Here’s Jeni McNeal and team still smiling day 2 of a 7 day non-stop race.
Category: cycling
farewell Port Townsend
I had another wonderful visit hosted by Doug and Diana Davis.
I was there finishing final videotaping of Gymnastics Games. They should be released SOON. 🙂
Port Townsend is for outdoor adventure. I spent a lot of time on Doug’s excellent road bike.
Doug just invested in a company producing Elf bicycles in the USA.
I had one issue. An ingrown nail blew up. For some days I considered fleeing to the socialized Health Care of Canada.
It quickly healed after we released the pus. A-OK now.
Farewell PT. I should be back after New Years. 🙂
Expedition Idaho Adventure Race
7-days of continuous physical and mental challenge, almost no sleep, bad food, questionable water. Who invented this sport? 🙂
To stagger the start of Expedition Idaho, Race Director Dave Adlard, set a unique prologue.
Teams had to climb the toughest waterslide, starting over if anyone slipped.
If successful, they then took a victory lap … running the Lazy River. Backwards. 🙂
This is even tougher than it looks.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Gymnastics sport scientist Jeni McNeal is running this race.
Good luck.
cycling Whidbey Island
Whidbey Island (historical spelling Whidby) is the larger of the two main islands (the other island is Camano Island, east of Whidbey) that comprise Island County, Washington, in the United States. Whidbey is about 30 miles (48 km) north of Seattle …
I spent a sunny day cycling.
Taking the ferry over from Port Townsend.
That mountain is about 60 miles away.
Lunch at the Main Street Grill in Coupeville. Delish.
cycling with Rockin’
Stopping in Vancouver en route to my parent’s place, Rockin’ Ronnie and I got out on the bikes two days in a row.
First, his favourite local ride – the Fisherman’s Trail.
He’d never seen it so green, so overgrown. It was solstice.
Next day we rode over the bridge to Stanley Park, the #1 urban park in the world on some lists.
We met friends for a light lunch on Granville Island.
That’s Edible Canada, one of the best of many fine Granville eateries.
From there we looped busy False Creek.
It doesn’t get much better than Vancouver on a sunny day.
And it’s always sunny when I visit Vancouver. 🙂
cycling Vegas
With Red Rock Canyon, terrific weather (even in June) and an extensive network of bike pathways in the suburbs, cycling is one of my favourite things to do in Lost Wages.
Pro XL-C Plastic Bike Box
Andy bought and likes this product:
Where are the wheels?
Andy got his from Crateworks. I’ll check out Andy’s the end of the month.
Ron Shewchuk cycles 240km for charity
Well, I did it.
Two eight-hour days and 240 km after departing from Cloverdale on Saturday morning, I completed The British Columbia Ride to Conquer Cancer! Thanks to the support of friends and family I raised over $6,000!
More detailed thanks to come, but wanted everyone to know I got to Seattle in one piece and, despite a lot of rain and some strong headwinds, I had a great ride and an unforgettable, extraordinarily satisfying experience.
muralism in Santiago, Chile
Mike is cycling South America. He’s reached the big city in Chile. Great for photojournalism.
Inspired by the indigenous inhabitants of southern Patagonia; the Mapuche. Many of the murals highlight the struggle and plight of the Mapuche. Historically stripped of land and resources by European settlers they struggle to find a footing in modern day Chile. …
entering Eastlands MTB trails
Experimenting over a few days I decided on my favourite line down the hills east of Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.
Good fun.
Rick McCharles 