LANDSLIDE ON INTERURBAN TRAIL

Post-flood mountain biking in Bellingham redux again part II the second.

Today, John Clark and I planned on riding out the Interurban to the top of Cleator Road. No dice, again. (There seems to be a definite lack of dice lately.) A massive slide off Cleator Road has completely closed off the Interurban about a quarter-mile north of Cleator. Kwazy. (Seems to be no lack of weather kwaziness however.)We rode the road (Chuckanut Drive) for a while, then headed up Cleator. Several spots have slumped significantly and/or washed out. We made it to about 1,450 feet before heavy wet snow turned us around.
Still, it was a great ride made even greater by the presence of John's new orange gloves.

POST-FLOOD MOUNTAIN BIKING IN BELLINGHAM

Headed up to Galbraith today cocky and confident that all this rain would've washed away all the dern-blasted snow we'd been hit with first. No dice. From about 1,000 feet and above, it's deep, solid Cascade Concrete.

Re: the recent flooding, the Padden Gorge trail now has a stream running down the center. North side isn't bad though: Miranda, Ridge and Cedar Dust--they're about all that's ridable right now.

MORE BELLINGHAM FLOOD VIDEO

This is "Bellingham Flood Video II", the sequel to the wildly successful "Bellingham Flood Video" which smashed all box-office records when it came out eight hours ago. Below are more pics. All shots and vids are from Squalicum Parkway and Creek.

BELLINGHAM FLOOD VIDEO

THE GREAT FLOOD OF AUGHT-NINE

Though I can't say as I know what's so great about it. Seems damned annoying if you ask me. Above and just below, Squalicum Parkway makes more like Squalicum Lake. In the bottom photo, just beyond the bridge, you can see a white Mustang that's not going anywhere. Kwazy.Schools were closed. Ski areas closed 'cause of landslides, high winds, avalanche. Worst of all, I can't get out on my bike. How am I going to train for this 8-hour mountain-bike race in Northern California that Clark and I just signed up fer?