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Meet Cascade Members Jen and Adam
- Read about this couple’s journey from searching for “social biking events near me” to riding STP.
- Along the way, Jen and Adam found a welcoming Cascade community that has provided motivation, support, and fun.
Ed Kim
7 Jul 2025
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Tandem Vision: Meet the Blind Cyclist Riding STP 2025
- Clark Roberts has completed STP 11 times on a tandem and is going for 12 in 2025.
- When his riding partners fell through, Cascade helped Roberts find a “captain” to pilot the tandem.
- STP Ambassador Evan Kniestedt stepped up to tandem with Roberts, building trust, communication, and friendship.
Paul Tolmé
2 Jul 2025
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Go Ride these New Trails–and Support the King County Parks Levy
- King County Parks Levy includes $182 million for Eastrail, the Lake to Sound, Green River, Interurban, Soos Creek, and other regional trails.
- Voters who support a safe, connected bike network across King County should vote YES for the Parks Levy on August ballots.
- Read on for more trail news in Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Seattle, and King County.
Paul Tolmé
30 Jun 2025
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Gravel Galore! A Winthrop Gravel Tour Photo Album
- 150+ riders joined us for three days of glorious gravel riding in Washington’s scenic Methow Valley during the Winthrop Gravel Tour.
- Great news for gravel gluttons: the Forest Service has approved Cascade’s Winthrop Gravel permit for another five years.
Paul Tolmé
18 Jun 2025
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Cool Bikes and Gear for Summer 2025
- We gathered some hot bikes, gear, and accessories to keep you looking–and feeling–cool on warm summer rides.
- Bikes, fanny packs, bibs, and eyewear: read our gear picks from Cascade staff and STP Ambassadors.
Paul Tolmé
17 Jun 2025
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The Dad Bods, Randonneurs, and Biking Ambassadors of STP 2025!
- STP Ambassador Makesi Duncan preaches body positivity and Dad Bod pride.
- Ambassador Lisa Charlebois is a long-distance randonneur who inspires others to bike “further and funner.”
- Meet the 36 biking influencers selected to serve as STP 2025 Ambassadors.
Paul Tolmé
4 Jun 2025
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Walla Walla Sweets: a Cascade Tour Photo Album
- 200+ Cascade riders pedaled the rolling hills, wheatlands, and onion fields of southeastern Washington state on the Walla Walla Tour.
- It was a springtime spectacle of vivid colors, wildlife, wineries, and friendships born from our shared love of exploring WA by bike.
Paul Tolmé
22 May 2025
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Cycling Smiles and Styles: a Bike Everywhere Lunch Photo Album
- Former Gov. Jay Inslee is among the 450 people who attended our Bike Everywhere Lunch, where the theme was "If You Teach a Kid to Bike..."
- See the smiling faces and happy riders in our Bike Everywhere Lunch photo album, featuring an all-star cast of Cascade supporters and bike advocacy allies who helped us reach our goal of raising $200,000.
Paul Tolmé
6 May 2025
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Riding STP and RSVP to Boost Inclusivity in Bicycling
- Cascade is partnering with mission-aligned bike clubs and nonprofits to boost diversity and inclusion on our two biggest rides–STP and RSVP.
- Partners include Ampersand Bikes Club, Asha for Education, Foundation for Philippine Progress, Iron Riders, Outspoken, Warpaint, and Gruppetto Cycling.
Paul Tolmé
29 Apr 2025
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Pedal and Party Across WA During Bike Everywhere Month
- May is Bike Everywhere Month presented by Amazon, Microsoft & Lime–and Cascade has a full calendar of events to keep you spinning all month long.
- Join a spring ride, bike to work, fuel up on free pastries and coffee, score prizes, and bike for freedom.
Paul Tolmé
17 Apr 2025
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All Aboard the Bike Bus on Bike to School Day
- Bike buses are caravans of parents, teachers, and kids who ride rather than drive to school.
- Cascade is partnering with Seattle Public Schools to encourage more PTAs and educators to create bike buses this spring.
- May 7 is Bike to School Day–the perfect time to hop on a bike bus.
Paul Tolmé
10 Apr 2025
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Two New Cascade Summer Rides: Iron Horse Gravel and Revel Revolution
- Revel Revolution is for women and nonbinary riders who want to explore Lake Sammamish in the company of friends both new and old.
- Iron Horse Gravel is a fully supported, two-day, Palouse to Cascades trail ride from Snoqualmie to Cle Elum and back for off-road newcomers and gravel veterans alike.
- Registration is open for both rides.
Paul Tolmé
2 Apr 2025
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Cascade Visits DC to Speak Up for Bike Funding, Accept National Award
- The League of American Bicyclists has named Executive Director Lee Lambert Bike Advocate of the Year.
- Lambert accepted the award at the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC, where Cascade staff visited Capitol Hill to speak up for federal bike funding.
- The trip coincided with a federal directive to halt federal grants for bike lanes.
Paul Tolmé
20 Mar 2025
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Visett’s Dream to Bike: A Major Taylor Project Spotlight
- Thanks to the Major Taylor Project and his own determination, a Tacoma high school graduate named Visett has achieved his dream of learning to ride a bike.
- Help more youth like Visett fulfill their dreams of transportation independence by registering for the Ride for Major Taylor on April 13.
Paul Tolmé
18 Mar 2025