Tag: 30DaysofBiking
Rode my bicycle through Bellevue for a visit to the AAA to pick up some literature for an upcoming vacation.
I thought it would be cool to take a photo of my bike locked up to a handrail outside the AAA logo on the front door. No, they don’t have a bike rack.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have the memory card in the camera, so no photo.
Instead, here’s a short recipe for a very tasty smoothie I often make after a ride. I consider myself a beer drinker, but I’ll quaff one of these before hitting the suds.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/17/30-days-of-biking-diy-carbo-replacement-energy-smoothie/
Although many novice bicyclists avoid hills on their bike routes, sooner or later they’ll decide to put those gears to work and challenge themselves on a steep climb.
Suffering through the experience, many will go back to avoiding hills. But some who enjoy the suffering or the relief that comes when the ordeal is finally over, will be drawn to steep climbs.
One of the steepest in my neck of the woods is SE 76th Street between Lake Washington Boulevard and 116th Avenue SE. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/16/30-days-of-biking-that-hill-next-to-petersons-bicycle-shop/
This being a picture-perfect day in Seattle, I figured I’d head out to a perfect picture-taking location for the halfway point of 30 Days of Biking.
I chose the overlooks for the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge, aka the westbound span of the Interstate 90 floating bridge.
At left, you can see a cyclist in yellow jersey admiring the view after completing the 1.75-mile crossing. Those are the snow-capped Cascade Mountains in the background. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/15/30-days-of-biking-i-90-bridge-bike-trail/
Some heavily trafficked roads put me on edge when I’m bicycling. That’s OK if they take me to a wide open road like this one.
This is the scene I see in my eyeglass mirror after I turn onto Cedar Grove Road near Issaquah, although I rarely see such a blue sky.
That’s Tiger Mountain in the background. The road is smooth and the grade is gentle. There’s plenty of room on the shoulder …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/14/30-days-of-biking-quiet-roads/
Everyone says that Friday the 13th is bad luck, but after tonight I’m going to revise that old superstition.
I couldn’t get out on my Day 13 bike ride until after dinner, and I chose to buzz over to the Blockbuster in Renton to drop off a movie.
It was getting dark on the way home, but I realized I didn’t have a photo for today’s ride. I made a lucky snap judgment to turn right from Coal Creek Parkway onto Newcastle Golf Course Road to get a photo of the sunset from the hillside. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/13/30-days-of-biking-lucky-friday-the-13th/
A short detour off my usual route to the grocery store took me to the fishing pier at Lake Boren Park in Newcastle this afternoon.
Three fishermen were trying their luck with hook and line when I showed up in between a series of showers.
I’ve ridden a lot of miles under the guise of running errands to the grocery store over the years. It’s not uncommon for me to add between 1 and 20 or 30 miles to a trip to the store.
The ride by bike takes about 10 minutes. So on bad-weather days …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/12/30-days-of-biking-lake-boren-park/
Scheduling conflicts and prior obligations pushed me out the door early this morning for a ride over to an old railroad grade in Newcastle.
I’m glad I got out early for Day 11 of 30 Days of Biking, as I missed the showers that fell here most of the day during my typical biking times.
The May Creek Trail is one of those out-of-the-way paths that few people use. Although I’ll see the occasional bike track through here, it’s predominantly used by folks walking their dogs.
It runs for a couple of miles in a heavy forest above the steep May Creek canyon. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/11/30-days-of-biking-the-old-coal-railway-in-newcastle/
Unable to take a bike ride later on Tuesday, I started my day with a 10-mile loop ride after a cup of coffee and a banana.
I headed along Lake Washington again, then headed east under the imposing Wilburton trestle in Bellevue.
One day, this abandoned railway could be a bike trail that stretches from Renton to Snohomish, a distance of 42 miles.
Riding a bike across the trestle would be a blast. Imagine the views …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/10/30-days-of-biking-wilburton-railroad-trestle/
Day 9 of 30 Days of Biking reminded me what it was like when I just a few minutes of daylight to squeeze in a ride.
Nowadays, I can head out on my bicycle anytime while my daughter is in school.
She’s on spring break now, though, so I’m looking after her until my wife gets home for the “hand-off.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/09/30-days-of-biking-slumming-at-newcastle-beach/
This is the view that most would expect from Bellevue — high rises soaring above a downtown park that’s a focal point for high-end stores like Nordstroms and Neiman Marcus.
But less than a mile away on the city’s waterfront stand structures left over from the city’s gritty past as one of the last whaling ports in the U.S.
I headed up here on one of the most pleasant Easter Sundays I can remember in the Pacific Northwest. It was a day made for cycling. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/08/30-days-of-biking-bellevues-whaling-past-in-the-shadow-of-high-rises/
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