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lantius

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:38 pm

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looks like the road might be closed for a bit:

langston

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:38 pm

Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

pssh. that's totally bikable.

lantius

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:42 pm

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

langston wrote:

pssh. that's totally bikable.

yes, yes it is. hence my suggestion. it sure as shit isn't driveable.

langston

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:43 pm

Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

lantius wrote:

langston wrote:

pssh. that's totally bikable.

yes, yes it is. hence my suggestion. it sure as shit isn't driveable.

my LHT comes this week. I'd be up for a long ride maybe the first weekend of February?

Alex

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:50 pm

Joined: 18 May 2006 Posts: 3128 Location: Roosevelt

There is a SIR 400km or 600km route which goes out that way if you guys are looking for route guidance. The SIR routes are usually very well researched and thought out. I think they ran it in 2006-2007.

While at Neah Bay you should hike out to Shi Shi beach for the sunset:

tehschkott

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:04 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

This sounds awesome.

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key lime

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:11 pm

it never happened Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 1142 Location: Wallenfjord

I too am down for this anytime.

langston

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:39 pm

Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

This would be best planned as an overnight camping adventure, fyi

henry

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:39 pm

somewhat piggish Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 5415 Location: on porch with shotgun

That's a good opportunity, that road is usually a little sketchy for bikes. With no cars you could have a pretty epic ride.

Here's what i'm thinking: you ride it with a web cam a la justin.tv, and i'll watch on my computer while i'm on a trainer in my garage. Deal? We can have a chatroom for banter.

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derrickito

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:53 pm

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whats the mileage to get to neah bay?
or were you guys thinking of doing this super cool style and driving to the fucked road, then riding it out?

mork the delayer

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:55 pm

Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 548 Location: Providence, RI

That looks rad. Apparently it's closed between Pysh and Joyce, so 113 could still get cars onto the Pysht-Neah section, but whatevs.

Oh, this says it's closed at the West Twin River bridge. That's more specific.

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Jessica

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:20 pm

Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Posts: 309 Location: Capitol Hill

I do! I do!

margaret

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:22 pm

Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 112 Location: bellingham

i would go.

tehschkott

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:27 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

derrickito wrote:

whats the mileage to get to neah bay?
or were you guys thinking of doing this super cool style and driving to the fucked road, then riding it out?

This

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Matthew

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:55 pm

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I'd ride, but I totally agree with the camping idea. Maybe we should hold onto this one until later- say March or April.

lantius

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:04 pm

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

wonder how long the road will remain closed? and/or if they'll have a thing like chuckanut where it's blocked off anyhow...

langston

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:20 pm

Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

Matthew wrote:

I'd ride, but I totally agree with the camping idea. Maybe we should hold onto this one until later- say March or April.

I've been out to Shi Shi in early March and it was beautiful weather for two days, ridiculous cold deluge the third. Definitely worth it.

joeball

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:40 pm

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

yeah the weather:season:road status matrix will gage my interest. I can just as well stay in Seattle for a sockedin, cloud covered, rainy sunset.

But hey, stay tuned for some winter bike camping when it promises to be cold and crisp some weekend.

tehschkott

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:41 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

Speaking of winter camp...

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langston

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:46 pm

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tehschkott wrote:

Speaking of winter camp...

another snowshoeing trip? Hurricane Ridge?

tehschkott

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:51 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

My bad - GO HERE TO TALK ABOUT WINTER CAMP.

This trip holds more appeal to me than snowshoe'ing - which holds almost zero appeal to me - I'd rather not hijack this thread with it.

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gsbarnes

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:29 pm

Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Posts: 2666 Location: No Fun Town, USA

If you want to go ride washed-out roads, there's always 202 east of Fall City. Couldn't find any cool pictures of it, though.

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ethan

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:36 pm

Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 920 Location: Maple Leaf

So wait I’m confused... Lee, are you saying there’s one to the west of the SR112 / SR113 junction... that isn’t on the WSDOT page Adam posted? Or is it the same one? Didn’t find much in Google-land.

If it’s one *west* of SR113, that’d be way cool, but... If we’re gonna ride it, better do it fairly soon. Cuz even tho that damage looks nasty, I’d suspect that the BIA and the Coast Guard (esp. BIA) will try to fast-track the $$ to get that shit fixed soon regardless of the cost.

At any rate, I think that more .83 rides on the Olympic Peninsula need to happen!!! And on that note.. I'm really hoping to ride around the entire peninsula loop, some time this spring or summer... will be posting thread re. that, one of these days, soon.

joeball

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:40 pm

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

Bob Hall, when are we riding to Bellingham?

ethan

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:47 pm

Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 920 Location: Maple Leaf

hopefully some weekend w/ shitty skiing conditions… like, for instance, this coming weekend …!

GingerMac

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:38 pm

Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Posts: 167 Location: Ravenna

I'm down for anything, especially if it happens on the Olympic Peninsula. This coming weekend I already have plans though.

Also, I have a sister in Bellingham whose house we could crash at (or whose yard we could camp in, depending on the size of the group). She once biked solo from Seattle to New York. She is badass.

Matthew

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:48 pm

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langston wrote:

This would be best planned as an overnight camping adventure, fyi

derrickito wrote:

whats the mileage to get to neah bay?
or were you guys thinking of doing this super cool style and driving to the fucked road, then riding it out?

