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The rain has returned to the Pacific Northwest and it is getting colder. Not been able to do much riding because of catching up on all the tasks I missed while on the Sierra Cascades cycling tour. I am also getting lots of good help in repairing my Bianchi Eros bike, which truly took a [...]
Thu, November 17 2011 » On the Road » No Comments
The 12 year old Bianchi bicycle is being taken apart in California to be shipped home. It has done a great many miles and been a good part of my team. It was my ‘party favor’ for my partner’s 50th birthday! I had an older Raleigh and I bought my wife a French Motobecane Touring [...]
Thu, October 6 2011 » On the Road » No Comments
I am home from the Sierra Cascades Bike Tour of 2011. My good old bicycle is being taken apart in California to be shipped home. It may take a lot of work to get this 12 year old work horse back in shape. I only had 5 gears left after a pack cord broke loose [...]
Thu, September 29 2011 » On the Road » No Comments
Most recent update from the Sierra/Cascades Bike Tour Group is that the mountains are high and very beautiful. As I write the fellows are ascending the highest pass Tioga – 10k feet - and are descending into Yosemite National Park. They will be in the park approximately 3 to 4 days. The group is still [...]
Thu, September 15 2011 » On the Road » No Comments
Two and a half weeks of biking left to go on this Sierra/ Cascades Mountain passes tour. This has been an amazing experience and we have met so many interesting people. When we arrived in Mazama, Washington the whole community was gathered for a pizza feed in the park and they included us in their [...]
Thu, September 8 2011 » On the Road » 1 Comment
Here are a few shots from the first two weeks of the bike tour: Enjoy this site? Subscribe and keep up with all the updates! Or support this site by promoting us through your favorite network:
Thu, September 1 2011 » On the Road » 2 Comments
By Patricia The biking tour fellows are having a great time and a good adventure. When they arrived in Mazama, WA., the whole town was having a pizza feed and they were invited to join in and be a part of the gathering. It was a hot ride to Ellensburg and then a lovely canyon [...]
Thu, August 25 2011 » On the Road » No Comments
Wow one of my biking tour teammates made us all T-Shirts to wear as we go over the mountain passes and we are going to attempt to take at picture at each crossing along the way… FRONT Of SHIRT 2011 Sierra Cascades Tour 2191 Miles 20 Mt. Passes 49 Days 4 Old Fools BACK OF [...]
Thu, August 11 2011 » On the Road » 1 Comment
On the last weekend in June of 2011 the Capital Bicycle Club sponsored a Two County Double Metric Century Bike Ride. About 350 riders participated and our biking group was among those along for the ride and the good spirits. CBC wrap up We wanted to test ourselves for our 2200 mile ride starting August [...]
Thu, July 7 2011 » On the Road » No Comments
Cascade Bicycle Club’s new newsletter arrived and it had just a giant pannier load of spring information. I have gotten in a couple of bike rides already this year as the weather warms up. What I found most interesting was the Streetfilm.org site and I watched Stephanie’s Story in San Francisco right away. Then I [...]
Thu, March 24 2011 » Inspiration, On the Road » No Comments
