{"id":4763,"date":"2013-08-07T20:58:19","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T03:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/?p=4763"},"modified":"2013-08-07T20:58:19","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T03:58:19","slug":"washington-stat-bicycle-travel-photo-sampling-researching-a-bike-tour-guide-doesnt-look-like-work-does-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2013\/08\/07\/washington-stat-bicycle-travel-photo-sampling-researching-a-bike-tour-guide-doesnt-look-like-work-does-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington State Bicycle Travel Photo Sampling: Researching a Bike Tour Guide Doesn&#8217;t Look Like Work, Does It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wa-state_River-gorge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4776\" alt=\"Wa state_River gorge\" src=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wa-state_River-gorge-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wa-state_River-gorge-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wa-state_River-gorge.jpg 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>Ellee Thalheimer, author of the\u00a0<a title=\"Get your autographed copy of Cycling Sojourner Washington! Preorder via Kickstarter by Aug. 28, 2013.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/cyclingsojournerwa\/cycling-sojourner-a-guide-to-the-best-multi-day-to\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Cycling Sojourner Washington<\/em>\u00a0bicycle tour book<\/a> we&#8217;ll be bringing out next spring, is hard at work. That is to say, she and husband Joe Partridge are riding their bikes all over Washington, as are the four Washington state co-authors Katherine Widing, Josh Cohen, Martina Brimmer, and Steve Krippner. They&#8217;re mapping, annotating, tasting, sipping, shopping, and photographing along with all the pedaling to make sure they bring you the details you need to plan an amazing bike travel experience.<\/p>\n<p>Ellee sent a few photos from the road we&#8217;re sharing to give you a taste of the experience (more to come in future posts).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0Y<span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">ou can also catch up with Martina Brimmer of Swift Industries for an <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"Intro to Bicycle Touring at Island Hoppin\u2019 Brewery \u2013 Orcas Island Aug. 18, 2013, 7-9pm\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/event-ride\/intro-to-bicycle-touring-at-island-hoppin-brewery-orcas-island\/\" target=\"_blank\">introduction to bicycle touring <\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">at Island Hoppin&#8217; Brewery on Orcas Island Thursday, Aug. 15, 7-9 pm. She&#8217;s working on the San Juan Islands tour that will be included in the book and will share her expertise to help inspire you and get you ready to roll.<a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state-wheat-fields_bike-rider-on-horizon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4774\" alt=\"WA state wheat fields_bike rider on horizon\" src=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state-wheat-fields_bike-rider-on-horizon-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state-wheat-fields_bike-rider-on-horizon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state-wheat-fields_bike-rider-on-horizon-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state-wheat-fields_bike-rider-on-horizon.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state_River-gorge_2-bicyclists.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4778 alignnone\" alt=\"WA state_River gorge_2 bicyclists\" src=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state_River-gorge_2-bicyclists-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state_River-gorge_2-bicyclists-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state_River-gorge_2-bicyclists-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state_River-gorge_2-bicyclists.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Preorder an autographed copy of the book by\u00a0<a title=\"Cycling Sojourner Washington: Bicycle tour book for Washington State\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/cyclingsojournerwa\/cycling-sojourner-a-guide-to-the-best-multi-day-to\/\" target=\"_blank\">backing it on Kickstarter<\/a>. We&#8217;re using that as a tool to help raise the money to print the book and you&#8217;re supporting bike education and advocacy with your backing too.*<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Desert-Flowers_Ellee-Thalheimer-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4773 alignright\" alt=\"Desert Flowers_Ellee-Thalheimer-pic\" src=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Desert-Flowers_Ellee-Thalheimer-pic-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Desert-Flowers_Ellee-Thalheimer-pic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Desert-Flowers_Ellee-Thalheimer-pic-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Desert-Flowers_Ellee-Thalheimer-pic.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Related Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"Intro to Bicycle Touring at Island Hoppin\u2019 Brewery \u2013 Orcas Island\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/event-ride\/intro-to-bicycle-touring-at-island-hoppin-brewery-orcas-island\/\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to Bicycle Touring Aug. 15 at Island Hoppin&#8217; Brewery, Orcas Island<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"Introduction to Bicycle Touring Aug. 15, 2013 -- Facebook event\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1409413182603466\/\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to Bicycle Touring (Facebook event to share with friends)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"Washington State Bike Tour Book to Launch with Kickstarter, Benefit Tour\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2013\/07\/25\/washington-state-bike-tour-book-to-launch-with-kickstarter-benefit-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Washington State Bike Tour Book to Launch with Kickstarter, Benefit Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bikes + Wine = Outstanding Bike Tour in Washington Wine Country\u2013AND You Help Write Our Bike Tour Book\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2013\/07\/26\/bikes-wine-outstanding-bike-tour-in-washington-wine-country-and-you-help-write-our-bike-tour-book\/\">Bikes + Wine=Outstanding Bike Tour in Washington Wine Country&#8211;AND You Help \u00a0Wirte Our Bike Tour Book<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Part of your Kickstarter pledge may be a tax-deductible donation to the Bicycle Alliance depending on what level you pick, what goodies you get, and your personal tax situation. You&#8217;ll get information from us about your donation for your taxes.<a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rainbow-Beach-Resort_WA-state.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4772\" alt=\"Rainbow Beach Resort_WA state\" src=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rainbow-Beach-Resort_WA-state.jpg\" width=\"283\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state_singletrack_loaded-bike1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4777 alignleft\" alt=\"WA state_singletrack_loaded bike\" src=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state_singletrack_loaded-bike1-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state_singletrack_loaded-bike1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WA-state_singletrack_loaded-bike1.jpg 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ellee Thalheimer, author of the\u00a0Cycling Sojourner Washington\u00a0bicycle tour book we&#8217;ll be bringing out next spring, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[40,5,29,35],"tags":[98],"class_list":["post-4763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-adventure","category-bike-events-wa","category-wa-bikes-news","category-travel","tag-san-juans"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Washington State Bicycle Travel Photo Sampling: Researching a Bike Tour Guide Doesn&#039;t Look Like Work, Does It? 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She serves both organizations as Chief Strategic Officer. Her bike advocacy work started in Spokane thanks to WA Bikes (then called the Bicycle Alliance of Washington), which served as the initial inspiration and fiscal home for Bike to Work Spokane, founded by Barb in late 2007. She has served on a variety of boards and committees in transportation, public policy, and health, and directed external relations at WSU Spokane for 14-1\/2 years before coming to WA Bikes. She served 4 years in the Idaho state legislature, the youngest woman ever elected to the House and then the Senate. Barb's personal bike blog can be found at bikestylespokane.com and she created the worldwide list womenbikeblogs.com (@womenbikeblogs on Twitter). Bikes: - \"Sweetie\": A Specialized Dolce from Wheel Sport Central in Spokane, which her husband Eric Abbott gave her when they were first dating. - The \"Mary Poppins\" bike: A Specialized Globe Daily 2 she likes for its upright posture and step-through design, purchased from Gregg's Cycle in Greenlake and modified by Bothell Ski and Bike to have a triple crank for Seattle hills. - \"Tessa\" (short for Tessaract): A Giant Expressway 2 folding bike she purchased at the WA Bikes Annual Gala\/auction. Barb and Eric have four children: Kate and Laura Chamberlain and Connor and Cailey Abbott.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/barbchamberlain"],"url":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/author\/barbchamberlain\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p36Q8O-1eP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4763"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4763\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}