Traveling bicyclists heading out on the Northern Tier Bicycle Route from Anacortes or nearing their final destination will find their way blocked on State Route 20 — the North Cascades Highway.
Heavy rain and hailstorms that blasted Rainy Pass over the weekend unleashed mud and rock slides across the scenic highway, forcing its closure by the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/08/13/mud-slides-close-northern-tier-bicycle-route-in-washington/
As more people use their bicycles for commuting, errand-running and recreation, we can only expect more cyclists to use their bicycles for overnight touring.
Washington state is already on the map for many long-distance bike routes created by Adventure Cycling Association that begin or end here, as well as their 856-mile Washington Parks loop.
Otherwise, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/08/08/overnight-bike-touring-book-for-washington-state-in-the-works/
David V. Herlihy, author of “The Bicycle: A History” and “The Lost Cyclist,” is visiting Tacoma, Seattle and Portland beginning today to talk about some early bicycle touring photos recently scanned at the UCLA.
Americans William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen took the photos in 1891 on their world bicycle tour from 1890 to 1893. They …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/07/10/the-bicycle-author-in-pacific-northwest-to-show-recently-saved-bike-touring-photos/
If you are planning to start your Great Divide Mountain Bike Route ride in Canada, the Adventure Cycling Association has a suggestion: Don’t do it.
The 253-mile stretch from Banff, Alberta, to Roosville, Montana, is devastated by extraordinary flooding and flood damage, the association warns.
Carla Majernik, Routes and Mapping Director of Adventure Cycling, said:
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/06/28/canadas-great-divide-mountain-bike-route-a-complete-washout/
A cross-country charity bike ride for the American Lung Association rolled out of Seattle on Monday for a 7-week journey.
I just happened to run into the Big Ride Across America at one of the day’s rest stops at Marymoor Park in Redmond.
If all went as planned, they’re left Lake Easton State Park on …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/06/18/bicyclists-leave-seattle-for-big-ride-across-america/
Contractors are working to repair two tunnels on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail that have been closed since 2009 when inspectors found falling debris hazards inside of them.
The two former railroad tunnels — Numbers 48 and 49 on the old Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul-Pacific Railroad, commonly known as the Milwaukee Road — are located east of …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/06/13/state-repairing-2-more-tunnels-on-john-wayne-pioneer-rail-trail-2-others-still-closed/
This surely isn’t the first time you’ve heard this, but it certainly bears repeating: Creating long-distance bicycle routes and trails draws travelers on two wheels who spend money.
Twenty-seven Canadian communities will learn that this summer when a new, 370-mile section Ontario’s Waterfront Trail will be opened along the north shore of Lake Erie.
Coming in the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/06/11/bicyclists-follow-waterfront-trail-through-canada-spending-as-they-go/
“If you’re a driver, slow down, give us some room. This is our life. What’s a few more feet. Take it easy on us.”
That’s one message that Pearson and Peter Constantino want to share in a soon-to-be released video, “The Long Ride Back.”
The film chronicles Pearson’s recovery from a hit and crash with an SUV, and the challenge of making a 3,500-mile cross-country bicycle ride….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/05/22/cross-country-bicycle-tour-film-marks-recovery-from-hit-and-run/
What better day to start your bicycle travels than a sparkling clear spring day in April.
That’s how it worked out for Wendell Poole III, whom I happened upon while completing a Green River Trail-Interurban Trail loop in Kent on Thursday.
As I headed north and the temperature pushed toward 70 degrees early in the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/04/26/choosing-a-glorious-day-to-launch-a-bicycle-tour/
It looks like Pittsburgh’s last leg of the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) will open soon, finally completing a 335-mile off-road bicycle route from Washington DC to Pittsburgh. [See the interactive map below.]
Crews are working on the “final mile” to link the Steel Valley Trail to the Three Rivers Heritage Trail that will deposit GAP …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/04/18/closing-the-gap-for-bicycle-touring-the-great-allegheny-passage/
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