One of the things I love about cycling in Spokane is the fact that we have four distinct seasons. Fall is a great transition season here: you get cool days and ... Read More...
As the summer cools off a bit, this time of year is great for bike touring. The Internet is chock-full of information about bikes, gear, destinations, how-tos a... Read More...
Two months ago I wrote a Road Trip column about taking quick overnight bicycle camping trips. I try to squeeze in at least one of these solo camping trips each ... Read More...
Since our 4-1/2-year-old daughter was about a year old, she's spent most of her transport time on a bicycle. Our family shops, runs errands, goes to school, and... Read More...
Visit any large city in North America in the last few years and you may have noticed a certain aesthetic, a look, to the cyclists on the urban streets. They oft... Read More...
According to the National Bike Dealers Association, in 2005, 19.8 million bikes were sold in the U.S. Only about 12% of those bikes were sold from independent l... Read More...
The vast majority of bikes sold today do not include a rack or other means for carrying stuff. Maybe this is why the messenger bag is such a big seller? It's a ... Read More...
Look, I don't know what it is about Bald Eagles, but they seem to bring out both the best and the worst of us. We tend to think they're beautiful. Majestic. Pow... Read More...
First, a story. Brian Smith was a 20-year-old kid in 1989 when he moved from Houston, Texas to Walla Walla, Washington. Just weeks after arriving, he borrowed h... Read More...
I fashion myself the Daytrippin' Dad (one of my many delusions), and I try to make it a rule to keep my daytrips within a two-hour drive from Spokane (saves ans... Read More...
