and don't deserve a better phone.<br />
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Leaning tower of scotcharoos, my specialty<br />
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schoolyard toys left out. which reminds me, I think we owe the school for a new red ball to replace a punctured one.<br />
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dog park pics, little mountain goats<br />
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the annual fat tire/Nettleton Street winter pic<br />
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Another street, another day. Fat bike for commuting comes in handy, better than studs or mountain bike many days.<br />
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Outside My Fresh Basket, I was a little leery of locking up after seeing the middle bike. Seems to be a safe spot, so wondered if bike was left overnight.<br />
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Rare local music store find, a button accordion tuned B/C. Perfect for Irish tunes, but I don't know if I want to take up another instrument or just have it hanging around.<br />
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A wintry day, chain broke shortly after this. Now I have a spare chain to practice changing links on.<br />
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Surprised by some daylight on ride to work.<br />
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A light coating of icy frost/snow on the streets made these tires the wrong tool for the job but I was so tired of studded tires or rolling fat bike tires on pavement.<br />
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on my way to boot camp. who needs hi-viz?</div>
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I like to keep the pie plates and reflectors on my bike partly to annoy serious cyclists, partly out of lazyness. And because I like having the reflectors on for night street riding although I'm not sure if they help any.</div>
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that's all for now folks, might have to go out for a bike ride.Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-75316912027323478012018-01-23T21:02:00.000-08:002018-01-23T21:28:36.697-08:00Ephrata Gran Fondo March 11: new 50 mile optionThat time of year is fast arriving again - the <a href="http://rideviciouscycle.com/events/gran-fondo-ephrata/" target="_blank">Ephrata Gran Fondo</a> is 3/11/2018. Ok, so this is not a true Gran Fondo according to what I read by a stickler over at <a href="http://redkiteprayer.com/2014/06/the-oregon-gran-fondo/" target="_blank">Red Kite Prayer</a>, but who the heck cares about that. This is an Eastern Washington style Fondo with mixed surfaces, a fair amount of climbing, and the potential for crazy weather. There’s a meal afterwards, so that qualifies in my book. I don’t think Padraig is going to show up and complain about the format, but that’d be alright if he did.<br />
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This year Jake and the crew at Viscious Cycles added a 50 mile route in addition to the traditional 80 miler. The GFE 50 doesn’t include my favorite downhill ride on the GFE 80 - Baird Springs Road - but includes all of Overen Road, which I’ve only ridden part last year when the course had to be altered due to road closures. I’m tempted by the 50 miler but it starts at 10:00am instead of the 9:00 start for the 80. Might as well just go for the regular course, heck, I might even be in better shape for it than last year. Been getting some workouts in at Lilac City Fit Body Boot Camp but I’m afraid I’ll still be heavier than last year. Hoping I’m not slower!<br />
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I’m tempted to order a pair of the new slick Panaracer GravelKing 700 x 38 tubeless tires I noticed over at Universal Cycles, but think I’ll stick with the Kenda Flintridges for the ride. Not the smoothest rolling tires, but they get the job done and they’re not close to wearing out yet. Much longer lasting than the Clement X’Plor MSO that came with my Vaya. (Also, interested in the Clement/Donnelly Strada Ush 700 x 38 if they ever show up in the wild).<br />
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Registration opens February 1 at BikeReg, but the <a href="https://www.bikereg.com/37237" target="_blank">reg page</a> is up now which requires a password which I’m not privy to.<br />
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<br />Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-33281944565358145312018-01-13T19:41:00.001-08:002018-01-13T19:41:33.953-08:00Views from Wileydogland, part 1from the last 6 months or so in no particular order, from on the bike, off the bike, or not bike related at all:<br />
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some new bike racks in the condo/retail building across</div>
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<br />Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-47880548673362472102017-11-02T15:20:00.001-07:002017-11-03T21:05:23.795-07:00That was the Midnight Century, son!I’m not sure what 60’s or 70’s song movie or tv show I’m trying to reference in that post title. Maybe the Lone Ranger: Who was that masked man? That was the Lone Ranger, son.<br />
