After writing a friend a long letter on different ways of getting on and off the plateau, I thought I’d further document it in hopes of easing someone else’s having to figure this out by trial and error. (Otherwise, this is food for google.)
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I rode slower than normal on today’s 11-hill variant of the 7 Hills of Kirkland ride, but feel remarkably well for the experience. Rather than driving there, I started from home. I picked up the route at “Old Redmond Road” on the way to Rose Hill, normally the last of the “big seven.” The trek
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Google finally issued a check for my last ten months’ participation in their AdSense program. Despite the $100 minimum, AdSense has produced much more in the ten months than Amazon’s Associates program has in the five-plus years I’ve participated. It’s certainly a lot less effort and, to some extent, more entertaining. We hit another record
Fran ranted about bicycle culture a while ago. I wanted to chime in, but frankly, earlier drafts were mired in analyzing and commenting on every sentence. This a compliment to Fran’s depth of writing. I’ve moved a ton o’ my drive-by prose to the great Unauthorized/Unpublished blog storage depot in the Cayman Islands. Instead, I’ll
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As I was turning to crest the top of the last hill on the way to work, I was pulled over by a motorcycle cop for apparently making a California Stop before turning right at an intersection. It didn’t register at the time because I was having one of those “in the zone” moments, but
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Route map Lilac Century Surprise, sponsored by North Division Bike Shop, Aurora Rotary, and Group Health (Been on it? Rate it!) Route: Counter-clockwise from Spokane Falls Community College to Tum Tum, Corkscrew Canyon, Long Lake, Rearden, and back Distance: 93.3 miles. For reasons that will be evident soon, I skipped the “Four Mound Prarie” loop,
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South route map Guest ride summary from Claire Petersky , reposted with permission. Route: Kapowsin Loop from Orting Distance: ~53 miles Time: 6 hours Weather: Temps – mid 40s to lower 50s; morning rain turning to partial afternoon clearing with showers; winds S-SW 5 – 15 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph Terrain: rolling
Daffodil Classic 2005 Read More »
One of the cool things about this area during this time of year is you can see other folks cycling to work. Even cooler was on Monday, when my friend Doug caught up with me at the top of the hill. Doug’s a much stronger rider than I am, even when his legs “are cooked.”
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