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Get on your bike and meet up somewhere on Whidbey. Different week, different place .. everyone welcome!
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I did the Seattle to Portland ride and the Ride the Hurricane on my Trek Domane AL 2 with no problems, no issues and had a wonderful time.

1556 miles in 2025! Wow!

As a reward to both myself and my bike, I'm upgrading my bike from Claris to Shimano 105s

Here's to many more miles! I love my bike!
A Trek Domane in the foreground with fog and a road leading to a tunnel
August 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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I don't know which was more difficult, the Ride the Hurricane or the Seattle to Portland (STP) ride. Though both rewarding.
A person holding his bike celebrating. Mountains and valley clouds in the background
August 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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The ride up to Hurricane Ridge from Port Angeles, Wa
Dry hills, mountains in the distance, clouds blanketing the valley with wisps of clouds high in the sky. Rider going into fog lit by sunshine. A bike with some fog and a tunnel in the distance. Volunteers celebrating bicyclists as they come in for a break. A tent with refreshments.
August 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Went out to train on hills .. I found plenty! In addition, I used the front 50 chainring for most the route with the goal of making "mountains out of molehills"

A stop at Joseph Whidbey beach was needed :)

I think I'm ready for the Hurricane Ridge Ride! 🤞
ridethehurricane.org

I hope.
A blue bike with trees and the waters of the Juan de fuca in the background. An island and sailboats can be seen.
July 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Training for the Hurricane Ridge ride, went down to Strawberry Point .. then back up .. along freshly laid rock, tar and dust as they're resurfacing the road 🥴.
A blue bike next to a large driftwood log with water and Camano Island behind it.
July 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Yup.
A cartoon of Calvin's father thinking about the joys of cycling while the opposite of this thoughts is much more like reality.
July 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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I've never wanted a tattoo ... until I saw this.
July 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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I finished my first Seattle to Portland (STP) ride! Two days for me and other than the scorching heat 🌞🫠😲, it was an excellent ride with many excellent people - and @cascade.org did a most excellent job!!! As well as those other organizations that supported the riders along the way!
Bicyclists get ready at the Start of the STP ride. An announcer on the right getting ready to let another group start. A finisher badge with STP, the sponsors, and 2025, light blue with a pink border.
July 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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I'm REALLY glad I had the opportunity of snapping this mural which was on the side of an old gas station on the corner of Pioneer and Midway in Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, Washington ... shortly before the tore that building down.
A bike, a chainlink fence, and then a mural of a big pink octopus and seascape on a white wall.
July 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Preparing for the STP, I've been increasing my rides each week, just finishing 85 miles ... the hot weather training a bonus 😁 and the hills ... hilly.

From La Conner, WA up via Chuckanut drive towards Bellingham back down to Mt. Vernon and Conway before heading back to the start.
An image of am 85 mile route from Garmin, total time 7 hours from La Conner up towards Bellingham, Wa, back down to Mt. Vernon and Conway before heading back to the start. a bike in the foreground with blue skies, and water in the background, further back you can see an island or two.
July 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Garmin is sooo mean to say I only burned a 2104 calories on a 80 mile ride. 🤬
June 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Down below the steep hill is a train track. Notice how it goes across the water and then into a tunnel. Kinda cool.

80 miles! I finished the Chuckanut!! They reopened it after clearing a rock slide (from April).

I'm completely exhausted!
A map showing the route to complete 80.92 miles. A few trees in the foreground, then water .. you can see some train tracks that look like they're going into a tunnel on an island.
June 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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#MuralMonday

Arlington, Washington
A bike next to a mural of an old steam train going across a wooden bridge
June 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Today was an excellent day to tour around Whidbey on a bike. From Oak Harbor, down to the Coupeville/Pt Townsend ferry to Ebey's Landing and up West Beach. Started out cool but blue skies and those hills warm you up!

#Whidbey #WhidbeyIsland #Coupeville #cycling
Robert Y. Pratt Preserve at Ebey's Landing. The picture is of a bike in the foreground with bluffs and a view of the Puget Sound/Salish Sea in the background. Blue skies.
June 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Grandfather, father, granddaughter .. their first ride on an ocean beach near Ocean Shores, Washington State.
Three bikes on a beach, water and waves in the background with a hazy sun close to setting.
June 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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I did the 7 Hills of Kirkland ride on Memorial Day. The century route ... that Winery Hill was a killer .. I saw a bag piper at the top and thought I died .. but it was just delusional exhaustion.

The East Lake Sammamish trail is beautiful!

k03048.site.kiwanis.org/7-hills-of-k...
June 6, 2025 at 4:03 AM