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Crater Lake National Park announces Vehicle Free Weekend on East Rim Drive
Last winter I visited Crater Lake National Park in Oregon and toured the rim on a pair of skis. It was an amazing tour with stunning views of the lake and Wizard Island, snowscapes, and plenty of...
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Amtrak Cascades increases bike storage
Photo by Don Willott. Traveling the Pacific Northwest by bicycle just got easier. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Amtrak announced that additional bike storage racks have been...
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Bikes + Wine = Outstanding Bike Tour in Washington Wine Country–AND You Help...
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a cycling guidebook writer? And to be in a book? Well, here’s an opportunity for you to find out and, at the same time, support the production of a much-needed and...
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Washington State Bicycle Travel Photo Sampling: Researching a Bike Tour Guide...
Ellee Thalheimer, author of the Cycling Sojourner Washington bicycle tour book we’ll be bringing out next spring, is hard at work. That is to say, she and husband Joe Partridge are riding their bikes...
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In India, the Bicycle Rises Above the Din
Earlier this year I took a much-anticipated trip to India, a place I’d never visited but dreamed of experiencing since seeing the film Passage to India in college. I boarded Air India with seven other...
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Bridges: Portals to Somewhere
Guest blogger Bill Thorness is the author of Biking Puget Sound: 50 Rides from Olympia to the San Juans. This story and accompanying images originally appeared on his blog, Biking Puget Sound. The...
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Bicycle Tour Guide Rolling on Kickstarter!
New Stretch Goal: $14,000 by Wed. August 28 When we ventured into Kickstarter as a way of funding production of Cycling Sojourner: A Guide to the Best Multi-Day Tours in Washington, we didn’t know what...
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Crater Lake National Park announces Vehicle Free Weekend on East Rim Drive
Last winter I visited Crater Lake National Park in Oregon and toured the rim on a pair of skis. It was an amazing tour with stunning views of the lake and Wizard Island, snowscapes, and plenty of...
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More Progress Made on USBR 10
Hwy 20 landslides don’t deter route finding efforts Bicycle Alliance board member John Pope spent the summer researching route options for USBR 10 in north central and northeast Washington. He reports...
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Rails AND Trails Make for Great Riding, Train-Spotting
You’re probably fairly familiar with the term “rails to trails”–after all, there’s an entire organization, the Rails to Trails Conservancy, working to create a nationwide network of trails converted...
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Bikenomics Book Review
As a follow-up to her earlier ‘zine Bikenomics, Elly Blue has written and published a full-length book of the same title. As with much of her writing, Blue leads the reader through an exploration of...
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Spokane Valley: Washington’s Newest Cycling Destination?
Valley kids learn safe bike handling skills. Four years ago, the threat of losing a bike lane project on an arterial in Spokane Valley gave rise to some hasty—and effective—bike advocacy generated by...
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Basics of Bicycle Touring
Has our work on Cycling Sojourner Washington or the US Bicycle Route System piqued your interest in bicycle touring? If you live in Seattle, you might want to sign up for an upcoming one-night class...
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SnoCo Centennial Trail Touts Its History
Explore Snohomish County history via the Centennial Trail Centennial Trail celebration in Arlington. Rail trails are community assets. They invite us to actively experience and explore our...
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Bicycle Travel Video Contest
North Cascades Highway. Adventure Cycling Association is accepting submissions for its 2014 Bicycle Travel Video Contest. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the beauty and spirit of bicycle...
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Washington Bikes in Olympia: 2014 Legislative Agenda
After a busy 2013, which featured several victories as well as a long conversation over transportation revenue that fell short, the short 60-day 2014 legislative session is now over a week old. Through...
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Explore Snohomish County on McClinchy Mile Bike Ride
Photo by Jay Stilwell/Bicycle Paper Chase the winter blues away with an early season bike ride! Registration for the McClinchy Mile Bike Ride is open. Organized by BIKES Club of Snohomish County, this...
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Celebrate the Past and Present of Snohomish County’s Centennial Trail
Looking for a way to celebrate and show that Washington Bikes in Snohomish County? This Saturday, February 15 at 9 am, Snohomish County leaders will join in Snohomish to celebrate and officially sign...
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Biking in and around the Okanogan Highlands
Today’s post was written by WAbikes board member Sarah Gelineau of Tonasket. Sarah checks out Beaver Lake. It’s March. We’re still a good 6 weeks away before the roads will be cleared up enough to ride...
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Win a Walla Walla Bicycle Weekend!
Photo: Wheatland Wheelers One of the most spectacular wine regions in the country is in our own backyard. Walla Walla is nestled in the foothills of the Blue Mountains and is home to over 100 vineyards...
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