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<\/a>We Northwesterners live in a beautiful place. I am reminded of that each time I get to enjoy views of the Puget Sound, of the Cascades and of the Olympic Mountains from the seat of a bicycle. Of course, you can see the scenery from a car, too, but on a bike you can smell the salt and the trees, live the shape of the landscape in its hills and see at a pace that lets you notice the smaller things as well as the big – the herons, the slack of the tide on the shore, the ripened blackberries within arms reach.<\/div>\n
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Enjoying the Puget Sound by bicycle is what RAPSody<\/a> is all about. For seven years five bicycle clubs have organized the Ride Around Puget Sound with 100% of proceeds going to Washington Bikes. RAPSody is Aug. 28-29 this year. We call it a ride \u201cby cyclists, for cyclists.\u201d Our priorities have always been a great route supported by great food stops. With 170 miles of rolling hills, RAPSody is not easy, but it is relaxed and friendly enough for most anyone to complete with a smile on their face. .<\/p>\n

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To fuel your ride, you get homemade cookies (thanks to West Sound Cycling Club<\/a>), hot calzones (served by BIKES Club of Snohomish County<\/a> ), yogurt and granola parfaits (Capital Bicycling Club<\/a> ), sandwich wraps in the shade of an old McDonalds\u2019 playground character (Cyclists of Greater Seattle<\/a>) and ice cream and cow bells for your finish (Tacoma Wheelmen Bicycle Club<\/a>).<\/p>\n

A couple timely notes. First, the deadline to order a RAPSody jersey designed by Tacoma Wheelmen artist Steve Lay is June 30. Take a look at this year\u2019s heron theme<\/a> and you\u2019ll see why his jerseys always sell out.<\/p>\n

The early registration deadline for RAPSody is July 27. You\u2019ll save $15 and help the organizers plan. This is the kind of event you CANNOT register for on the day of the ride, so do commit by Aug. 13. You also save $10 if you are a member of or join the Bicycle Alliance.<\/p>\n

Finally, a request for help: We are looking for a fun, oldies rock band to play at Shelton High School during dinner Saturday night. We do have a budget to pay a stipend – and the rewards of getting tired cyclists to get up and dance are priceless. If you know of a local band that might be interested, please email info@rapsodybikeride.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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