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Saturday, April 17, 2010 12:19:57 PM
There is this program here called Rails-To-Trails that take old abandoned rail beds and rehabilitates them in to walking/cycling/jogging/go-outside-and-play trails. The most famous in theses parts in called the Chehalis Western Trail. The Thurston County portion of the trail runs 22 miles (35.5 km) from part of the Puget Sound to, well, not Chehalis exactly, but to Rainier. A map of the trail that prints up real nice can be downloaded here (1.5 MB).
I've been out the trail before, but not all the way to Rainier. Technically, Rainier is a short ride for me considering that I used to commute 40 miles (64 km) a day for quite a long time. (I used to not have a car and my only transportation was a bicycle.) I'm heading out the trail today, bound for Rainier. I don't foresee a any problems. It's supposed to be really nice out today.
It so happens that it's really wet out at this very moment. Okay, maybe I should wait until tomorrow, but if everyone waited for the perfect day around here to do anything nothing would ever happen. In that spirit, I will be out on the trail. I'm gonna pack a sandwich, and a banana or two, and liquids of some manner. I'm not sure if I'll take rain gear or not, because as anyone who cycles knows, at some point the rain has no effect -- once you're warmed up, and as long as you keep moving.
I'll write more when I get back (read: if I go). I'll take my camera (if I can find batteries) and post pics, too.
EDIT 20100418: Okay, okay. Truth be told, all it did yesterday was rain continuously. Indeed, at times prodigiously. So I did not go out the Chehalis Western. Rather, I just ran a few errands. I still got wet, but 6 or 7 miles (9.5 - 11 km) around town is a far different proposal than an all-day trek.
I've been out the trail before, but not all the way to Rainier. Technically, Rainier is a short ride for me considering that I used to commute 40 miles (64 km) a day for quite a long time. (I used to not have a car and my only transportation was a bicycle.) I'm heading out the trail today, bound for Rainier. I don't foresee a any problems. It's supposed to be really nice out today.
It so happens that it's really wet out at this very moment. Okay, maybe I should wait until tomorrow, but if everyone waited for the perfect day around here to do anything nothing would ever happen. In that spirit, I will be out on the trail. I'm gonna pack a sandwich, and a banana or two, and liquids of some manner. I'm not sure if I'll take rain gear or not, because as anyone who cycles knows, at some point the rain has no effect -- once you're warmed up, and as long as you keep moving.
I'll write more when I get back (read: if I go). I'll take my camera (if I can find batteries) and post pics, too.
EDIT 20100418: Okay, okay. Truth be told, all it did yesterday was rain continuously. Indeed, at times prodigiously. So I did not go out the Chehalis Western. Rather, I just ran a few errands. I still got wet, but 6 or 7 miles (9.5 - 11 km) around town is a far different proposal than an all-day trek.
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Ruben Garciaeztigma # Sunday, April 18, 2010 11:08:02 PM
0x29a # Monday, April 19, 2010 3:35:55 PM
Seems like I've seen at least a couple of really good Cuidad de Mexico websites about urban cycling. I'll have to do some research and post the results.