{"id":842,"date":"2011-04-15T12:48:26","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T20:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=842"},"modified":"2011-04-15T12:51:57","modified_gmt":"2011-04-15T20:51:57","slug":"basecamp-puget-sound-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=842","title":{"rendered":"Basecamp Puget Sound, Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I started this week with a shift of basecamp up up to the Pacific Northwest on the east side of Puget Sound for a work project for the next five weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/fff0eb27ac405a229b888e6fecd5768c.jpg?resize=840%2C502\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"502\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/fff0eb27ac405a229b888e6fecd5768c.jpg?resize=840%2C502\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is certainly not the most optimal time of year for riding in the Seattle area and the\u00a0descent down into area look like I expected to.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/1e86b2b8607079aa4407d161829157c2.jpg?resize=840%2C502\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"502\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/1e86b2b8607079aa4407d161829157c2.jpg?resize=840%2C502\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Luckily all the luggage made it (not always the case).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/87d76bec3e1b49ca66121701a99d06a4.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/87d76bec3e1b49ca66121701a99d06a4.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the slow economy and the it being the off-season coupled with the length of my stay and some crafty negoitating skills I was able to score a sweet beachfront rental.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/929b0f93e88e229a63d25fa6ea7f6a8c.jpg?resize=840%2C650\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"650\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/929b0f93e88e229a63d25fa6ea7f6a8c.jpg?resize=840%2C650\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bald eagles are frequently see from the dinner table and it pretty easy just set back and watch the sound.\u00a0\u00a0 During this few days I have seen Bald Eagles, Otters, and Whales.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/6579a8e14b360dbbe6781d33e35313f4.jpg?resize=840%2C650\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"650\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/6579a8e14b360dbbe6781d33e35313f4.jpg?resize=840%2C650\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Good stuff to see from the deck.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/b6acaae5c810644c491b564d543c1652.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/b6acaae5c810644c491b564d543c1652.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\nThe view from Day Two.\u00a0 I\u00a0should be able to work under these conditions \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0This was the last sunny, dry and generally non-icky day of the trip so far.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/31473081ed00cd5f752d3740f4ab4e54.jpg?resize=840%2C502\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"502\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/31473081ed00cd5f752d3740f4ab4e54.jpg?resize=840%2C502\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The steed is ready to go and there is some ridinging my future.\u00a0\u00a0 Either\u00a0the weather will get better or I am going to start\u00a0sacking up\u00a0and deal with 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