Pacific Northwest - The Beautiful PNW Photo thread

starting to miss summer already....

....winter is an excuse to play more pinball and drink more beer though....

^ C'mon guys this is Fall in the NW, quit cry'n in your beer and be ready for opportunities. When the weather is nice outside you just have to pull out all the stops and go, don't wait because you never know if this is the last good day of the year. I submit yesterday as a prime example:
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^^great, but cold!

and it was COLD today too... our two weeks of summer is nice... but i'd rather not live anywhere else, cold, rain or not :)

from todays ride

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6036/6251974973_8af6fdba01_o.jpg

^ C'mon guys this is Fall in the NW, quit cry'n in your beer and be ready for opportunities. When the weather is nice outside you just have to pull out all the stops and go, don't wait because you never know if this is the last good day of the year. I submit yesterday as a prime example:

Kudos to you! Myself and a group were out hiking Table Mountain yesterday and definitely saw you riding up through the snow. Beautiful day out yesterday!

Northbend - You got a link to the route you did?


Looks amazing!!!

I only complain because I really prefer bike camping, and it's getting a little too cold/rainy for me to really enjoy it.

zoltani, the mt baker scenic byway is State Route 542. It is an out n back route starting in Bellingham. There is an exit for it off of I5. I have ridden the entire route (over 100 mi) before but find the first 50-60 miles is kinda crowded and uninteresting. Usually I start from Maple Falls or Glacier as this is where the traffic really drops off and what cars you do see are usually other sports minded people that give you plenty of berth. Saturday I started from Glacier which means it's about a 40 mile r/t to the Ski area and a couple miles more to Artists Point where you see all that snow.

My dad on the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes:

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/scozim/2011%20scenes/IMGP6352.jpg


http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/scozim/2011%20scenes/IMGP6356.jpg

Such gorgeous photos! I can't imagine riding a bike up a mountain, though.
I'm no photographer with an eye like my twin, but here are some I like.

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Lava Beds, July

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Malone Reservoir in Oregon, August
we fixed the dock

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Sunrise at the bus shop in Klamath Falls, October

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Snow! at the bus shop, November
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yes I did

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The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes (http://www.southlakecda.com/trail.htm) near Harrison, Idaho

Naneum State Forest:

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/scozim/2011%20scenes/IMGP6466.jpg

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Friday nite races at Marymore Park Redmond Washington
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http://http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu256/spathfinder34089/cannondaleT600atAlkaibeach.jpg

From some adventures in 2011

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-87Gc5PjhOUU/TwH-HM9Z58I/AAAAAAAAACw/mD2-gETcTOQ/s640/IMG_6365.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9PHuWOIA9zw/TwH-tm7eKCI/AAAAAAAAAC8/pcy5zjzwSdY/s512/IMG_6783.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-uRhEWm27Zhc/TwH_1inWPBI/AAAAAAAAADY/hp14Li1QP_0/s512/IMG_6846.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu256/spathfinder34089/marymoorveledromwithpacer.jpgRacing at the Veldrome in Redmond

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu256/spathfinder34089/cannondaleT600atAlkaibeach.jpg

Alkai Beach West Seattle

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu256/spathfinder34089/cannondaleT600atAlkaibeach.jpg

Alkai Beach West Seattle

That's a gorgeous classic touring Cannondale!

Beautiful in February for a 200k from Snohomish to Edison and back:

http://home.comcast.net/~cheg01/olympics.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~cheg01/baker2.jpg

Ten Eagles in a tree:
http://home.comcast.net/~cheg01/10eagles.jpg

My first ride this year and first ride on my new Specialized SL2 Roubaix. Overlooking Beards Hollow Long Beach Wa.

A few pics from the Gran Fondo Ephrata this weekend:

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Larrabee State Park
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/lamplightsg/Bellingham/_MG_2368copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/lamplightsg/Bellingham/_MG_2372copy.jpg

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And a few more from Bellingham.

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http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/scozim/2012%20rides/IMGP6952.jpg

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/P1040015.jpg

Mercer Lake, north of Florence:
It was raining this day, so nobody was out on the lake. Lots of fish jumping and ospreys patrolling.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/kookaburra/My%20life/bike/April%202012/2012-04-20_11-01-43_154.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/kookaburra/My%20life/bike/April%202012/2012-04-14_08-06-46_39.jpg

Bridge over the north fork of the Siuslaw River, heading West into Florence:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/kookaburra/My%20life/bike/May%202012/2012-05-15_13-38-06_332.jpg

Pictures from the Sutton Lake Recreation Area:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/kookaburra/My%20life/bike/May%202012/2012-05-16_10-09-28_251.jpg

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