A Thousand Miles on the Bike

The day I hit a thousand miles on my bike, a friend asked me “are you getting the chance to ride much?”  I told him how today was my thousand mile mark and I was celebrating a milestone.  I had indeed done a lot of riding, from Islands to country roads, to river trails and Parks.  I never get tired of being on the bike.  It is like sailing, with the wind in my hair and the most beautiful scenery all around me.

As I write this I am closer to 1100 miles but I told you there would be a celebration at the thousand mile mark.

When I crossed the thousand mile mark I was on a gravel trail at Hovander Park in Ferndale, Washington.  I recorded part of the 999 mile but found that recording on my phone while riding a heavy bike didn’t go well.  The gravel was bumpy and difficult to ride with one hand, but I did it anyway.

I’ve had a lot of amazing rides this summer but I have to say Wenatchee, Washington gets the award for being the most biker friendly place I have visited.  They have over twenty miles of bike trails along the river on both sides.  That says a lot about this town.  In its development it preserved that precious real estate for the community, instead of being private homes.  And, the community is really out enjoying the trails.

Wenatchee, Washington is the Apple Capitol of the Country with every kind of apple, pear, cherry and other fruits and veggies that grow in abundance in this fertile community.  Wenatchee also gets over 300 days of sunshine a year which encourages getting out on those bike trails.  There is a confluence of the Wenatchee River and the Great Columbia river meeting right at the edge of town.  And there is a State Park called the Wenatchee Confluence State Park with the bike trail going right through it, traveling the edge of the Columbia river.

I’ve really enjoyed riding the river trails.  It is nice not to have vehicle traffic to deal with.  And in some areas of the trail, heading out of town along the Columbia river, on the way to Lincoln Rock State Park, I had the trail pretty much to myself.

Birch Bay

Nooksack River in Ferndale

Wenatchee River

Columbia River Bike Trail 3

Columbia River Bike Trail 2

Columbia River Bike Trail

San Juan Island Country Road

Semiahmoo Resort across from White Rock British Columbia

Mount Baker in Whatcom County

Mount Baker

Biking in Berry Country

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I’m not finished yet.  My journey continues.