The slow lane can mean...
Seeing more of USA than the "in flight movie."

My photos and stories
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Photo of Old Waitsburg Road near Walla Walla, WA. USA.
About me
Theslowlane.com.  My main menu.  More than just bicycling.
 
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My free advice
Bike touring F.A.Q

Fitness thoughts
Lights,   Flat tires,   Panniers,   Trailers,   Amtrak

Maps & Routes
Bellingham bicycle map

Vancouver, BC. to Seattle, WA.  Maps: My favorite routes between these two cities.

Seattle to Idaho  My favorite route across Washington State.

Gallery of bike trails I have been on.  My favorite trails from many parts of USA.

Most recent trips, 2011

Save $115 on 12 world-class wines

Some things seen along the way
Gallery of Bridges

Pictures of me and my bike

Road signs

Bellingham Bike To Work Day

Lane reduction for a calmer street

My blog titles about bicycling
Bicycling

Bike to work

Not quite naked bike ride


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Links to some other sites

A few bike sites in northwest Washington State

Mt. Baker Bike Club A hub for Bellingham and Whatcom County cyclists.

Galbraith Mountain Maps, pictures, information about this area of trails east of Bellingham.

Seattle area Cascade bicycle club

Biking in Washington State  Informational web site for bicycling from Washington State Department of Transportation.


World wide bike & alternative transit sites,
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Bikely.com
Google like maps where people post their favorite bike routes all over the world.  Search able
data base of maps keeps growing by several maps per hour.  This collaborative site is really taking off.

Adventure Cycling Logo
Adventure Cycling Association  A support organization for cross country bike touring. Maps, equipment catalogs, group tours, formerly known as Bike-centennial and headquartered in Missoula, Mt.

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Bicycle Sherpa for information about bikes, parts, races and clubs!

Travel tips for USA  by Dodo.com

Lonelyroads.org
Another collaborative mapping project focusing on roads.

Baggage car to carry lots of bikes on the train  Idea is a success on Canada's Toronto to Niagara Falls route.  What do you think about Eugene-Seattle or a Portland-Seattle-Spokane bike train loop?  If readers have ideas regarding a potential Bike Train service, please pass them along. 
Blog comments at end of article.

Urban Bicycles  An online resource for utility cycling in New Zealand.

BicyclingWorld.com The definitive guide to bike tours for all ages and abilities. Search the world's largest collection of road and mountain bike tours and find the trip of a lifetime.

Auto-free Life  - Exploring the challenges and rewards of depending less on a car.

Cycling resources  - directory of Cycling related websites.

Worldtripping.net  A fun bike site based in UK.  Uses something like Javascript to draw its content across your monitor.  Nice graphics.

Italian Outdoor Network Cycling and hiking information and accomidations in Italy.

Vagabondo.net A site for independent travellers, not connected to any tour operator or travel agency. On our site we are trying to collect, select and organize all the Internet resources for independent travellers.

Free Bike Programs Around the World


Personal Tour Accounts

Bike to Cuba
Some folks started in Bellingham, WA. headed across US to Florida and then Cuba.  Visiting intentional communities along the way.

Rick Segreda's tour in New Zealand

Bike further, eat closer
Two Canadian women with a global vision: a world with more bikes, less cars, local and accessible food, filled with happy, healthy beings. In the spirit of this vision we are embarking on a 30,000 km bicycle quest from Victoria, BC to Buenos Aires, Argentina and back. We will be following a 100-mile diet for the duration of our trip, meaning we aim to consume only foods sourced from within 100 miles of where we purchase it. 

Viking Biker
Rune's trip around the world from Norway.  Crossing Canada in Winter 06-07.  Follow most recent news in his diary.

Bikebrats  A duo that have traveled in many parts of the world including India, Europe and USA.  Great writing and photography.

Cycle Logic Press  Follow Neil and Sharon on their bicycle tours throughout Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe and the US. Wonderful photography and commentary online.

Without A Clue
Can you believe we did it... WITHOUT A CLUE?
My sweetheart and I just crossed the entire United States of America on $129 Wal-Mart bicycles, a trip that lasted 7 months and over 4,000 miles!

Jesse McCormack's  Trip from North Dakota to Mexico, other trips in and around North Dakota and commentaries.

Impressions From Bicycle Travels  Visual stories from America and Asia (fully-automatic slide shows.) 

Ken Kifer's Bike Pages Stories from his many trips around the Midwest, Great Plains and up into Canada from his home in Alabama. Commentary on cycling, health and other topics as well.


Tour operators

Timberline Adventures of Denver, CO

GreatCycling.com - Deluxe Bike Tours in Italy  Deluxe biking package tours in Italy - bike the stunning rolling hills near the Adriatic Sea made famous by 1998 Tour de France winner, Marco Pantani.

Independent Cycle Tours New Zealand Inc.  Tour company in South Island of New Zealand.  Headquartered in Christ Church.

Tour operator, offering active/adventure vacations to the gay/lesbian community.  We specialize in bicycle trips to France, but also offer trips to New Zealand (bungee jumping), Australia, Thailand, The Grand Canyon, etc....



Some businesses

Trekking in Nepal, Nepal trekking, peak climbing in Nepal
Mosaic Adventure is committed to bringing top quality, professional customer services that include day tours, trekking, peak climbing, expeditions, jungle safari, rafting. In addition, it offers destination tours to, Tibet, Bhutan and India through their extensive network of local operators from these respective countries as well as offer promotional events seasonally.

Book Cheap Flights on OneTravel
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DIGnGO.  Personalized bicycle tours in France.

Hisunglasses.com

Wholesale Goggles
New Goggles just arrived. Can be used for cycling, snow skiing, snowboarding and motorcycle riding. Adjustable strap some with foam padding around lenses.

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