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06-06-23, 10:18 AM
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Posted By kahn

Actually, the friend I went with had done the...

Actually, the friend I went with had done the ride before and she was complaining about the wind on some past rides. Especially on the return when you really don't want to be fighting winds. NONE. We...
06-05-23, 02:56 PM
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Posted By kahn

Cle Elum - Thorp and return

Last Thurs' epic (epic for me) 45 mile ride in Eastern Washington. Cle Elum to Thorp and back in an elongated loop. It warmed to mid 80's (27C) to low 90's.

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05-11-23, 07:36 AM
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Posted By kahn

Really still that chilly back there? Oh, my. ...

Really still that chilly back there? Oh, my.

Mid-60's - temps, not distance :roflmao2: and this Panorama. Distance about 24 miles.
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05-07-23, 07:05 PM
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Posted By kahn

Only 16 miles but we followed after the rain and...

Only 16 miles but we followed after the rain and then beat it as it returned in late afternoon.
05-06-23, 02:21 PM
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Posted By kahn

I have been otherwise not posting for no...

I have been otherwise not posting for no particular reason. But since I did take a few shots last weekend. Edmonds up and back from Greenlake.

Mural across from the Walnut Cafe and then shots at...
09-04-22, 03:23 PM
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Posted By kahn

It was more like flying. Well, actually, it was...

It was more like flying. Well, actually, it was flying.

An image captured by someone in our group.

Northern Lights and the Big Dipper. Iceland

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08-30-22, 04:59 PM
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Posted By kahn

Replying to myself - I called King Cty. They...

Replying to myself - I called King Cty. They would not tell me anything about Juanita Way!
08-28-22, 09:49 PM
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Posted By kahn

Actually, my friend wanted to do the Interurban...

Actually, my friend wanted to do the Interurban since she said it has been cleared and it was - CLEARED

We used WAYNITA and NOT Juanita! Obviously, the naming was someone's idea of a joke. You...
08-28-22, 05:40 PM
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Posted By kahn

Well, the KM sounds more impressive though the...

Well, the KM sounds more impressive though the FEET sounds more impressive. Tradeoffs!
08-28-22, 05:38 PM
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Posted By kahn

Around the north end of Lake Washington ...

Around the north end of Lake Washington

Longest in quite a while. 35.5 and about 1,700 feet of gain. Along the Interurban Trail and then east to the Burke Gilman Trail. Along Waynita Way into...
08-24-22, 12:11 PM
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Posted By kahn

How about now - I'll provide an address! ...

How about now - I'll provide an address!

Actually, since the pandemic, I don't carry any cash other than a spare $20 bill which I'm not giving away.
08-22-22, 08:27 PM
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Posted By kahn

15.6 yesterday and 17.7 today with both gaining...

15.6 yesterday and 17.7 today with both gaining around 700 or so feet.
08-22-22, 11:24 AM
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Posted By kahn

Downton Abbey!!! :rolleyes: Sorry about the...

Downton Abbey!!! :rolleyes:

Sorry about the Covid. Recover soon.
08-20-22, 10:11 PM
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Posted By kahn

I did and now home (few hours) in the former...

I did and now home (few hours) in the former pacific northWET! Went to Pageant of the Masters - fine show. Long drive from Agoura Hills!
08-20-22, 09:19 AM
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Posted By kahn

Actually, at one time i had a ten speed down here...

Actually, at one time i had a ten speed down here but my sister decided it was in the way and they gave it away. I recall riding along Thousand Oaks Blvd. when a senior van just turned right at an...
08-16-22, 11:16 AM
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Posted By kahn

pedaling zero ride one

Out of town

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08-15-22, 11:21 AM
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Posted By kahn

In my haste to praise Norwegian fishy things.... ...

In my haste to praise Norwegian fishy things....

Yesterday my 15.6 mile, 700 foot loop where I did see Leif again, standing tall and proud to be a Norwegian in Seattle!
08-13-22, 09:12 AM
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Posted By kahn

I'll join rsbob Zero bike miles and I will...