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When the time for the Midnight Century rolls around on the first Saturday in August, I start hearing that old Creedence Clearwater song (via Leadbelly and countless others) in my head: “Let the Midnight Special, shine a light on me” and I try to replace the words with Midnight Century specific lyrics. Still working on that.<br />
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So, yes, that was the Midnight Century a few months ago rolling through the county, shining bike lights on dark country roads and paths. And I’m just now getting around to blogging it, after a suitable amount of time reflecting on the ride. Except, now I’ve forgotten most of it.<br />
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I do remember having the bright idea a week before of riding it backwards, that is forwards in a counterclockwise direction to spice it up a bit. I'm not sure if it'd be easier or about the same mixture of fun, contemplative riding, cursing, and misery. Hank was up for it, but I didn’t look too closely at the route with with my backwards glasses on.<br />
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The evening of the ride I debated the perennial pros and cons of the Vaya vs. Fargo - lower gears and bigger knobbier tires on the Fargo versus higher gears and smooth rolling tires on the Vaya. I settled on the Vaya again, knowing I'd be wishing I was on the Fargo on the Liberty Lake hills, and also those washboard gravel roads before Spangle. <br />
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I finally left home around 11:40pm, hightailing it down to Browns Addition. I was late, and was expecting to see the group leaving as I rode on Pacific Ave towards the The Elk. A block away, I spied a couple bike lights and figured it was maybe a couple stragglers. But no, as I reached the Elk it wasn’t quite midnight yet and there was a contingent of 20-30 bikers milling about. No time for fries, coffee, and beer.<br />
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I briefly discussed with Hank and Eric about riding the route backwards, and we went with forwards. I wasn't too sure about way finding backwards in the dark, but next year for sure it'll be in reverse.<br />
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With a bit of staggered hesitancy, the group took off at 11:59pm or so, there not being any official starting horn or gun, and no leader. My strategy this year was to just take it easy on the Centennial Trail portion out to the state line, instead of racing fast with the group. Then I would just plug along. Eric was taking it easy also, so we rode together behind the main group.<br />
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We chatted along, and Eric peeled off after crossing I-90 to visit some friends in Liberty Lake, saying he'd see me at breakfast at Central Food. I replied, if I make it that far! Like the last year or so, I was out of shape having not ridden much in the summer heat beyond commuting.<br />
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Okay, this is the point in the blog post where I say this has gone on long enough, let's just get the story over. I'm basically a lazy writer. So random thoughts from here on out.<br />
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This was the 2nd year in a row where I didn't miss a certain turn and I rode by the purple or blue house mentioned in the cue sheet. The website midnightcentury.com seems to be down, so I can't look at the cue sheet and tell you which rode this was on. **update: website back up and it’s the weird blue house on Idaho Rd., mile 26.6. The first couple years I went up Mission and missed Idaho Rd. **<br />
And this was the first year I believe I didn't miss any turns. I tried to shortly after crossing I-90 when my Garmin was blinking at me, trying to tell me to turn the wrong way. Damn electronic subterfuge. I knew the turn didn't look right, and Hank rolled up and confirmed the course was the other thataway. I also accidentally hit the stop button on my timer, and had to restart the ride.<br />
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This is a typical scene out in the country:<br />
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A couple youngsters did the same as last year: stop for beer, catch up and pass me, stop for beer and snacks, pass me, stop for beer, etc., then never seeing them again until the end.<br />
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My legs felt felt like they made it through the Liberty Lake hills better than last year and so I was thinking my time this year might be better, but much later on when the sun rose I realized I was further along last year at the same time. Oh well.<br />
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There were some other stop-and-take-a-pic worthy scenes, but since I didn't bring my better camera, I didn't. Sometimes the iPhone takes just as well or better pics and now I'm sorry I didn't. I could use pics instead of words to pad out this post.<br />
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Usually the worst part of the ride is the last 20 or so miles on the highway and the Fish Lake Trail, where I just plod along thinking about real food like scrambled eggs and cheese. This year it seems to go better, but those last 5 miles were a killer. No difficult climbing involved, just nice easy rolling on pavement, I don't know why I dislike it so much. Maybe because it is so straight and boring and I've ridden it a million times.<br />
