tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770918104884191082011-10-11T11:48:12.993-07:00Lindanoreply@blogger.comBlogger411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777091810488419108.post-20371430484686341962011-07-23T18:56:00.001-07:002011-07-23T19:09:17.815-07:00

Gary and Russ aren't afraid to try an Easy Does it Ride!<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

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A Beautiful Day to bike to SJRMC(Picture taken last month, but you get the idea)It couldn't be a nicer May morning. We've had our share of nasty, rainy weather for sure. Today is national bike to work day and come whatever the weather I planned to ride today. Bike commuting is different then your usual bike ride. It takes planning and coordinating. I've noticed the route I usually take to

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Bloomsday start 2011The sun is shining brightly as I mill around the crowd. Tony shows up with only his running gear on. No extra jacket or sweat shirt for him. It's chilly to say the least, but in the crowd of 50,000 plus it's not too bad. I've chatted a bit with some of the runners around me. The two guys ahead are brothers. One brother is stationed at Fairchild airforce base, the other

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Jean Campbell, our winner for the Ugly Shirt Ride 2011!Colleen found this shirt in Pakistan!! For real!!Donna, pretty in pinkGary in his Old Guy Cycling Team shirtHeather in her cool Aztec shirtLinda in her very cool Cat in the Hat shirtWe had a good turn out for the Ugly shirt ride today. The challenge of finding a suitable "Ugly Shirt" brought out several Easy Does it regular riders; Heather,

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A cupcake for Easy Does it Riders? Could be... if I get my act together.You have to start sometime. It's cold and windy at times, and your tires probably need to be pumped up, but it's time!It's April and the flowers are blooming. Hopefully we'll have good weather. We could go up river past Asotin for an hour or so. If any of you want to ride at a faster pace that's fine. The pace is

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Welcome 2011New Years eve is generally not a biker friendly day. The weather this year was typical; cold! icy and just plain gray, even Corrie was spending the day in the recliner watching basketball.We invited the Seaport Striders to our usual New Years eve dinner and movie event. The turnout was great. Corrie and I, Lance and Janet, Debbie and Scott, George and Barbara Topping and even Dave

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Donna volunteered to host our ride today. The fall colors in the valley where at their best, it couldn't have been a nicer day. We had a pretty good turn out of riders too. The steep climb up to Donna and Gary's house gave us all a workout. Turning right off of Critchfield road onto 22nd then up Quailridge the grade turns quickly up to a good 10%. It is only a block or so but still a

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Stanley Park, Vancouver BC<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

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11 Riders for our Latah Trail RideI was glad we choose the Latah trail for our August Easy does it ride. It was going to top 90 in the Lewiston Clarkston Valley and our ride would be cool and in the trees. We had a great turn out for the ride; Brenda McIntosh and I where first, then Gary and Donna Callahan showed up with Chuck King from Pullman, next came Lori Gaskill and her friend Janet,

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The Stanley BasinA bike tour around the Stanley Basin sounds like an adventure and it was, as usual. Corrie and I have signed up for the Oregon Bicycle Ride for the last 7 years and we’ve always had a wonderful time. I tell people it’s like adult summer camp. Our fun is planned for us, all we have to do is show up and bike our butt off for a week.The group has been at

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Pancake rideOriginally uploaded by lindarosettiI am so in the doghouse, I lamented to Mary and Frances, as I sipped Mimosa by Mary's pool. " Well, this is a great dog house then",added Frances.Mary and I had been planning this ride for months. I was a bit worried about new seal coat on the road to Waha, so we changed the start to the corp parking lot.Riders are readyOriginally uploaded by

Lindanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777091810488419108.post-73369923618066100602010-07-03T14:40:00.001-07:002010-07-04T15:53:21.526-07:00

Colleen's first time biking the Lewiston HillIMG_0055Originally uploaded by lindarosettiGary gave us the ok this morning. He has been keeping an eye on the road construction on I195 for me. "You shouldn't have any trouble getting to the Dahmen Barn today", I've tried to make the ride up the Lewiston Hill to Dahmen barn for weeks but today would be perfect. Not only was the weather cool and not

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Culdesac Road turnoff from Reubens Gifford"AVOID I95 threw Uniontown. Lee emailed me this morning. Bummer. I had a great ride planned to the Dahmen Barn but it just was not going to happen. I was ready for at least a few riders this morning, but the only folks I saw where the straggly old Seaport Striders and... the Canadians! Who of course where Don Greggain and his followers in stride. None

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Seaside Taverna Cove for swimming off the Schooner to Oia Sunset at Oia Santorini viewsSantoriniHelen insited we take one last week and visit Santorini. The Greek Islands offer another view of this landscape that we needed to see. The minute we landed in Santorini it had a different feel. It was warmer, much more barren, and MORE people and the ugly side of Greece-the garbage along the roads.

