I’d been planning an Overnight Camping trip to Fort Ebey for June 23rd since my previous overnight trip, which happened to coincide with the Swift Campout 2019. So I added myself to the roster for that. I did of course camp one day later than the “official” date, but I overlapped with it and was there all the way in spirit. I put together the above RideWithGPS map for the campout, but it’s not entirely…
It was a dry May with only a few days of rain and increasingly hot weather. This trend would continue into June though the first weekend would bring the traditional “June Gloom” which cooled things down a few degrees. Still plenty warm for an inaugural 2019 overnight camping trip to Old Fort Townsend State Park. I set out Sunday right after lunch when it had warmed up a bit. Since this was just one night…
Mount Rainier shrouded in clouds Since returning from tour I haven’t had a lot of chances to get out in the (nearly) always beautiful PNW Autumn. My bicycle needed a bunch of work and it took getting into a new place and emptying out my storage unit to have the necessary tools. Then a visit to family out of state took me away during prime early October weather. On my return – just last Thursday…
Atlantis, loaded for camping The end of April graced us with several spectacular days. Around noon on the 24th I decided that I was going to go on an overnighter up at Potlatch State Park, which I had been to on my 2011 tour and knew wasn’t too epic of a route. So began a flurry of packing and prepping and by 2:45 I was on the road. A brief stop at a downtown Olympia…