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Weekender: Snoqualmie in Spring

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Be creative in your activities during this transition month of April. Here are my tips for some trips to the Summit at Snoqualmie. For those still hanging on to winter, you can start out at the Summit at Snoqualmie’s Hyak’s Nordic Center . . .

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NW Cyclist: Velodromes

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My oldest son has been fearless on his bike ever since we took off the training wheels. He has been captivated by the Marymoor Velodrome every time we pass it on our visits to Marymoor Park in Redmond.

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Weekender: Echo Ridge

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It was a good thing there was snow at the Echo Ridge Nordic Area because we seriously needed to burn some calories.

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Q&A with Geoff Drake

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Geoff Drake was one of the featured presenters at this year’s Seattle Bike Expo. He’s a past editor of Bicycling magazine and Velo News, and has covered three Olympic Games and the Tour de France. He discussed his book, Team 7-Eleven: How an Unsung Band of American Cyclists Took on the World . . .

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Guided Bike Touring: Bicycle Adventures

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For many of us, the romantic notion of vacationing by bicycle is quickly dashed when we start thinking about its logistics. Sure, the joy of riding through scenic countryside sounds like bliss, but the effort involved in finding lodging and figuring out routes and meals

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Biking the McKenzie River Trail

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What started off sounding like a day of recreational biking now resembled a covert military operation, and we wondered what exactly we had gotten ourselves into.

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Weekender: Mount Tahoma Trails

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When the conversation turns to backcountry snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, the choices are as varied as the environment.

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Editor’s Note: NW Cyclist 2012

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Biking season never really ends in the Northwest—it just gets a burst of renewed energy every year around this time.

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Outdoors NW Pick Up Point of the Month: Gregg’s Cycles

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This week, our featured pick-up point is one of our favorite bike shops in Seattle, Gregg’s Cycles in Green Lake.

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NW Cyclist: 10 Classic rides in the Northwest

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Living here for decades, co-authoring a book on mountain biking and jumping on my bike every chance I get doesn’t quite make me an expert on bicycling in the Northwest. However, I know just enough to get into trouble by offering up my list of “can’t miss” Classic Rides of the Northwest. How does this list compare to yours?

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