From my morning studies... “The Way It Is” by William Stafford There’s a thread you follow. It goes amongthings that change. But it doesn’t change.People wonder about what you are pursuing.You have to explain about the thread.But it is hard for others to see.While you hold it you can’t get lost.Tragedies happen; people get hurtor … Continue reading July 24, 2019 Final Post →

I spent today with final prep for the trip home. Rode from SeaTac to Tukwila and stopped by the Trek store to see Oz for a derailleur adjustment and to thank him again for the great job he did on the brakes when I first arrived in Seattle 7 weeks ago. Then I took a … Continue reading July 23, 2019 -Tukwila along Green River Trail and Interurban Trail – 22 miles →

Yet another absolutely glorious day as I was still “in the flow”!! I left Oyster Bay Inn and was on the road by 9 am under perfect riding conditions made even more perfect by a lovely tailwind! Leaving Bremerton on Root Ct Trail The “flow” continued as I found a Goodwill store 8 miles into … Continue reading July 22, 2019 Bremerton —> SeaTac via Brainbridge Ferry – 44.7 miles →

This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it..Psalm 118:24 It has been a glorious two days and a lot has happened. One thing I think readers don’t always realize is that the daily happenings I write about are highlights and brief snippets of the day. Saturday … Continue reading July 20-21 SeaTac —> Bremerton via Bainbridge Ferry – 32 miles; Rest day in Bremerton – 11.2 miles →

The day felt strange from the start - no ride to plan for...After breakfast we left North Bend Motel and drove approximately 35 miles to Tukwila near Sea Tac Airport where we said our goodbyes and Randy dropped me off. He was off to Amtrack in Seattle to box and ship his bike home, followed … Continue reading July 19, 2019 North Bend —> SeaTac – 35 miles by U-Haul; 5.6 miles by bike →

MAJOR CHANGE IN PLANS! But first... Motel cat saying “good-bye” As I was about to meet up with Randy, I noticed the motel cat napping in the office window. As soon as he saw me pulling out the camera he “pawed” a goodbye. Randy walked up as I was conversing with motel cat, tilted his … Continue reading July 18, 2019 Davenport —> Grand Coulee – 50 miles; Grand Coulee —> North Bend via U-Haul – 198 miles →

Today I started on the final phase of the ride - approximately 300 miles to Seattle with a planned arrival there on July 23. We were on the road by 8:30 am on a relatively short ride of 38 miles to Davenport. Within a few miles we were outside the city and on small roads … Continue reading July 17, 2019 Spokane —> Davenport – 40.4 miles →

After a restful night, we spent most of the morning getting moved over and settled in at Hotel Ruby. Around 2 pm we headed out to explore the city. We stopped across the street from Hotel Ruby to check out the historic Davenport Hotel. There were many interesting displays, including one with articles from Bing … Continue reading July 16, 2019 – Rest Day in Spokane →

At breakfast we decided to make the short ride to Spokane and take a rest day there. Turned out to be a very good decision as I found a great deal on a cute boutique hotel named Ruby 2 right downtown and within walking distance of the river, park and many restaurant choices. We started … Continue reading July 15, 2019 Post Falls, ID —> Spokane, WA – 30.4 miles →

We left Kellogg and were out on the road in high spirits by 9 am under beautiful skies and warm temps. Again, in order to decrease the total mileage by 6-7 miles, we modified Google’s proposed route and planned to ride the first 12 miles on the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes to Cataldo, then … Continue reading July 14, 2019 Kellogg —> Post Falls, ID – 55.5 miles →