Tag: national parks
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Rep. Schrier presses Mt Rainier Park to work with RAMROD
Representative Kim Schrier, whose 8th Congressional District includes Mount Rainier National Park, has pressed park leaders to work with the Redmond Cycling Club to help the 39-year-old Ride Around Mt Rainier in One Day (“RAMROD”) continue. “Since the announcement, we have been grateful for the tremendous support we have received from Representative Kim Schrier’s office,”…
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After 39 years, Mt Rainier National Park shuts out iconic RAMROD bike event
It’s one of the most difficult and beautiful one-day bike rides you’ll find anywhere on earth, and hundreds of people have been taking on the challenge every summer (except 2020) since 1984. The Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day (“RAMROD”) is 150 miles long and includes 10,000 feet of climbing, but that grueling physical…
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Action alert from People For Bikes: Treat e-bikes like pedal bikes in National Parks
People For Bikes, the national advocacy organization, has put out an action alert urging people to support a rule change that would give superintendents of National Parks “greater authority to allow the use of e-bikes wherever traditional bicycles are currently allowed.” Many National Parks are typically already rather restrictive about bicycle access, so this rule…
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