I'll join rsbob

Zero bike miles and I will identify my mystery spot.
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08-09-22, 06:07 PM
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Posted By kahn

15.7 and 700 feet on the usual loop after it...

15.7 and 700 feet on the usual loop after it stopped spitting this morning. I've also mentally tried figuring out the worth of ALL THOSE BOATS!!!!
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08-07-22, 01:22 PM
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Posted By kahn

Did my other standard loop relatively early and...

Did my other standard loop relatively early and was home by just around 9:30 so I could beat the heat (it was 81F at 10am) be showered and shaved for the opera this afternoon.

The second standard...
08-07-22, 11:01 AM
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Posted By kahn

In the US we call it a "shoulder" Like the...

In the US we call it a "shoulder"

Like the others, riding on the wrong side of the road or opposing traffic is generally illegal and very unsafe.
08-07-22, 08:08 AM
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Posted By kahn

Not biking but lots of black bear encounters....

Not biking but lots of black bear encounters. Last night of a six day backpack trip. Reading my book on a log and was casual with cleaning up and putting my food up a tree and cleaning the pots....
08-07-22, 07:41 AM
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Posted By kahn

I've used and continue to use mirrors for...

I've used and continue to use mirrors for decades. I now have added Garmin's Varia Radar/light. It alerts with both beeps and shows rear approaching traffic (cars, trucks, bikes, and yes, even on...
08-06-22, 10:52 PM
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Posted By kahn

From my house to the climbing rock at Marymoor is...

From my house to the climbing rock at Marymoor is exactly 50 miles round trip but I've not done it in a while the Burke Gilman beats the crap out of my butt!!!!
08-06-22, 07:47 AM
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Posted By kahn

Repeated Weds' ride but since I was with a friend...

Repeated Weds' ride but since I was with a friend who does not standby, pedal by or sit for photos - none but they would have been similar anyway. But Sea Fair had officially started and there were...
08-04-22, 08:41 AM
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Posted By kahn

Same old, same old. Greenlake neighborhood to...

Same old, same old. Greenlake neighborhood to Discovery Park, Smith Cove Park and Myrtle Edwards Park. Lots of views and waterfront riding.

We are in the midst of Seafair week so the ships were...
08-01-22, 03:10 PM
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Posted By kahn

15.7 and 700 feet. Finally, the air quality was...

15.7 and 700 feet. Finally, the air quality was below 30 and the temperature below 90 - actually, below 80F. With a brief stop at Ballard Trader Joes as my friend said she needed Swiss cheese! :p
07-31-22, 06:58 PM
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Posted By kahn

I want that 72F. 6pm and it is 93F and the air...

I want that 72F. 6pm and it is 93F and the air quality is a moderate 60. Costco roto chicken for dinner.
07-29-22, 07:00 PM
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Posted By kahn

If by elevated terrain, you are referring to my...

If by elevated terrain, you are referring to my weight, then quite probably! :(
07-29-22, 11:22 AM
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Posted By kahn

Yesterday's 20 miler was interrupted at about the...

Yesterday's 20 miler was interrupted at about the halfway point by a ting/ping sound which recollections reminded me of a twanging wheel with a broken spoke. Sure enough, dismounted at just the...
07-26-22, 05:32 PM
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Posted By kahn

One pretty accurate thermometer shows a toasty...

One pretty accurate thermometer shows a toasty 93F. I was just out sitting in the yard and decided it was too hot - now I know why. We've got a few more days of this HOPEFULLY!
07-26-22, 12:43 PM
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Views: 937
Posted By kahn

I pulled a calf muscle while hiking and the...

I pulled a calf muscle while hiking and the injury/pain persisted for weeks and went to sports medicine doc who recommended compression sleeves for the legs and not full socks (which I have for...
07-26-22, 12:32 PM
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Posted By kahn

Well, well done. After that epic, I feel...

Well, well done.