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So....I finished in the slowest time ever for me at least: 10 hours 28 minutes. I didn't even feel presentable enough to eat breakfast at Central Food.<br />
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I haven't gone on any real long rides since, but as I'm typing this up I'm getting the urge to head out and get another long one in before the snow really flies. Belsby Road is calling, and so is Euclid Rd.<br />
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<br />Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-9276299330975679832017-09-10T20:51:00.002-07:002017-09-10T20:53:11.992-07:00San Antonio BCycleApparently, I never told you about our trip to San Antonio last year. Debbie had a conference down there, and I tagged along for a few days. San Antonio is famous for its River Walk which is cool and all that, but Spokane has an actual river running through it (which we have tried to hide partly behind a behemoth Convention Center). Ok, got that little bit of civic rivalry out of the way. <br />
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Like Spokane, San Anton had a world's fair - the HemisFair '68 - and they got a Space Needle like structure out of the deal. Gotta admit, better than our pavilion. San Antonio has better margaritas, which help with the heat and high humidity there in late September. Oh yeah San Antonio has the Alamo. And nearby missions, which you can visit following the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/saan/planyourvisit/upload/Transportation_2014.pdf" target="_blank">Mission Trai</a>l via hiking, biking, or <gasp> motorized vehicle. <br />
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Another thing San Antonio has is a bike share program called <a href="https://sanantonio.bcycle.com/" target="_blank">San Antonio BCycle</a>. <a href="https://www.bcycle.com/" target="_blank">BCycle</a> is a company that runs bike share programs in quite a few cities in the US of A. <a href="https://www.bcycle.com/cities" target="_blank">Here's</a> a map of the cities they operate in - maybe they'd like to add Spokane to the list.<br />
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One day we walked over to the Alamo, where I checked out a bike station:<br />
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The next day we bought a 24 hour pass for $12 at a station close to our hotel and the Riverwalk. San Antonio's bike share is based on trips under an hour, "Designed for short trips and quick adventures around town". After checking out a bike, you have to dock it again at another station (or the same) within 60 minutes, otherwise you're charged an extra $2. We had handy <a href="https://sanantonio.bcycle.com/docs/librariesprovider41/System-Maps/2016_0203-stationmap.pdf?sfvrsn=2" target="_blank">maps</a> of the system, and our plan was to ride to a couple of the 4 Missions on the Mission Trail. It's about a 16 mile ride to visit all four. After coffee and breakfast, we started out on our not so quick adventure.<br />
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On the street to connect to the walk/bike path to the first mission<br />
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The bikes are clunkers, but fun to ride. I fit my backpack in the basket up front.<br />
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On the Mission Reach section of the River Walk. Once out of the city, the San Antonio river looks like a real river.<br />
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Here's where I should insert a picture of the first Mission we stopped at, Mission Concepcion.<br />
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Except I can't find any. Maybe I backed them up to external drive and am too lazy to find them, or maybe I let Debbie do the Mission pic taking. We docked our bikes, looked around, and undocked them using the same debit card we used to buy the pass. Then we started on our way to Mission San Jose, a little mindful of our 60 minute window. But it turns out we didn't need to worry, as we always made it to next BCycle station with time to spare.<br />
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After Mission San Jose I thought maybe we could turn around...but we couldn't just go that far and not see the other two missions. <br />
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The rest of the story: we made it to the other two missions, and ran out of water on the way back. It was a very hot day, and we stopped at a park to refill our bottles. Docked our bikes, couldn't get any water out of the water fountain. Saw a little stray kitten I wanted to take home, but that wasn't happening. <br />
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Went to undock the bikes, and my card didn't quite slide in right. Couldn't undock the bikes. Looked at the bus schedule, couldn't figure it out. I called BCycle and in short order they sent a van over with some water. After fiddling with the card reader for a bit, he was able to open up the docks and get bikes out for us. He said sometimes people put gum in the slots or other stuff, but this one he wasn't sure why it wasn't working. Good quick response for us dehydrated tourists. Back on the road, there was another station within a few blocks we could've walked to if we had to. We made it back to town, and stopped in a little coffee shop that had the best lemonade.<br />
