Ride Report - Spokane to Winnachee, Washington

Special Thanks to Joel Anderson for sharing his ride with us. We have been discussing the ride from Spokane to Seattle and what route to take. Here are Joel’s comments on his route. It looks like Joel followed Route 2 all of the way. That is beautiful country.
Joel, congratulations, you rode your [...]

Riding the Viking Trail - Newfoundland - Part 1

If you are looking for an Adventure ride, think about Newfoundland and Labrador. It will be the experience of a life time. Go prepared for solitude, wind and savage camping. Where else can you ride in July and watch ice bergs wander by? The roads are good and there isn’t much traffic so you will [...]

Maine Bicycling Maps

I have ridden more miles in the State of Maine than in my home state of New Hampshire. My favorite organized bike tours are all in Maine, MOOSA, The Lighthouse Tour, and The Moose Tour. One of my favorite rides is from Skowhegan to Quebec City along the Kennebec River. I like riding in Maine. [...]

Offical Opening of Longest Bike Path Network in North America

Update 4/18/08: Hot Buy: Cycling in Quebec, 5th Edition
La Route Verte, the longest network of bicycle paths in North America, will be officially opening this Summer with lots of celebrations. This month celebrations in Quebec will start. This is primarily a route through the small villages and towns of Quebec. It follows rivers and canals but [...]

Finding New Bicycling Routes - Part 1 - Pedaling.com

Every spring I start thinking again about finding new places to ride and what should be my big ride for the year. So it seems appropriate to start a new series of posts on route and ride finding. Many of these posts will be biased toward Maine, New Hampshire, and Atlantic Canada but many will [...]

Franconia Notch Bike Path

Franconia Notch Bike Path
Franconia Notch Bike Path is one of my favorite rides. Bicycling Magazine has called it the most challenging Bike Path in the US. But reviews of this Bike Path seem to be all over the place. Some calling it a meandering novice ride and other saying it is not safe to [...]

The Centenial Trail

The Centennial Trail is another Western Bicycling Trail that I had heard much about and made sure I included on my Western Tour in July.

There are two section of the Centennial Trail.
The Spokane section of the Centennial Trail is about 37 miles long, you can find detailed maps and information at Spokane Centenial Trail.
The [...]

Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes Bike Path

The Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes Bike Path may be the longest bike path in the US, over 72 miles and is located in the Panhandle on Idaho.

Hobobikers Update

Nancy and Randy continue on their trip from North of the Arctic Circle. They are now in Ketchikan, AK. Here’s there latest update.

Summary of 2006 Northwest Tour

I am back and decompressing from this year’s tour in the Pacific Northwest.
Here’s a summary of the ride:
7/7 Renton, WA to Yelm, WA - 62 Miles
7/8 Yelm to Castle Rock, WA - 67 Miles - Bonked - Mid-90’s - STP Route
7/9 Castle Rock to Portland, OR - 66 Miles - Mid 90’s
710 Portland to Ainsworth [...]