Training Camp

Our First Steps in Santa Barbara

First Ride, Amazing Views in Every Direction

UCSB Campus Parking

Second Ride, View of Lake Casitas

Largest Ficus Macrophylla in the Country

From Underneath

Santa Barbara Mission

Last Ride, View from Mountain Drive

Rad Hippie Bus

Goodbye, Santa Barbara

Seattle Forecast, for Comparison

And it's pea soup outside my window in Tukwila right now. 30 hours and counting...

Santa Barbara Forecast

I think I can handle that.

Wanted: Recovery

Phew! My legs are TIRED. Hard training has left my quads feeling like bricks - both in weight and touch.




Santa Barbara Training Camp in 4 days! I think it's time for some rest and active recovery, how about you?

NEW KITS!

Maybe More Days Are Like Saturday Than I Thought

Last weekend, we took a short trip to Walla Walla, home of Whitman College, Clarette's and magnificent riding. Unfortunately I didn't take any fantastic photographs, but I did go on two fantastic bike rides.

It was foggy. It was damp. It was chilly. It was hilly.

But the company, lack of automobiles and smooth pavement more than made up for all that. And even made the fog and hills kind of fun.

Friday: 3.5 hours, out to Waitsburg, then to Dayton, then back up the "Elevator Shaft" and into Walla Walla along Rte 12 to make it back before dark.

Saturday: 4.5 hours, out to Waitsburg again, then onto the loop for the Tour of Walla Walla Friday road race course, and back to Walla Walla along Middle Waitsburg Rd., also the final climb for the final road race course in the Tour of WW.

Good. Hard. FUN.

THIS is what riding a bike is all about.