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Hiking in Salt Lake City
After my couple of days in Spokane I visited Salt Lake City and Tuscarora, NV with my mom (who lives in DC). That was a great trip and I'll write about Tuscarora in a future blog post. I was more impressed with Salt Lake City than I expected to be...
Posted 28 June 2008 03:29 PM by AlexWetmore | 3 comment(s)
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After NAHBS
NAHBS wasn't my only destination in Portland last weekend. On Saturday Christine drove down from Seattle and we met up with our friends Nate and Sam to head up for a weekend of snow on Mt Hood. We had a great mix of cross-country skiing (Trillium...
Posted 17 February 2008 06:58 AM by AlexWetmore | with no comments
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Gifford Pinchot memories
The last blog entry was a trip report -- what we did and how to do it yourself. Good stuff, but what really sticks with me are the memories: The last four miles to any campsite (usually uphill and muggy). The daisy that got stuck in my fender and rode...
Posted 29 July 2007 10:16 PM by AlexWetmore | with no comments
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5 days and 200 miles in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Day 1 – Brush Prairie to Merrill Lake John and I loaded up the car early in the morning and drove down to Olympia to pick up Larry. In Olympia we had a nice breakfast, stocked up on food, and drove a couple of hours south the start of our trip. The weather...
Posted 27 July 2007 12:30 AM by AlexWetmore | 9 comment(s)
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Back from my 2007 Bike Tour
This year's bike camping trip was probably the best one that I've ever been on. John Speare, Larry Leveen, and I spent 5 days riding around the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Most of that time we were far from civilization. The roads were empty...
Posted 26 July 2007 08:06 PM by AlexWetmore | 2 comment(s)
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A great travel blog
Sarah Erck and James Welles are touring around the world on bikes for their honeymoon. Today's post (The Suicide King) is a great example of why cyclotourists should be reading their blog. It's well written, funny, and informative. I met them...
Posted 30 May 2007 05:44 PM by AlexWetmore | with no comments
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Oregon Coast Trip
Christine and I spent last week along the Oregon coast. We had originally planned to go to Jamaica for diving but changed our plans when Christine injured her ears (due to diving with an unknown sinus infection). They'll heal but the doctor asked her...
Posted 27 March 2007 06:43 PM by admin | with no comments
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A long weekend around Mt St Helens
Last weekend Christine and I took a 3.5 day vacation away from Seattle. On Friday we drove down to Lake Trout, WA for a couple of days of camping and rafting to celebrate our friend Sam's 30th birthday. We extended the trip until Monday to celebrate our...
Posted 25 August 2006 04:24 PM by AlexWetmore | with no comments
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Fort Warden (near Port Townsend) is nifty
A few weeks ago we were in Port Townsend for a wedding. I hadn't really spent any time there in about 8 years and remembered enjoying Fort Warden so Christine and I hung out there for a few hours before heading back home. Fort Warden is built right up...
Posted 18 August 2006 07:02 PM by AlexWetmore | 1 comment(s)
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Loaded Touring with the Kogswell P/R Prototype
The Kogswell Porteur/Randonneur (aka Kogswell P/R) is getting a lot of buzz in online forums as an exciting new bike. The most interesting this about this bike is not the weird wheel size (584mm aka 650B), or being the first TIG welded Kogswell, or the...
Posted 29 June 2006 04:02 PM by AlexWetmore | with no comments
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Shi Shi Beach hiking trip
Two weekends ago I went on a 3 day road and backpacking trip with my friend David. I've known him longer than anyone who isn't a family member and we've been great friends for almost all of that time. He had some time off and we decided to do a trip together...
Posted 14 June 2006 06:50 PM by AlexWetmore | 1 comment(s)
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