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Seattle to Bellingham

Posted: July 08, 2017 Under: Brief Breaks By Scott Anderson no Comments

We’re leaving on a four day microtour shortly.  This evening we’ll help celebrate my mother’s 93rd birthday at a dinner in Seattle.  Ordinarily we drive up for events like these, but this time we’re leaving the car home and taking Amtrak.  Tonight we’ll stay over in a downtown motel and then in the morning start … Continue reading "Seattle to Bellingham"

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Seattle to Portland

Posted: September 02, 2016 Under: Brief Breaks By Scott Anderson no Comments

The STP is one of the premier organized rides in the Pacific Northwest.  It’s a massive event, a virtual moving city – only the first 10,000 applicants each year can participate.  Roughly 200 miles, most riders complete it in two days, and some charge down in one.  Rachael have only done the organized ride once, staying over … Continue reading "Seattle to Portland"

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The Roosevelt loop

Posted: April 24, 2015 Under: Brief Breaks By Scott Anderson no Comments

This five day loop is the third of a series that included our loop tours to Walla Walla and Bickleton.   This one begins and ends at Roosevelt, a tiny community on the Washington side of the Columbia.  We based ourselves here even though it’s about the furthest point from home because there’s no lodging anywhere … Continue reading "The Roosevelt loop"

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The Bickleton Loop

Posted: March 26, 2015 Under: Brief Breaks By Scott Anderson no Comments

This was a five day loop in southeast Washington, beginning and ending in Bickleton.  The route includes overnights in Hermiston and Kennewick, so it overlaps the Walla Walla loop we took earlier this month. There’s not much to Bickleton, a hamlet straddling the ridge between Goldendale and the Yakima Valley.  It’s big claim to fame is … Continue reading "The Bickleton Loop"

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The Walla Walla loop

Posted: March 11, 2015 Under: Brief Breaks By Scott Anderson no Comments

This was a six day loop to Walla Walla, beginning and ending in Hermiston, about a four our drive east of Portland.  We drove over the night before, stayed at a motel, and left the car there until we returned.  Here’s the journal for this short tour, and an overview map:

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The honeymoon tour

Posted: July 11, 1988 Under: Pacific Northwest By Scott Anderson no Comments

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