Just like years past. We don't need a ton of planning. It's pretty straightforward.
What: Ride to Bellingham - 107 miles.
Where: Depart from University Village Starbucks
When: Sat Feb 13th, Meet at 6:00 AM to depart at 6:30 AM sharp
Route:
Burke-Gilman to Woodinville
Over the hill to Snohomish
Millennium Trail to Arlington
Stilliguamish Valley to Stanwood
Stanwood to Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon out to Chuckanut
Chuckanut to Bellingham
See you there,
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pete jr
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:58 pm
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aw hell! what a weekend to pick to go to new york. sorry to miss it.
ksep
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:07 pm
Joined: 27 Jan 2007Posts: 1879Location: Westlake
FYI, there's some Amtrak fucktardary going on because of the olympics and valentine's weekend blackout dates.
I suppose the 2 hour delay is probably pretty useful if you're trying to go up and back in one day.
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pete jr
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:09 pm
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means you can actually get more than a pint in at boundary bay.
key lime
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:42 pm
it never happenedJoined: 13 Mar 2008Posts: 1142Location: Wallenfjord
What ever happened to biking back?
Brandon pm me your ph# I'd really like to jump on this if it's not pouring super hard.
limpyweta
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:08 pm
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key lime wrote:
What ever happened to biking back?
this. saturday is the one day I'm actually supposed to do something else. may meet yall before Chuckanut on the way there.
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bobhall
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:33 am
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I work Saturday, or else I'd be heading up with you all. Say hi to Margaret.
limpyweta
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:34 pm
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oh, and I work on sundays too. forgot about that.
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key lime
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:07 pm
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Did you just ask us to "say hi to your sister"?
joby
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:45 pm
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key lime wrote:
Did you just ask us to "say hi to your sister"?
He doesn't have to be worried. I'm pretty sure Margaret could kick your ass.
margaret
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:31 pm
Joined: 30 Jan 2007Posts: 112Location: bellingham
not too sure about that, he dragged my ass the whole way down the coast. either way, i'd love to see all your exhausted-happy faces when you get here. hope the weather's not too shitty.
key lime
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:29 am
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margaret wrote:
hope the weather's not too shitty.
Shitty weather?
Since when has that stopped anybody from biking a hundred miles?
Man, that was back before we actually knew how to bike tour.
Rob, Scott, Suzanne; I know you're coming, right?
Gretchy, anything you want me to bring darling Margs?
tuftaguchi
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:12 am
Joined: 19 Jun 2009Posts: 11Location: Little Canada
I think I'm in, provided I can wake up in decent time.
I'm visiting a friend in Vancouver so I'll head up there the next day. Way better than trying to deal with Amtrak or the Headless express
Oi! I'm totally on the fence about this one. I was looking pretty forward to doing the Alleycat, however the chance of getting a good ass whooping and spending time with my favorite tour kids does sound tempting. Margie- Can we crash at yer house?
key lime
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:38 pm
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Ruh Roh!
Marg's floor is fillin up fast.
C'mon kids! Join in!
margaret
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:02 pm
Joined: 30 Jan 2007Posts: 112Location: bellingham
hey kids,
the more the merrier. i've got space for 4 people in the attic (there's 2 beds up there so ya'll gotta share). 1 person on living room couch and one in my roommate's room cuz she'll be out of town and offered up her bed. otherwise there is probably some floor space.
someone text me when you get near bham so i'll know to be home.
key lime
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:51 pm
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I just received a couple pounds of the most amazing fudge any of you will ever eat. It will be coming on the ride. So, FYI, we've got the homemade-sweets angle covered.
key lime
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:59 pm
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Brandon, Kenshi, Ginger, and me
Great crew, everybody was in good spirits the whole way and the weather cooperated well enough not to dump on us too hard. Margaret had plenty of beds for us all in her new, really lovely house. Kenshi took off for BC Sunday and Ginger, Brandon, Margaret and I had a great sunny day in Bellingham. Ginger took the train back Sunday night for work today. Brandon took the train back this morning so he could supervise a creative workshop by noon today.
I biked back to Seattle alone, and about 5 or 10 miles away from Margaret's house this happened.
I could have turned back to Bellingham and made the train with Brandon, but I knew it was too perfect a day to waste. So, I rode the rest of the way holding my pedal in place with the cleats on my shoe.
I saw Jordan and Darryl heading east on the BG for the monday ruckus as I was leaving Woodinville.
Brandon, I can't wait to see your pics.
sorahn
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:25 pm
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Ah, you were on your way back from bellingham, we stopped to see if you had as well, but you just kept on your way.
Awesome ride today. I got about 47 miles in.
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margaret
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:51 pm
Joined: 30 Jan 2007Posts: 112Location: bellingham
thank you all for gracing me with your presence. i enjoyed having some familiar faces around for the weekend. and you're all badasses for riding your bikes here in february. and someone left soap/shampoo in my shower. i can bring it when i come down for the FHR.
badhill
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:02 pm
Joined: 28 Feb 2006Posts: 260Location: Boston
My favorite photos and a fancy visualization of the trip is on my blog. All the rest of the photos are on flickr.
Open the GPS visualization/map up really big and check out the middle, to see where and for how long we had to stop because Ginger can't keep glass out of her danged tire.
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:21 pm
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What program made your gps thing with the stops. That's really neat.
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I can't think of anything preventing me riding starting early early Friday morning to up there, maybe even to the Lummi res/Lake Whatcom, and riding back Saturday via Fidalgo/Deception Pass/Whidbey. Everyone round here should do this eventually, like when I'm going cuz I'm hella cool!
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ksep
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:44 pm
Joined: 27 Jan 2007Posts: 1879Location: Westlake
hi, i'm also pirating the RSVP. well, friday anyway, even though lee assures me that the badhill route is better. on day 2 (saturday) i'm rolling directly to vancouver via the peace arch border crossing, none of this aldergrove/lynden nonsense. i've got a friend that lives at denman & haro (a couple blocks from the end party), PM for details!
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the dreaded ben
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:08 am
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friday morn i'm riding up to anacortes via whidbey. if ya'll want to do that rather than ride with these cock holsters.
limpyweta
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:03 pm
Joined: 23 Sep 2008Posts: 740Location: North Beach
RSVP is starting on friday? complete coincidence. If Cascade didn't change their route, I won't be riding with them since I know the Centennial Trail, west Skagit county, Chuckanut, and Bellingham be gorgeous.
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Chase
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 2:48 pm
Joined: 15 Aug 2008Posts: 194Location: Bar stool
This sounds like something I could get into. I've never done this
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limpyweta
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:02 pm
Joined: 23 Sep 2008Posts: 740Location: North Beach
the deming log show is tits. do a search for all terms on "deming log show", it has been discussed before but not to the point of success. time to reverse the trend?
i'll be at the corner of sand point way & 65th around 6:45-7am on friday morning. wanna pirate to bham? be there.
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limpyweta
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:47 pm
Joined: 23 Sep 2008Posts: 740Location: North Beach
sure sure, I'll be on the BGT at 7 at the latest where it meets Bothell Way. seeya!
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margaret
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:38 pm
Joined: 30 Jan 2007Posts: 112Location: bellingham
sorry i couldn't host anyone this weekend. i was in deming enjoying the stringband jamboree.
the deming log show (which occurs each year in june) is a spectacle. entertaining for about an hour, then it's best to head to the little roadside tavern at nugent's corner.
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