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Yorgos's Family at our family dinner No McDonald's in Greece, I wonder why?Friday Oct. 2We finished our tour today. We managed one last swim at Kalavrita, so we swam and swam. I think Helen said her and Tamara did about a mile. The place Yorgos had us stay in last night was really the very top of the line. We overlooked a beautiful bay and the rooms where outstanding. Very modern and high end.

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Monemvasia, GreeceToday we have to say good-by to Gytheio. This spot has been special. The view of the water is amazing and it is such a sleepy little waterfront town now without all the tourists. The staff at the hotel we're staying in have been especially friendly. So, if you happen to be in Gytheio, be sure and check out the Gytheion Hotel.. absolutely tops! And, they are right above a

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The hill climbs are worth it, when you see sights like thisWe walk to our grotto lunch spotA Church on the road to our beach grottoTamra enjoying Greek coffee before our morning rideI've been getting a few runs inOur rides begin with a few quiet minutes, sipping coffee and just enjoying the beauty or the quiet. Yorgos has done a wonderful job finding wondrful accomadations. We mostly have two

Lindanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777091810488419108.post-76238664684732074562009-09-27T08:35:00.000-07:002009-10-15T20:48:11.015-07:00

One of our beaches todayDiros caves GytheioThe wind continues today and we all could use a rest day, so today we decided to check out the Diros caves in the area. They where discovered in 1955 by a dog that crawled through a hole into the caves and returned several days later coated in red clay. His owner followed him the following day and found a vast network of caves, of which some 5 miles have

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Mani CoastSo, it seems today is Saturday, day 16. Of course we had to start the day with another swim.. everyone would be so disappointed if we didn't. Lovely, but, we can see the clouds turning gray and threatening. After our breakfast Yorgos, who's riding with us today tells us today will be our most challenging climb. We're only going 35 k but it's straight up and straight down. We'll climb

Lindanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777091810488419108.post-34811350832826559642009-09-26T07:23:00.000-07:002009-10-15T20:45:52.131-07:00

Just about enough time for a short swim before our ride todaySo I think we're at day 15. Tamra and I wake up each morning and say... do you believe we're in Greece and we have to go swim before breakfast! What would our friends say if we didn't... so off we go.. Helen too... we swim and swim and swim.. do I have to get out? The googles we brought are awesome.. I can see to the bottom and I'm way

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KalamataToday we rode to Kalamata, Yorgos's home town. We got to experience the modern side of Greece. It's busy, narrow roads, lots of construction!!! We have a beautiful hotel overlooking the sea. We all went for a swim and where glad to have a nap. After our nap Yorgos picked us up and we had a wonderful dinner at their home.The people here are so gracious and welcoming. Dinner was prepared

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Today is Tues, I think. We've lost all track of time and place. We're meeting people from all over Europe. I guess Greece has been a vacation spot for centuries. We've met people from Austria, Switzerland, England, Albania, Australia, France. We started today from Piros Greece. A beautiful city in a natural cove. Yorgos says it is the Ionian Sea. It is a little harbor with several boats and

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WE're off to \lampia today up over the mountains to Olympia. The road is through a rather remote area with small farms and villages. The mountains are very rugged and rocky. There are small pines and grasses, and herbs, you can smell them. The contrast of the countryside here is so dramatic. Just the other day we where by the warm beautiful ocean and now we have rugges mountains and sheep

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These little goats where getting some water at a roadside spring Kalavrita, GreeceWe arrived at Kalavrita about 4 pm yesterday. Our hotel looks like an alpine chalet. The little town is very high in the mountains and is the local ski hill. The streets are very narrow and it looks like a mix of Swiss country and renissance Greece. We where going to try and get a pastry or something when we

Lindanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777091810488419108.post-537344693191627472009-09-16T06:12:00.000-07:002009-09-24T09:18:22.662-07:00

Super Hero's at the Citadel of Corinth (I think) Lions Gate at Agamemnoms FortressTuesday and Wednesday:Streets of NafplionWe started our history lesson today. In Greece that means eons.. We headed off yesterday from Napfoli. On our road today we planned to go to Agamemnon's fortress and tomb. The road was difficult to say the least but the weather was pleasant, cool and a bit overcast. We had

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The Acropolis Athens Streets at 7 amFridayI was awake at my usual 5:30 am and I could smell the bread baking. Tamara was awake reading so without waking Helen we both tip toed out for an early run. We waited until it was light of course and headed toward the Acropolis, which is a landmark for the city. It was quiet and abandoned. We started up, up, up the little bungalows are stacked one on top

