THE BEGINNING: I started on a journey about three years ago…or maybe it was five. I guess it depends on how you look at it. In June of 2007 I moved to Seattle. I already considered myself a cycling enthusiast of the recreational and commuter variety. Hell, I even contemplated proximity to my workplace, as in safe
Nine months and one day ago (or 274 days or how long a manned trip to Mars would take or the gestation period of a human baby) my wife, two close friends, and I entered into a friendly wager. As these things typically happen, it started small and ill-formed: we were planning a trip to Hawaii
I signed up for the Seattle-to-Portland (STP) and the Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party (RSVP) on Monday the 10th of January. The STP is in early July and the RSVP is sometime in August. Both are planned two-day rides sponsored and organized by the Cascade Bicycle Club (www.cascade.org). I signed up for both last
