Tag: Washington
Part of the Olympic Discovery Trail on the Olympic Peninsula Crescent Lake and mountain view from Spruce Railroad Trail in 2019
The Spruce Railroad Trail overlooking the remote north shore of Lake Crescent is “open for business” again.
Crews finished the months-long project to pave the trail and reconstruct and reopen two old tunnels on …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2020/12/04/improved-spruce-railroad-trail-reopens-at-lake-crescent/
Two cyclists head back toward Renton on the Cedar River Trail earlier this week
The northeastern US traditionally might have the best fall colors, but the leaves put on a show out here in the Pacific Northwest as well.
Took a ride up the Cedar River Trail on a sunny day earlier this week, and …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2020/11/05/fall-colors-on-cedar-river-trail/
I got a chance to take my bicycle for a spin on the Cedar River Trail from Renton through Maple Valley and, as always, was moved by this view. Thought I’d share it:
Definitely better than a day at the office.
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad built several trestles across the …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2020/06/19/11-seconds-on-the-cedar-river-trail/
Have you ever been riding along a rail-trail on your bicycle and spied a rusty railroad spike left over from the old railroad days?
I have. Sometimes I’ll carry it home and add it to my collection from local trails: three different locations along the Palouse to Cascades trail, Snoqualmie Valley trail, Willapa Hills trail, …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2020/06/14/railroad-spikes-repurposed-as-art/
County wants users to “Keep Moving”
More than 175 miles of regional trails and 215 miles of backcountry trails – many used by bicycle riders – will reopen in the Seattle area on Friday as King County announced Tuesday that parks will reopen that day.
The proclamation follows the limited reopening of Washington state managed …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2020/05/06/regional-and-backcountry-trails-in-king-county-reopen-on-friday/
You’ll want to check for possible last-minute changes before heading out to watch or participate in bicycling events because of growing concern over COVID-19. Organizers in the US and Italy have just started reacting to the epidemic.
So far, we have limitations at this weekend’s Seattle Bike Show and postponements of Seattle Bike Swap and …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2020/03/06/check-for-bicycling-event-cancellations-due-to-coronavirus/
Seemingly continuous rainfall the past few weeks in the Puget Sound area has led to closures on bicycle trails used for recreation and commuting. Even with an interruption in the rain forecast for this weekend, it will be a while before the flood waters recede and the messes are cleaned up.
Preston Snoqualmie Trail — …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2020/02/07/when-it-rains-in-western-washington-it-also-floods-bicycle-trails/
This past summer I spent several weeks researching and visiting the newly minted Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail for an article that appeared this fall on the cover of the Rails to Trails Conservancy magazine.
Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is the cover story for fall Rails to Trails Magazine
You can read …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2019/12/09/palouse-to-cascades-state-park-trail-featured-in-rails-to-trails-magazine/
If you’re looking for a bicycling themed calendar to help keep track of your busy days as your roll through 2019, consider two that feature Washington rail-trails on their covers.
The calendar I’m most excited about is published by Rails to Trails Conservancy, featuring a photo I took last fall on the Snoqualmie Valley Regional …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2018/12/05/calendars-feature-washington-bicycle-trails-on-covers/
Washington state’s reputation as a rainy destination is proved false every summer and fall as blue skies greet bicyclists coming to the Evergreen State.
You’ll notice that the week-long and across-state rides below are scheduled during that sunny period.
The Cascade Bicycle Club and Adventure Cycling Association, both nonprofits, schedule the bulk of the longer …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2018/11/27/washington-states-2019-week-long-bicycle-rides/
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