travel

Lake Chelan State Park

Lake Chelan is located in the central part of Washington, north of Wenatchee. I biked in the general area last year for the Chelan Century Challenge. I didn’t participate in the ride this year, but am considering doing so next year.

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Teeth grinding on Northwest Airlines

The schwag of the conference was limited to a breath mint/toothpick dispenser courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, one of the “gold” sponsors of the conference. I don’t know if they’re intentionally suggesting anything to the 90% male attendance at the conference, but biting down on the mints did help me keep my cool and

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Disgustipating hotel food

When I worked the trade show/presentation circuit in the 1990s, I’d often have to hunt down “lost” components of our booth. On the way to the super secret customer package storage depot, I’d see the inner operations of hotels. Employees weren’t maintaining the facade they do in public, tossing stuff around, fraternizing in the nooks,

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Putting it to the Travel Man

When I was in my late 20s, travel seemed glamourous. I took every trip I could get. By using the pedestrian “Saturday Night Stay” tactic, I could easily finagle planning trips from point A to point B with time to actually see point B. Adventures in Point B were, of course, fully-funded by saving the

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Back in Seattle

Back home! It’s warm, so no cookie for me. The weather cooperated Thursday morning, and I had a pleasant 25-ish mile morning ride. I had my helmet, but if I ever do a bike rental again, I’m going to bring a couple of tools to adjust things and change a flat. Thankfully, I didn’t have

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