One of Seattle's most famous native sons is Jimi Hendrix, but I didn't know until yesterday that he was buried right down the road in Renton.

As the steady drizzle made it dark and gloomy here this Halloween -- there was almost a purple haze in the air -- I thought it would be an interesting experience to take a bicycle ride down there.

There's nothing scary or spooky about the Jimi Hendrix Memorial, but it did make it onto a list of six locations that are considered Haunted Renton on a map created by EarthShod.

The Jimi Hendrix Memorial is located at the Greenwood Memorial Park on busy 3rd Street in Renton.

The memorial is among the largest edifices at the cemetery and easy to find ...   more »

A man took his bicycle onto the University Bridge in Seattle about 3 a.m. Saturday, then laid down beside it, as if he were injured. When a motorist stopped to help him, the man jumped up and punched and kicked the woman.

Police answering the call witnessed the attack and arrested the man. The woman was treated at a local hospital for the assault.

This is terrible on several levels. In addition to the woman being injured in the assault, I wonder if passersby will think twice before coming to the aid of bicyclists who have been left to die by hit-and-run motorists ...   more »

Imagine racing your mountain bike on a downhill course. Now imagine being legally blind.

Now you're imagining Bobby McMullen's life.

"The Way Bobby Sees It" (check out the trailer at left) is McMullen's story and is one of three feature films that will be presented at the Olympia Bicycle Film Festival later this month ...   more »

What could be so interesting to hold the attention of these two guys I spotted from the bike bridge to the Cedar River Trail in Renton?

They're employees of the Seattle Public Utilities checking on the salmon weir placed across the river to capture migrating salmon for the fish hatchery.

With sunny, cool weekend weather in the forecast, it might be a good time to bike over to the Cedar River Bike Trail and follow the migration of sockeye salmon upstream to Landsburg . There's a map below to direct you. ...   more »