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We started out early today. I was up at 4 am and Helen picked me up at 4:50. Off to Greece and what do I do, but get all the way up to the airport and realized I left my money belt and passport at home. We had about 30 min to boarding and I had to call Corrie to bring me my passport. I did get an extra kiss good-by from him, but talk about stress. Tamara had her new hubby to say goodby to but

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Linda, Helen and Tamara are off to GreeceI've been planning my trip to Greece for a year now and the date is rapidly approaching. Helen, Tamra and I will be leaving Lewiston on Wednesday morning at 6 am. The money has been wired, the tickets in hand... and the bags are packed.For many, the planning and anticipation, for a trip is just as much fun as the trip itself. If you're like me, I've had

Lindanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777091810488419108.post-37853798175658719022009-08-31T00:59:00.000-07:002009-08-31T01:17:10.154-07:00

Peaches for cold winter breakfastsI have to make a post to the canning blog the other day. Mom came over this week and we put up 17 quarts of peaches. These where fun to do. I had gotten a box of Elbertas from our local orchard down the street. They where a bit green for mom but I really didn't have much choice. If I wasn't off to Greece in a week we could have waited a bit. I've had a few

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Learning from the expertMom has been canning for about 50 years. I haven't canned for several years. It just got to be such a hot complicated process. Canning just seemed to take too much time and energy while working and raising a family. Since the economy has soured and a return to home grown produce canning is getting more popular. I have several friends who are attempting canning.I

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Donna and Linda enjoying the ride I went into work this morning and quickly realized that there really wasn't any need for my services. No babies today. If you didn't know, I am the lactation nurse at my hospital OB unit. It was a good thing I was going home because even with three cups of coffee this morning, I still felt like crap. At first I thought I might have a cold; achy, no voice, no

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Here is the tour I'll be onI got this map from Helen and our tour guide in Greece. Be sure and scan out from the original spot from the map here. We have one month to finish all the details. I have gotten everything set at work so that should go smoothly. Corrie is going to check in with mom once a week or so and hopefully I'll figure out how to access all this from the internet cafe's. Helen

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An Easy Does it ride to Mount RainierCorrie has encouraged me to come up with a statement that describes an Easy Does it Ride and I guess I could use this blog to do that. This week Corrie and I and Jim McKraken and his wife Claire went to Mt. Rainier. Corrie, Jim and Al Coons had signed up to do RAMROD (ride around Mt. Rainier in one day). This is a beautiful ride, but the distance (150 mi+)

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Santorini, GreeceI'm going to Greece this Sept. My girl friend Helen and another friend Tamara are going to bicycle around the Peloponnese Peninsula then spend another week in Santorini, Greece. Helen arraigned this tour with a guide she has met on her tours. He is a native Greek and has agreed to arrange this tour. Last summer Helen began to talk about this tour. She had originally hoped to

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Mom and DadI spent this weekend with my good friend Mary. We looked at old family photos and got caught up on what our kids have been doing. We enjoyed a going to a wonderfully funny production of "The Producers". We both laughed ourselves silly over this raunchy Mel Brooks satire. Besides a love of live theater, we've found we share many things such as; we're both fiercely democratic, love

Lindanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777091810488419108.post-42779333190795087392009-06-29T08:24:00.000-07:002009-07-01T03:13:46.909-07:00

Twin Rivers Cyclists offers many rides during the summer and we invite everyone. We usually have a mixed group of riders for our weekly Ice Cream rides. These rides are short, easy and can be as short or as long as the riders want. The group makes a point of never dropping a rider, but many slower riders are reluctant to take on the longer rides.Sunday June 28 we scheduled the Winchester Ride.

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I can't believe my baby is 25 today. Time doesn't slow down for anyone. I have been blessed with two awesome sons. Tony is my oldest at 28 and Ryan arrived four years later.I often tell couples I meet who have more then one child, "You make all you mistakes with your first, and now you get a chance to make a few more with chapter 2" I offer no claims of easy or perfect parenting, but I have

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Turning 50 is a big deal for most people. It marks a half century and reminds us that we really have lived a significant portion of our lives. If you have dreams or plans for what you want to do in this life, it's time to start. I had thought about searching for my birth mother at times, but never seemed to set the process in motion. I felt that this would be something significant to mark my

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I'm adopted so that might be a good place to start. I was adopted by my parents John and Eleanor Robson when I was about 6 months old. Catholic Charities of Spokane handled the adoption. Mom and dad had been married for about 10 years and had found out that they couldn't have children and had been waiting for only a short time for a baby when they where called about me. In those days there

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I have kept a journal for many years. My hubby has blogged for our bike club and I've added a few blogs for bike rides. I would like to write about my observations as a nurse, as a mom, mom in law, wife, daughter and a simple human being on this journey of life.

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