Author Archives: Matt Goyer

Cycling (the Top Part) of the West Maui Loop

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Matt Goyer

Day 2 in Maui! We arrived yesterday around 4pm and made our way to Paumana on the south edge of Lahania after a pit stop at Quizno’s, the quintessential Hawaiian lunch stop :). (Note: our condo’s bikes leave something to … Continue reading →

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Skinning Up Skyline Ridge

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Matt Goyer

Saturday we made one of our latest departures ever, 11 am, for a day trip up to Steven’s Pass. Though instead of skiing at the resort we parked at the lot across the street and skinned up Skyline Ridge. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Pre-Season Hiking at Steven’s Pass

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Matt Goyer

The plan Friday was to hit Baker on Saturday and earn some turns at Steven’s on Sunday (since Steven’s hadn’t opened yet). However, our usual go-to source of ski conditions didn’t have any Steven’s trip reports and early reports from … Continue reading →

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Mount Baker Opening Day 2010

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Matt Goyer

Ski season is here! After much debate about Baker versus Crystal, we settled on Baker (36″ base), and believe it or not I actually woke up before my 5:20 AM alarm. After picking up Shawn and Ming we were on … Continue reading →

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Family Coming to Seattle – What To Do?

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Matt Goyer

My sisters and dad (who live in Winnipeg) are visiting next weekend and I’m wondering how to entertain them… They’ll be driving down from Vancouver during the day, likely stopping at all the outlet malls along the way, may still … Continue reading →

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Riding the GranFondo Whistler

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Matt Goyer

Last weekend we rode the ride we’ve been waiting for all season; the GranFondo Whistler. 120 km, 2,400 m of climbing, 1,760 m of descending, 7 am departure time, along the scenic Sea-to-Sky highway. We headed up to Vancouver Friday … Continue reading →

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Lake of the Woods for Labor Day

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Matt Goyer

Two weeks before Labor Day weekend Kayak turned up a “reasonably” priced ticket to Winnipeg for the weekend on airfare.com. Having never heard of airfare.com I was a little skeptical they could deliver on a ticket hundreds of dollars cheaper … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks for September 2nd

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Matt Goyer

These are my links for August 25th through September 2nd: 500 Internal Server Error – 500 Internal Server Error 500 Internal Server Error – 500 Internal Server Error SCVNGR’s Secret Game Mechanics Playdeck –

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Cycling Highway 410: Chinook Pass

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Matt Goyer

Last weekend as part of our Whistler Gran Fondo training we planned to ride from Enumclaw to Sunrise, “the highest point that can be reached by vehicle at Mount Rainier National Park.” Except once we got to the park gate … Continue reading →

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Cycling Highway 20: Newhalem to Rainy Pass & Washington Pass

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Matt Goyer

As part of our Whistler Gran Fondo training this Saturday we drove two hours to Newhalem up Highway 20 to tackle Rainy Pass and Washington Pass. We road about 86 miles and supposedly almost 10,000 feet of vertical gain!? (I … Continue reading →

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