"I pulled a Craig Hill."
Twenty-two miles into today’s ride my tire made a sound like a .357 going off. Not good, I had my first flat tire on the ride and only my second for the year. Craig Hill has the record for four flats...
View Article"I almost pulled a Craig Hill part 2"
I tried to post this on Saturday, but the hotel which claimed to have an internet connection didn’t have one. Sunday Night This weekend’s ride reminds me of times when I was a kid where you have no...
View ArticleMonday Night – Courage Classic 2008 Finished
What a ride and what a day. The day went without any issues. Russ and I concluded that this was the best time we had on any of the last five Courage Classic rides. Both of us felt strong all day and at...
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Olympic Peninsula Noobies, Part 1
First of all, I’m so sorry. We need to limit Craig’s photo-archive access. Anyhoo, those pictures are old, so I posted a current pic below. Every time I go on vacation, I get tubbier from eating way...
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Olympic Peninsula Noobies, Part 2
“Dungeoness Spit,” everyone said. And we’re glad we went, truly. At high tide, it’s not an impossible 5.5-mile hike out to the lighthouse at the end of one of the worlds longest natural sand spits. But...
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Sigh. Biggest bummer of the trip so far: Hurricane Ridge is closed to all traffic. The closure began Monday and runs through Thursday, and I’m not sure we’ll be back this way, since the point of this...
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Olympic Peninsula Noobies, Part 4
Tuesday shaped up pretty well. On our way through Port Angeles, we caught several of Bob Stokes‘ “Avenue of the People” steel statues. Head over to the GO Arts blog to read a bit more about this...
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Olympic Peninsula Noobies, Part 5
Wednesday we hit Neah Bay, Cape Flattery and Shi Shi Beach. Neah Bay was our staging point. In order to visit the attractions on the Makah reservation you have to purchase a $10 recreation pass, and we...
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Vampires in Forks, werewolves in La Push
Tuesday I mentioned the signs of vampires in Forks. The “Twilight” phenomenon has taken over the town. We rolled in a few days after a big celebration in honor of “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer....
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Olympic Peninsula Noobies, Part 6
Our last day as OPNs started with some hiking in the Hoh Rain Forest. (PDF warning) The entrance road is only a few miles south of Forks off of 101, but it’s another 12 miles or so to the ranger shack...
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