This should be planned for a more than overnight trip. Think 4 day trip for most .83'ers. It's a full 142 miles from the Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal, one way. (Incidentally, the halfway point is almost exactly at Port Angeles at 74.5 miles).

margaret

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:22 pm

Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 112 Location: bellingham

GingerMac wrote:

Also, I have a sister in Bellingham whose house we could crash at (or whose yard we could camp in, depending on the size of the group). She once biked solo from Seattle to New York. She is badass.

my house (in bellingham) is also open for crashing.

ginger - can i please be friends with your sister?

Caroline

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:31 pm

Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 108 Location: Greenlake

I am also interested in the next Bellingham ride as well as camping pretty much any time.

I leave this Thursday for a week, so if you go this weekend I will miss it again, but hopefully things will match up soon!

Matthew

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:12 am

Oh, one more thing. So it doesn't come across as planning, I'll express it as "bad news/good news"

Bad news: the Hood Canal Bridge is going to close starting 1 May for approx. 6 weeks. This means to get anywhere on the Olympic Penninsula, one has to ride all the way down to Pierce County at Tahuya, go south of the Hood Canal, then back up on US 101. Also, US 101 isn't very ideal for large groups of bikes.

Good News: once it's done, the new Hood Canal Bridge is supposed to be better for bikes since the shoulder lane will be wider and the grating safer for bikes and motorcycles to ride over.

langston

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:32 am

Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

Matthew wrote:

Bad news: the Hood Canal Bridge is going to close starting 1 May for approx. 6 weeks. This means to get anywhere on the Olympic Penninsula, one has to ride all the way down to Pierce County at Tahuya, go south of the Hood Canal, then back up on US 101. Also, US 101 isn't very ideal for large groups of bikes.

Good News: once it's done, the new Hood Canal Bridge is supposed to be better for bikes since the shoulder lane will be wider and the grating safer for bikes and motorcycles to ride over.

better news: there will be one ferry a day each way from SEA to Pt Townsend once the brige closes. That would cut out a significant amount of (crummy Kitsap) mileage.

bobhall

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:51 am

Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 460

Man, all this talk is giving me a big hard on for some bike camping.

Neah Bay would be AWESOME. I know most of you only have weekends, and there's no way to fit that ride in without a car. Anyone wanna drive to Sequim or something? That would make it an 85 mile ride each way.

Anybody else out there who doesn't work? Fuck man, let's load up our touring bikes and go spend a few days on the penninsula.

Alex

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:12 am

Joined: 18 May 2006 Posts: 3128 Location: Roosevelt

langston wrote:

Matthew wrote:

better news: there will be one ferry a day each way from SEA to Pt Townsend once the brige closes. That would cut out a significant amount of (crummy Kitsap) mileage.

Nice, that also makes the trip to Fort Flaggler or Fort Warden really quick (too quick?), and that is prime time for bike camping.

alex

gsbarnes

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:52 am

Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Posts: 2666 Location: No Fun Town, USA

langston wrote:

Matthew wrote:

better news: there will be one ferry a day each way from SEA to Pt Townsend once the brige closes. That would cut out a significant amount of (crummy Kitsap) mileage.

The Keystone/Pt. Townsend ferry similarly bypasses the Hood Canal Bridge. The ride to Mukilteo is kinda crappy, but riding on Whidbey is nice.

If you have more money than sense, I guess you can also take the Victoria Clipper to Victoria, and then the ferry to Port Angeles.

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ethan

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:33 am

Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 920 Location: Maple Leaf

There'll also be a free passenger ferry running across Hood Canal every 30 minutes, near the HCB site, with "a limited number of bicycles" allowed per crossing.

key lime

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:36 am

it never happened Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 1142 Location: Wallenfjord

ethan wrote:

There'll also be a free passenger ferry running across Hood Canal every 30 minutes, near the HCB site, with "a limited number of bicycles" allowed per crossing.

Which obviously would be murder for a large group of us. Unless we did something sensible like send slower riders ahead and told them we'd catch up.
Still, seems like there's better solutions about.

pete jr

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:42 am

Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 1930 Location: balls deepx

all depends on the limit, but i don't think that'd be too unreasonable a lunch break if we had to go in two crossings.

lantius

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:00 pm

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

langston wrote:

better news: there will be one ferry a day each way from SEA to Pt Townsend once the brige closes. That would cut out a significant amount of (crummy Kitsap) mileage.

sort of:

wsdot wrote:

To reduce the effect on freight haulers, Washington State Ferries (WSF) will provide nightly car ferry service between Port Townsend and Edmonds during the closure. Operating a ferry between Edmonds and Port Townsend during the Hood Canal Bridge closure will benefit the freight community and other ferry customers by providing an additional option for travel between Jefferson County and the east side of Puget Sound.

Complete details of the proposed service are still being finalized, but current plans include:

* One round trip sailing per evening, Sunday through Thursday with a crossing time of approximately one hour and 45 minutes.

Tentative schedule is:

* Depart Edmonds: 8:40 p.m.
* Depart Port Townsend: 10:40 p.m.

once again, langston, you have gotten my hopes up.

derrickito

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:06 pm

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langston has a large amount of baggage, he might qualify for the ferry.

GingerMac

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:39 pm

Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Posts: 167 Location: Ravenna

margaret wrote:

GingerMac wrote:

Also, I have a sister in Bellingham whose house we could crash at (or whose yard we could camp in, depending on the size of the group). She once biked solo from Seattle to New York. She is badass.

my house (in bellingham) is also open for crashing.

ginger - can i please be friends with your sister?

Probably. But she's in Antarctica right now. I live in the shadow of her badassness.

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