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Since we didn't rent a car during our visit, the BCycle was a great way to get around and see more of the city than we would've on foot. We told a husband of one of Debbie's co-wprkers who was also along, and the next day he got a pass and went all over town.<br />
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Back in Spokane, the city has an $80,000 federal grant to study and design a system (see Spokesman-Review <a href="http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jul/26/city-to-consider-bike-share-proposals-could-launch/#/0" target="_blank">article</a>). There's talk of starting with stations downtown in Riverfront Park and Kendall Yards. Being a downtown office worker, I'd like this. I walk over to Kendall Yards sometimes for lunch, and this would be a quicker and easy way to get there, without having to haul my bike down from the office.<br />
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Wileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-28033586331312003002017-09-02T17:43:00.002-07:002017-09-02T17:43:56.737-07:00Fargo Rival 27.5+ It's Sprootz' fault.<br />
I haven't seen hide nor tail of him for a year or two now, but he's getting the blame. Or credit.<br />
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Way back when, Surly introduced the Krampus. A flat bar machine with 3" tires. I'm not sure if it was the first of its kind, but it caught my eye. In between a fatbike and a mountain bike, it looks like it might even be good on snow. Fast forward a few years, and there are tons of plus bikes. I've been eying the Salsa Rival since it was introduced last year. 1 x 11s drivetrain, 27.5+ tires. The fever waxed and waned, I wasn't really needing or wanting another bike. I did figure I have a couple bikes I can sell so I'll end up with less bikes. Then I got all mr.-money-mustache and decided I didn't really need a new bike.<br />
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Sometime in spring I started looking at the bike more seriously and a shop in town had a large Fargo 29er that I sat on but didn't test ride. It actually didn't feel too big - I think the geometry changed or it might've been the Woodchipper 2 bars - but I wanted to find a medium. I mentioned the 27.5+ and asked if they'd be getting any more Fargos in, and he said oh yeah. REI had some available online and at certain select stores but I was hoping to get one at a LBS.<br />
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Then the mediums disappeared from REI online and I panicked. I couldn't find one at any Salsa dealers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or Montana. What? I just decided I'd go for it and they disappear. Universal Cycles in Portland, Ore. said they wouldn't get anymore. Salsa said they were out till the 2018 models. Well, maybe I can wait and there'll be a better-to-my-liking color scheme.<br />
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I emailed REI and asked them about the mediums. Their rep replied they did actually have some in select stores, and the closest one to me is in Bend. He suggested I check with them first before driving down, which I did and it's a good thing because the medium they had was still in a box. They said they'd build it up, and I drove down the next weekend.<br />
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I test-rode it, and the sizing felt good. The only thing I was concerned about was in very tight turns my knees might hit the ends of the handlebars if I wasn't paying attention. Briefly thought about trying the large cuz I like my bikes big, but went for the frame closer to my frame.<br />
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It's a fun bike to ride. Of course I said that about my other Fargo and Pugs Neck Romancer when I first got them, but it's just a little bit more so. It handles corners great, with none of the self steer onthe Pugs, but still easily rolls over rocks and roots out at Riverside State Park.<br />
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Now I'm thinking what to do with the brown and orange Fargo. It's a great bike, and right now I need it because 2" tires are the largest Amtrak allows. I will probably keep it for my bikepacking rig. My mountain bike is sold, and maybe the cross bike is next.<br />
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Ok so how does Sprootz get any blame in this? Can't remember exactly how it went, but more than a year ago he mentioned how he could use me as an excuse/reason (maybe to the mrs.) to justify a new bike. This worked both ways for us. I hadn't gotten a new bike for awhile, and he'd gotten a nice e-bike and maybe another, too. So, somewhat irrationally, that got thrown into the calculations. That, and the current world situation and I developed an eat, drink, and be merry attitude.<br />
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Funny thing, after buying it in late spring, I haven't ridden a whole lot this summer - too dang hot! I'm looking forward to putting many miles on it this fall, and maybe into winter. I want to see how it does on snow.<br />
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