Biking Bis - Bicycle Touring

Seattle skyline

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:18:00 -0800

Cyclists at 2007 Chilly Hilly ride past view of the Seattle skyline on Bainbridge Island.

Hilly riding at Chilly Hilly

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:20:00 -0800

Cyclists bunch up as they climb from the shoreline at 2007 Chilly Hilly.

Tall bike

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:17:00 -0800

A tall bike rider flies the skull and crossbones at 2007 Chilly Hilly. Actually, he's on another ride altogether, the .83 bike club's F****n' Hills Race, which just happens to coincide over the same exact route and on same exact day at the Chilly Hilly.

D'oh

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:16:00 -0800

Rough dismount into the bushes at 2007 Chilly Hilly. This guy's OK. He just picked himself up and got back on the bike.

A Chilly Hilly hill

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:14:00 -0800

Cyclists climb a hill at 2007 Chilly Hilly

Riding the rollercoaster

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:31:00 -0800

Down, then up at Chilly Hill 2007.

Riding a blustery Bainbridge Island

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:22:00 -0800

Even the flats along the shoreline have their own difficulties as riders are whipped by a stiff wind from offshore.

"Give me your tired, wet and hungry..."

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:24:00 -0800

Chilly Hilly cyclists wait for the ferry at the dock in Winslow on Bainbridge Island.

Bike packed on the ferry

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:25:00 -0800

Hundreds of bicycles parked on the floor of the Bainbridge-Seattle ferry for the ride home.