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Bike to Seattle, on the cheap

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Ever wanted to get up to Seattle with your bike? Everyone knows about Amtrak, but trains are slow and why not try something new?

Jacob Rosenblum recently told me about his new service called Shared Route — a “biodiesel passenger shuttle between Portland, Olympia, and Seattle” which was covered in the Willamette Week a few weeks ago.

Jacob says for $30 he’d be glad to put your bike on his 4-space rack and shuttle you and your stuff up North.

But if that’s too expensive and you’re in the mood for a bit more exercise and adventure, why not take two days and pedal the whole way?

Resident route expert Michael Wolfe has done it many times and just published his insights, along with a detailed route map on his excellent blog.

Come on, you can do it…it’s only 183 miles!

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