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From our Bike Events Calendar
Nov30Wed5:30 pm Beacon Hill Bike Lane Conversati...Beacon Hill Bike Lane Conversati...Nov 30 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmJoin Beacon Hill Safe Streets for a conversation about the Beacon Hill Bike Lanes is November 30th at 5:30PM. We will host this meeting via Zoom (Zoom link to be sent this week). This meeting will help BHSS guide suggestions to SDOT on the … Continue readingDec1Thu7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkDec 1 @ 7:15 pm
Meet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailDec3Sat9:00 am First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...Dec 3 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pmEvery month volunteers gather to collect garbage and help beautify our neighborhood. On average, we collect about 15 bags of garbage per clean up, which means 1,000’s of small pieces of plastic that do not find their way into Puget … Continue reading9:00 am Seattle Street Fixers: S Columbi...Seattle Street Fixers: S Columbi...Dec 3 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 amWe’ll be out next Saturday, Dec 3rd from 9am to clear the bike lanes and sidewalks on Columbian Way. Meet up where Columbian Way becomes Alaska St. Bring your own gloves, snow shovels, clippers, water, snacks, etc., or we may … Continue readingDec4Sun10:00 am Ballard-Fremont Greenways Walk A...Ballard-Fremont Greenways Walk A...Dec 4 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 amJoin Ballard-Fremont Greenways for a walk audit of 15th Avenue and the Ballard Bridge between Interbay and Ballard. SDOT is planning to repave this segment next year with no major pedestrian or bike improvements. Join us Sunday, December 4th at … Continue reading
Tag Archives: bikepacking
Bikepacking to Dosewallips State Park (and some rainy ‘type II’ fun)
Editor’s Note: There are few places on earth as well-suited for bikepacking trips than Washington State. If you bike regularly and your standard trip includes at least one hill, then you are more than ready to load your bike with … Continue reading
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Tagged bainbridge island, bike camping, bikepacking, brinnon, dosewallips state park, hood canal, hood canal bridge, port gamble, quilcene, suquamish
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Blonsky: A non-definitive guide to bike overnighters within an hour(ish) of Seattle
EDITOR’S NOTE: Marley originally posted this great beginner’s guide to bike camping trips near Seattle on her blog. Bike camping season started early this year thanks to a very warm winter. Adventure is closer to home than you think. A … Continue reading
Study: Recreation cycling in Washington generates $3.1 billion for state’s economy
Biking is good for the state’s economy. It’s one of those ideas that seems fairly obvious, but we haven’t really had much solid data to know exactly how much cycling helps. Until now. It turns out, it helps maybe even … Continue reading
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Tagged bike touring, bikenomics, bikepacking, washington bikes, washington recreation and conservation office
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Middle Fork Road project could be boon to bike camping outside North Bend
Last summer, my partner Kelli and I loaded our bikes and camping stuff onto a bus to Fall City. Our goal was to have a nice 25-mile ride down the Snoqualmie Valley Trail through North Bend and up Middle Fork … Continue reading
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Tagged bike camping, bike touring, bikepacking, bus-bike camping, fall city, middle fork, north bend, snoqualmie valley trail
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Swift Travels: Some bike camping destinations from your doorway
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of posts written by Martina Brimmer, a friend and owner of Ballard-based Swift Industries. Swift is a Seattle Bike Blog advertiser, but this post is not paid for. Martina has passion … Continue reading
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Tagged bike touring, bikepacking, martina brimmer, swift industries, swift travels
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