Outdoor adventures, mostly gravel rides, but not always
Hills, hills, hills on beautiful Bainbridge Island
Who knew Bainbridge could hurt this much? This route was created by Tom of BI Cycle as a challenge for the locals tackle all the major hills on the island from the hard direction. It’s quite a bit longer and hillier than the Chilly Hilly. Come prepared!
A spring ride on roads so wet one might exclaim "we're descending a river"
An HC gravel climb to Bon Jon Pass
Finished up back in Quilcene.
A failed attempt to ride to Bon Jon Pass with snow on the ground
We’d been waiting anxiously for the weather to be favorable for an attempt at cycling to Bon Jon Pass for a few weeks. Kiel Reijnen’s posted a ride on Strava going over the pass so we decided it was high time we gave it a try.
Quiet roads highlighted by a unique stretch of punchy gravel
The Tahuya Hills is sparsely populated area nestled inside the hook of the Hood Canal. The ride is predominantly a road ride though the six mile section of gravel on North Shore Road is certainly the highlight of the ride. Legend has it the road was hand built and riding it one has no reason to believe otherwise. It’s a roller coaster of steep gravel climbs followed by steep, twisting descents on roads which receive little maintenance. The joy of riding such a road is highlighted with…
A journey of grandeur through towering and enchanted forests, bare ridgetops, and pucker-worthy descents
A great day of riding with E. among the forests, over the hills, and along the coast. A really enjoyable ride and one I would definitely repeat.
Old logging roads have been repurposed into a hiking and mountain biking trail system
A classic mountain climb into the heart of the Olympics
I had been wanting to ride this event for a long time but the timing never worked out. Finally this year the dates aligned and I was able to ride it.
