tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post1050312229837129919..comments2024-01-19T00:51:29.523-08:00Comments on Cycling Spokane: Steep HillsJohn Spearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-20577018295137151052007-06-23T09:17:00.000-07:002007-06-23T09:17:00.000-07:00I'm a commuter bike with a pretty short ride to wo...I'm a commuter bike with a pretty short ride to work. The fun part is going DOWN Cowley, past St. Luke's Rehab. The hard part is going UP Cowley at the end of the day with my panniers full of my work clothes, lunch leftovers, etc. It's similar to the McClellan stretch David Blaine mentions. My usual route would be Sherman/SE Blvd., a much more gradual climb, but the construction has it closed right now.<BR/>Browne up and around Sacred Heart is another heart-pounding experience. I get off and push around the steepest part because I fear the drivers who will come flying around that blind corner and take me out (that's my excuse, anyway).<BR/>Great blog--glad I discovered it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-58436449689275373242007-06-09T08:09:00.000-07:002007-06-09T08:09:00.000-07:00The hill in Riverside state park up to the west si...The hill in Riverside state park up to the west side trail head near Govt Way is a nemesis hill for me. At the other end of Riverside, Carlson Road is a favorite training hill but not terribly steep really. For steep you have to poke around the south hill like McClellan between 5th and 4th and 7th. Most cyclists, choose to avoid this hill but I lived at the top of it years ago and had to finish all of my rides with that leg burner. <BR/>In the Valley, Madison Road just after it leaves Dishman-Mica on it's way to Valleyford has a great hill. I could go on like this all day. It is true that you develop relationships with hills, you give them personalities and charecter. They are friends at best and at worst spiteful adversaries that engage that draw out our competetive spirits.David Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17391632871217373852noreply@blogger.com