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From our Bike Events Calendar
Sep21Thu5:30 pm SNG Volunteer OnboardingSNG Volunteer OnboardingSep 21 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pmCome learn about how to get involved with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways. Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is powered by people like you who work to make our streets safer and more comfortable for everybody. We want all neighborhoods great places to walk, … Continue reading6:00 pm Recharge the Battery: The Future... @ Block 41Recharge the Battery: The Future... @ Block 41Sep 21 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
From Recharge the Battery: Presented by: Aaron Asis Downtown Seattle Association Project Belltown Growing Vine Street Block 41 Recharge the Battery invites all Seattle area residents to help us re-imagine the future of one of Seattle’s most under-appreciated infrastructural icons, … Continue reading6:30 pm Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsSep 21 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pmDetails: Are you a new volunteer? Do you have worktrade debt from a Bike Works class? Are you a volunteer from Bike Works past and want to re-engage? Are you interested in learning more about bikes while participating in some … Continue readingSep22Friall-day Age Friendly City HackathonAge Friendly City HackathonSep 22 – Sep 24 all-dayhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-city-for-all-tickets-36417003237 6PM Friday thru 4PM Sunday Seattle City Hall Imagine yourself in Seattle 20 years from now. Or 40 years from now. Or maybe 60 years from now. What does your life here look like? Has our world adapted to … Continue readingSep23Sat7:00 am Friday Harbor Bike-n-Brew @ San Juan County FairgroundsFriday Harbor Bike-n-Brew @ San Juan County FairgroundsSep 23 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
From the event page: Friday Harbor Bike-n-Brew offers a choice of three bike routes exploring the picturesque back roads of San Juan Island. After the ride, relax and share your stories with fellow riders at Brickworks in Friday Harbor. Enjoy … Continue reading Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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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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