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Jan's mule bike in repose. Taken on Nikon N90/Portra 400
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Meeting of the minds in Tacoma. L to R: JDG, Rainbow, Handsome Paul.
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Pinch me, is this real?
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Yup, slow down when (one of the) mountain'sre out.
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JDG does bicycle portraits.
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Future coffee outside spot?
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People powered exploration.
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Poor cell reception and brilliant light means...
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We get it dude, you La Croix.
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Dat evening light...
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Rainbow's craftiness goes well and beyond the walls of a bike shop.
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Just a couple of friendly Minnesotans.
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Bike portraits in front of hot peaks.
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Ride with Ralph, rock scrambling edition.
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So close to camp!!
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Hell or die...
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One of the many, many, gravel climbs.
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And one of the many, many paved descents...
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Rolling deep to camp on night one.
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It got weird night two, morning of the third day. JDG patched a hole in his Ralph bibs with a dollar bill. Peej is clearly impressed.
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We made it to Trout Lake after a chilling AF descent and were greeted with a rainbow!!
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Peter brought this amazing fritter along on day two and waiting to bring it out for 30 or so miles. I was very jealous at this point.
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JDG scrawling another corn dog into the totem. The one in black was still there from a year before.
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In addition to singing show tunes, Peter creates bouquets along the way. ✌️
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This was our multimodal return home. I broke my bike the day prior so I had to catch a ride to Portland. Everyone else rode, taking the scenic route along the Columbia River Gorge.
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Day one, spirits were high. Absolutely no reason why the Internet should miss this moment!!
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But first, a milkshake and a burger, ten miles or so out of Tacoma after the first flat.
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We were also multimodal on the way out of town, opting for the mid-afternoon Sounder from King Street Station in Seattle to Tacoma. A word of advice: only two bikes to a car unless you want to be forced to move back and forth on the car.
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Jan beginning the process of Rinko'ing his bike before boarding the Amtrak back to Seattle. This takes him probably 15 min.
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Tom was the real hero of the day; after my derailleur self destructed, he towed me via two bungees for probably 10 miles.
