The best view of the Tilikum Bridge is from the Ross Island Bridge, but that bridge is a little scary to use because of the exposure to fast traffic

I had some fun riding across Portland’s bridges, enjoying some sweets, and even taking a break to kick off my shoes and read in a park before boarding the Amtrak to head home to Seattle. It’s been a wonderful trip filled with great memories. See ya next time, PDX!

I biked to every station on the MAX Blue Line from Hillsboro to Beaverton to Portland to Gresham. 48 miles with some hills is not too bad for an STP recovery ride, though unfortunately the sandal tan on my feet is the worst it’s ever been 😅

Day 2 of my 2nd ever @cascade.org Seattle To Portland ride was a success! I biked the final 105 miles from Centralia to Portland, my body felt great the whole way, as I finished strong, faster than my performance in the 2024 STP. What an incredible experience!

Day 1 of this year’s @cascade.org Seattle To Portland ride is complete! I biked 102 miles from Seattle to the halfway point in Centralia; by Sunday afternoon, I should be in downtown Portland. Having a great time so far on my 2nd ever STP!

Finished off my weekly STP training rides with a 55 mile (89 km) counterclockwise loop around Lake Washington. @cascade.org Seattle To Portland is days away, and I’m ready for it!

Here’s video of newly completed 145th Street & I-5 Interchange Project by city of Shoreline. Not a fan of crossing 2 lanes of freeway off ramp, & crossing just before the station continues to be dangerous as drivers only look for oncoming traffic (2nd driver ran the red arrow) @seattlebikeblog.com

The Georgetown to South Park Safety Project is fully complete! Here’s a video I took riding through the newest segment northbound from East Marginal Way to Ellis Ave @seattlebikeblog.com @seattledot.bsky.social @streetsalliance.bsky.social

Had a fun time taking people on a @cascade.org group ride from Lynnwood to Mukilteo and back, showing them some interesting and historical sites, and stopping for some treats at Little Prague Bakery on the way

Had a fun time taking folks around parts of Seattle’s current gayborhood Capitol Hill & historic gayborhood Pioneer Square on my first Seattle Queer History Ride of 2026. My next queer history goes from Capitol Hill to U District on July 18; hope y’all can join!

1/2 I finished reading “Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of Their Common Fate” by Mark Kurlansky. I was overwhelmed by detailed explanations of what seemed like every aspect of the life of salmon, near total destruction of their habitat by humans (and whom people chose to wrongly blame),

I went on a bike ride to check out new park space along Seattle Waterfront incl Myrtle Edwards Park & Centennial Park; it was wonderful to see so many people out & about enjoying the weather & World Cup vibes. I was a little upset that they butchered the rose garden, but I’m hopeful it will recover

Screw the World Cup, I’ve been paying more attention to the livestream of the removal of a fascist’s name from the Kennedy Center! Sadly, a thunderstorm has rolled in, so they can’t finish the work just yet (gotta keep the workers safe), but I hope it passes soon

One year ago today I brought Coraline into my family, and while Foggy was a bit hostile to the idea of adding another cat, he’s grown to love having a little sister, even one as annoying as her. Here’s to many more years with these kitties!

On Sunday, I dropped my e-bike off for repairs; by Wednesday I was back to riding it thanks to wonderful work of Seattle Electric Bike in Green Lake. After 5 years, my e-bike rides like it’s brand new, & they fixed electronics issue I had been having for past 2 years (I procrastinate pretty hard).

Just adding this if it hasn’t been mentioned yet, but the driver ignored/didn’t notice “no cars on the tracks” sign at intersection where she may have entered the tracks - screenshot from Google Maps I don’t understand why she kept going, seems like it’d be apparent that something was clearly wrong

On the last day of my Philly-Virginia trip, I went to one of my favorite places: the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria which has 3 floors of artist residences where you can meet & talk with artists (& celebrated 50th anniversary last year). I’m finally home in Seattle again; what a whirlwind of a trip!

Sights from my journey from SeaTac Airport to downtown Philadelphia; I spent a lot of time in the air, so it was nice to finally get some ground time in before the day ended. Can’t wait to explore the City of Brotherly Love some more!

A little stressed because I’m feeling disregulated this morning (I kept forgetting things while packing and, well, it sucks), but I’m finally at the airport and about to fly to Philadelphia for a few days before coming to Virginia for a couple more. See you in a week, Seattle!

Bicycle Weekends are here! I rode it about an hour after the barricades were put up, and uh, drivers are still sometimes ignoring them. I had a nice ride, but those gates can’t come soon enough

I reported this via Find It Fix It: the block of 12th Avenue between King St & Jackson St has both sidewalks completely closed off with no alternative for pedestrians. @seattledot.bsky.social it’s required that accommodations be provided! seattle2-production.spotmobile.net/public/motor...

Loops are circular, bicycle wheels are circular, and donuts are circular; they go together well, as we found out while riding completely around Lake Washington today on a training ride for the STP

Had a wonderful time taking a group of cyclists on a tour around the city of Federal Way today! It was a surprise to see the Denny Cabin was open and special to take people to the Bubbleator from the Century 21 Expo in 1962 including a few who actually got to ride in it back when it was in service.

2/2 And now for some pics going southbound from Seattle Center to Belltown

1/2 I toodled over to see status of @seattledot.bsky.social Belltown-Seattle Center Connection project on 4th Ave, & a week after construction started, it looks almost ready to open! PS it’s not officially open yet These pics are going north from Belltown to Seattle Center @seattlebikeblog.com

1/2 We had a great time riding around Lake Union during my history ride today. There were some challenges with the opening of the boating season, but we made do and navigated through it to see some interesting sites. Thanks everyone for coming! (2nd, 3rd, & 4th pics taken during my Friday test ride)

2/2 and the good news for @seattledot.bsky.social I saw the initial paint guidelines have been marked on the 4th Avenue portion of the Belltown-Seattle Center Connection project! @seattlebikeblog.com

1/2 I have good news & bad news @seattledot.bsky.social First, bad news: concrete barrier on the Pine Street protected bike lane has again been pushed into the bike lane, narrowing it to a dangerous 2 feet 1 inch width. I submitted a Find It Fix It @streetcrafting.bsky.social @seattlebikeblog.com

4 months into the year, and I’ve finally been able to stop the gradual weight gain that’s been happening over the past year. Focusing on improving my sleep schedule, snacking habits, and building core strength vs losing weight has helped immensely with my physical fitness.

Snippet from tonight’s kitty walk; I took Foggy (purple light) & Coraline (green light) around my neighborhood by stroller before letting them explore the local park by leash. Dogs were fine, kids were friendly with lots of questions, & the street sweeper was really intense, but kitties did great