Dam, That Was Cold

Some of you probably have already judged me because you think I misspelled the "Dam" in the title of this post. I know, you can't help yourself. I am using the word in the correct context, however. This month kicks off my favorite summer hobby - Dam Tour! It is another excuse to go riding my bike, and in this case it is a collection of dams in Washington, Oregon and a few other states. Ride to the dam, take picture at dam, send in picture, and meet some new people along the way. I did the tour in 2009 and loved it, and I have been looking forward to it all year now. I have signed up Danny as a passenger, too. He gets his own placard. Unfortunately for him, he really needs warmer temps before we go anywhere because I can't afford to keep buying new stuff for him. The kids is growing like a weed!

My first ride this year was up to Cushman Dam near Hoodsport, WA. It is about 100 miles out and back. The weather was cold and moist, but the roads were in good shape. I have enough gear to stay warm in this weather, but I end up looking a little like the Pillsbury Dough Boy when everything is in place. Cushman Dam is just high enough to have received some snow in the last few days.

It is still to cold for longer distance riding (at least for me), and the mountain passes are not safe right now. This is about the only dam close enough until we warm up some more.

The picture used to get credit for the dam.

A stop along the way.

Need to go back when the sun is out.

Now, in other news...

Jeannette and I have decided to take advantage of low interest rates and low housing prices to buy a new house in Silverdale. We have narrowed our search to an area we like, and are trying to sift through floor plans to pick out the design we like. I am thinking we will be moving in sometime this summer, assuming everything goes well. The plan is to rent out our house we are living in now until the housing market rebounds.

Looking out at our future home. Not sure which lot, yet.