(Long Distance) Ramblings

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Marys Peak Repeats




The view from the top of Marys Peak before the clouds burned off.





Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Tualatin Tuesday







Monday, August 24, 2009

Testing new Google Map Site



Bike route 293114 - powered by Bikemap 



Sunday, August 23, 2009

RAPSody





Tacoma Narrows Bridge


Gig Harbor


Lonely road along Puget Sound


Appropriately named Mud Bay


I Finished!


Thursday Night Ride









Wednesday Night Ride





Monday on the Power Cranks





Alpine Half Century





Wednesday Night Ride





Alsea 400k





Saturday, August 15, 2009

Oregon Trail Band



Sunday, August 09, 2009



Saturday, August 08, 2009

Alsea 400


It is 5:00 am. Today, I will ride the Alsea 400 - 252 miles.

I will try to update my blog throughout the day.



Thursday, August 06, 2009

Short Ride





Wednesday, August 05, 2009




What I have gotten myself into?


The Alsea Falls 400 is 252 miles long and I have to climb nearly 2500 feet in the first 25 miles. And I have to do this in 2 hours and 40 minutes! That is nearly 10 mph! If I do not meet the time limit, then it is a DNF.

If I do make the time limit, I have to make it to Brownsville before 11:30 pm so I can refuel (calories, not gasoline) at he Chevron station (which I am sure is stocked with nice, healthy food). If not, then there are no services along the route until Salem, 45 miles later. If I do reach the Chevron station after it closes, and I need calories, then that means a six mile off route detour to I-5.

Yes, I am suffering from a confidence melt down.



Saturday, August 01, 2009

2009 Washington Bicycle Ride


The 2009 Washington Bicycle Ride was hot and hard! How hard was it?

It was this hard...



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