I attached my gear-loaded trailer and front panniers to the bicycle last week and headed down the driveway for the Olympic Peninsula. As you can see from this first-night self-portrait at Chimacum about 10 hours later, it was going to be a good trip.
It had been quite a few years since the last time I loaded up the bike for a self-supported tour, and this trip reminded me about some things I had learned from earlier trips: …
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Boil elbow macaroni; add other stuff.
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Self portrait at county campground at Chimacum on Olympic Peninsula, 2006
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To me, one of the coolest things to come out of the USA Cycling Pro Championships this weekend in Greenville, South Carolina, is seeing Saul Raisin back on the bicycle again.
The 23-year-old Dalton, Georgia, cyclist led the Palmetto Peloton Project charity ride on Saturday, nearly five months after he was seriously injured in a racing crash. …
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Photo by Casey Gibson/Medalist Sports
George Hincapie celebrates his road race victory Sept. 3 at the USA Cycling Pro Championships road race. More pictures from the Pro Champsionships.
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Cycling over familiar ground — like five trips over 1,872-foot Paris Mountain — may have helped George Hincapie on Sunday.
The Greenville, South Carolina, resident won the road race title at the USA Cycling Professional Championships in his hometown, beating future teammate Levi Leipheimer in the 121-mile bicycle race by 16 seconds. …
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Writing this blog for the past 18 months or so, I've run across a few quotes regarding bicycling. I've collected them in the “Bicycle Quotes” folder. While I'm away for a short bicycle tour, I've compiled some of my favorites:
The simple beauty of bicycle touring, March 15, 2006
“You reach the top of a mountain pass … it’s real … it does something to you. Humping up a steep 1,000-foot elevation with 40 pounds of gear, it’s hard. You’ve accomplished something. And there’s still all this country there before you.” …
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This old railway trestle spans about 400 feet over the creek, about 25 feet below. Built for the Seattle, Port Angeles and Western Railway near Port Angeles, it was converted to public use in 1999.
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Here's the old railway bridge for bicycle riders and pedestrians on the Olympic Discovery Trail near Sequim. Originally built for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, the bridge is about 90 years old.
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The focal point of Railroad Bridge Park at mile 17 of the Olympic Discovery Trail is the trestle and bridge over the Dungeness River. Built about 1915 for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, the 585-foot trestle leads to a 150-foot bridge. The bridge is located at Railroad Bridge Park, located west of …
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