Cycling with Grit and Perseverance

Day 6- The Colockum to Wenatchee. 42.9 miles, 3807 feet climbed Tackling the climb up the Colockum with rested legs and early in the morning was nice. I also knew what to expect in terms of the roughness of the road, as compared to my first time here. So the climb didn’t seem so bad.…

Day 3 part 2- Edmonds to Kirkland. 24 miles, total feet climbed for the day 6943 After getting off the ferry our plan was to make it as far as we could until dark. We didn’t think we would make it all the way to Tolt McDonald Park, where there was a campground so that…

On May 21st, 2023 I set out at 7:00 a.m. with about 48 other people to begin the Cross Washington Race, XWA.There were a few brave men who decided to go for the 3 hour and 1 minute time bonus by dunking themselves fully in the Pacific Ocean on the shores of La Push, Washington.…

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I’m out here in La Push, Washington about to embark on my second Cross Washington Bike Race. I did the first one last year with my friend and riding buddy Keri B. . I didn’t write a report last year but it took us 10 days and 7 hours to go the 714 miles from…

When last I wrote I concluded that the Brooks B 17 seemed to be working for me. That is until I did a longer ride and discovered that it left me feeling bruised and swollen in the frontal portion of my ischial tuberosities. This area is also referred to as the pubic rami. So I…

A Rescue Mission The next morning after breakfast we broke camp. The first plan of action was to find a store that might have some gardening gloves, to protect our hands from all the brambles. Finding a machete might not be a bad idea either, but we didn’t hold out much hope of that. We…

Someone once said a happy butt equals a happy rider- didn’t they?? Well if they didn’t they should have. How many of us have heard people exclaim that they couldn’t ride a bike because the seat is so uncomfortable?!For the past several years I have been on the search for the perfect saddle for my…

Part 1 On July 18, 2022 I woke to sunshine on the Oregon coast, Whalen Island, a Tillamook County park to be more specific, near Cape Lookout.  It was my 63rd birthday and I had my wife,Erika, with me, and our dog Ming.  The plan for the day was a hike at Cape Lookout together…