Weekend and Day Rides in the Pacific Northwest (and now Northern California!)

The Pacific Northwest is full of beautiful scenery and the roads that take me through this scenery are just as wonderful. I am lucky to live in a place that allows me quick and easy access to such an enjoyable buffet of riding destinations and year around weather in which to ride.

And having recently moved to Northern California (the Bay Area), I can now explore even more riding locations. There is a lot to see here, and while my intial impression is that "California looks the same no matter where you go", I'm quickly learning the error of that judgement!

**** 2008 NorCal****

9/4
8/31
Let by a local rider, Dan and I take an exploratory jaunt to the coast A quick mid-day ride through the Santa Cruz Mountains
 
 
 
   

**** 2008 PNW****

3/15
1/13
I took a little ride to check out the bald eagles near the Skagit River A day ride into the Cascade Foothills
4/18-20
 5/3-4
Riding down the PCH and then back up again through inland roads A weekend trip to Castlegar, taking in some new roads

**** 2007 ****

1/21 3/10 

An out-of-town friend visits and we check out the dirt bike park in Tahuya
Pushing the envelope on how early I can ride in the mountains.
3/25 4/13-15
Riding north with some friends
My initiation into true "dirt riding" and the lessons learned
4/21-22 5/13
Breaking over the passes as soon as the road conditions allow, I visit my BC friends
Meeting up with friends in Quilcene to explore the eastern reaches of the Olympic Peninsula
5/28 3/23-24
A quick day-ride out into the woods
An annual GPS-led ride on the eastern side of the Central Cascades. I like maps; they're less likely to fail!
7/28 8/4
Time to check out the roads I've passed by but never explored. Found some good food, too
A late-summer ride through the Snoqualmie Valley and up to the flooded roads near Index
8/24-27 9/1-3
An annual event near the Columbia River Gorge
Riding to Oregon to meet a friend riding north. We spent some time in Oregon's backcountry.
10/12 10/27
An easy loop through the Snoqualmie Fall on a beautiful fall day

After many years, this section of road was re-opened to complete a beautiful loop through the western Cascades
10/28 11/23
A friend shows me more backroads along the southeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula
A friend comes to visit over Thanksgiving and we take a tour of the Snoqualmie Valley area, encountering one of winter's hazzards.
   
11/25
Just how much snow falls in the mountains, anyway?
  

**** 2006 ****

1/1 4/8-9
Challenging the weather, a friend and I do a day loop around the Olympic Peninsula
Another early-season jaunt across the passes and into BC to visit friends
2/5 4/30-5/1
Snoqualmie, Blewett and Stevens Passes for an enjoyable day
The last trip was so much fun I had to do it again!
5/6-7 8/18-20
Checking out north central Washington's backroads
Checking out converted rail beds in lower British Columbia
8/24-27 9/22-24
An annual event near the Columbia River Gorge
A mid-year gathering for the Region 1 crew of STN
9/7-10 9/30
Fighting a traffic ticket, followed by my first WA BMW club campout.
Take the big bike (GS) on dirt roads on the eastern side of the Cascades
10-9 10/14
Looking for fall colors on the Olympic Peninsula
Finally finding the fall colors I had been looking for
10-21 10/29
Testing out my skills on real dirt single-tracks
"Let's ride Snoqualmie Pass before the snows come!"

**** 2005 ****

5/7-8 9/?
A couple of friends and I ride to Nelson, BC for the night, enjoying great roads
Just a quick ride for lunch over the North Cascades Highway
9/23-25 12/25
Discovering BC's dirt roads during a warm fall weekend
Its always a challenge to see how far I can get during the winter months

**** 2004 ****

5/1-3 8/?
Exploring lower BC's roads early in my touring career
Eager to get back on the road after Alaska, I take off for Mt Rainier
 
4/24-25
More of eastern Washington and lower British Columbia

**** 2003 ****

 
8/29-31

My first ride through Canada

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