Superbikerwoman

Actually, for the ride today, 18 high schoolers. Yes, one student went home last night with her mom, and another student wasn’t feeling well enough to ride. 
Those assigned to cooking breakfast this morning were up and at it right at 6:30. The rest were tasked with starting to pack things up. Today, the students were given the option of not carrying their gear, so everyt...

Picking up where we left off…we finished lunch, and returned to the bikes. Next up was the biggest climb of the day. And it was quite exposed. There was a lot of post lunch walking, but everyone eventually made it to the top. That was the last big climb for the day. 

What we have been working toward all year with the Avanti and Envision students has finally arrived! The epic bikepacking adventure! Last year I was doing the Ochoco Overlander, so I couldn’t go. This year’s adventure is the Olympic Bridges Overnighter, a 38 mile loop over the high steel bridge to Brown Creek Campground, then back around to the Vance Creek Trestle parking area.&...

A few months ago my friend Deb and I were talking about doing a riding adventure in Portland. To make it even more fun, we decided to take the train. 
Fast forward to today, and we have successfully completed our adventure. It started with Deb boarding the Amtrak train in Tacoma (where she lives). I rode Grayson, my road bike over to the Olympia/Lacey station, and got on...