Cycling

Another Nice Day

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Friday was beautiful, yesterday it was snowing and today was somewhere in between. The sun was out, but it was on the cool side, just over 50F for the day’s high temperature. You take advantage of any decent day around here, especially when the weather forecast for the upcoming week is for rain and snow. … Read more

Finally A Warm, Sunny Day

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2011 has been one of the coldest and wettest on record here in the Pacific Northwest and it’s getting a little old. It has rained nearly every day in March and it hasn’t even come close to 60 degrees yet this year. So it was great to see the first day of April turn out … Read more

Hey, It’s the Sun!

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After a couple days of rain and cloudy skies, this morning started off bright and sunny, albeit a little cool. Hopped on the bike and headed down the hill only to hit a mini rainstorm about halfway down. There is still gravel on the road from the winter snow plows and when you hit a … Read more

Dodging the Storms

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Lots of weather going on right now, most of it bad. It’s been raining, it snowed last night and this morning and today the sun actually came out. With rain in the forecast for the next month or so, you have to get out whenever you can. This is a dynamic area for weather. You … Read more

Long Early Spring Bike Ride

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Spring has officially begun, but winter is still hanging on. We finally got a couple dry days in a row and I’ve been able to get out on the road bike; the mountain bike trails are still too muddy and there is still snow around above 2000′ or so. Even though it’s a bit chilly … Read more

Snow and Mud

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Looks like winter is going to give us one more shot of cold and snow before we switch over to spring. It’s been snowing off and on for the last twenty four hours, it seems to be getting colder and the snow showers a bit heavier and more frequent. I went into town earlier today, … Read more

Cold Winter Riding

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A dry, but chilly weekend allowed us to get out for a couple more bike rides. We have been able to do a lot more riding because of the unseasonably mild weather. There has been very little snow and some really decent winter weather. Yesterday, I took a break from computer work to get a … Read more

Urban Riding

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Yesterday, we were in Portland for the “Worst Day of the Year” bicycle ride. As seems to be the case with the recent history of the ride, the weather did not live up to it’s name. It was a little on the cool side, not surprising for the middle of February, the skies were gray … Read more

One More Nice Day

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Yesterday was another in an unbelievable stretch on mild winter weather. Sunny and dry, temperature in the high 50’s; more like late April or May instead of the middle of February. There were a few muddy spots and the recent rain and snowmelt generated by the unseasonably mild temperatures have got the creeks and steams … Read more