After that epic, I feel somewhat shy about my 15.7 and 800 feet.

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07-23-22, 07:23 PM
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Posted By kahn

23.6 and about 1,100 feet. Main obstacle...

23.6 and about 1,100 feet.

Main obstacle today is there seems to be a Pokemon rally along the Seattle Waterfront, over the pedestrian/bike railroad bridge and through Seattle Center. They were...
07-21-22, 11:00 PM
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Posted By kahn

You need to hike more. That way every other part...

You need to hike more. That way every other part of your body will be sore! :p
07-21-22, 11:59 AM
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Posted By kahn

Home by 10am to beat the heat. 15.6 and the...

Home by 10am to beat the heat. 15.6 and the usual 700-800 feet.

Shilshole Marina. I never really noticed that long breakwater until this morning. Must have been the relatively early morning...
07-20-22, 09:18 PM
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Posted By kahn

More like the Middle Cascades :p Mt Loop...

More like the Middle Cascades :p Mt Loop Highway. Out of Granite Falls and the Verlot Ranger Station.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Loop_Highway
07-20-22, 01:28 PM
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Posted By kahn

There will be no riding as someone has to recover...

There will be no riding as someone has to recover from exhausting Lake 22.

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07-20-22, 12:38 PM
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Posted By kahn

You have to start somewhere and sometime. Keep...

You have to start somewhere and sometime. Keep at it.
07-18-22, 08:44 AM
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Posted By kahn

16.7 and the usual about 800 feet. Attraction...

16.7 and the usual about 800 feet. Attraction along the way but ignored - the very enticing aroma of the Ballard Seafood Fest's bbs salmon meal but I knew the crowds would make it unpleasant. Then...
07-17-22, 10:45 PM
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Posted By kahn

I had never heard of those raids. Looking it up,...

I had never heard of those raids. Looking it up, they were even active on this side of the Continent.

"The Fenian Brotherhood organized openly in the Pacific Northwest states during the 1870s and...
07-17-22, 01:33 PM
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Posted By kahn

Thanks but I'm way overweight and generally out...

Thanks but I'm way overweight and generally out of shape. Forcing myself to do some of this stuff just so that I can keep trying to do this stuff.
07-17-22, 07:59 AM
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Posted By kahn

Oh, I trained for RAMROD. It was the year that...

Oh, I trained for RAMROD. It was the year that in July I decided I needed some lighter tights since it was darn cool that July. Our longest training ride was from Seattle to just north of Arlington...
07-16-22, 02:14 PM
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Posted By kahn

I did STP ONCE!! Two days. Seattle to Castle Rock...

I did STP ONCE!! Two days. Seattle to Castle Rock on Day One and to Portland on Day Two. I had three requests. No heat, no headwind and no rain! Lost on all three. First day it was in the 90's. Woke...
07-15-22, 03:21 PM
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Posted By kahn

4 miles and about 800 feet yesterday. 15.7 miles...

4 miles and about 800 feet yesterday. 15.7 miles and about 800 feet today.

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07-11-22, 03:47 PM
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Posted By kahn

I over-reached and posted too many pictures! ...

I over-reached and posted too many pictures!


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07-11-22, 03:41 PM
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Posted By kahn

My 22 miler with a detour into the Seattle Art...

My 22 miler with a detour into the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park

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07-11-22, 07:34 AM
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Posted By kahn

Hope you did not stop for hitchhikers near the...

Hope you did not stop for hitchhikers near the prison!!! :p
07-09-22, 10:42 PM
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Posted By kahn

Today's kind of figure eight route through the UW...

Today's kind of figure eight route through the UW campus, onto the SR-520 Floating Bridge, the longest floating bridge in the world which was pleasurably traffic free since they were doing work on...
07-08-22, 08:13 AM
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Posted By kahn

Was that the notorious HUMIDITY the midwest and...

Was that the notorious HUMIDITY the midwest and east are known for or just plain old RAIN which we are known for? And I've never quite understood why we don't have much humidity but I'm not...
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