{"id":1418,"date":"2015-12-23T15:10:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T22:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2016-01-02T20:03:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T03:03:40","slug":"pacific-northwest-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/?p=1418","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Northwest Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Home for the holidays, I took my Christmas present out of their box a few days early to hit some trails in my hometown. The Olympus 2.0 might be my favorite shoe ever. Seriously.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hit my childhood mountain bike trails on Galbraith Mountain one day and Whatcom Falls Park another day. Beautiful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe height=\"405\" width=\"590\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/454163498\/embed\/b20edf9c52205d672a4c7d8113001f7fa473bbad\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I learned how to mtn. bike in the mid-90s on these trails. Back then, it was a quasi-legal affair (lots of signs saying no trespassing, but community rumor that it was ok) and we usually had the place to ourselves. Now, it is well-developed, signage everywhere, benches, trails with signs indicating they are maintained by sponsors, etc&#8230; Very odd.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1421\" style=\"width: 714px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-11.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1421\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1421 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-11-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Galbraith Run (11)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-11.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-11.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-11.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-11.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of my favorite trails from the 1990s<\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_1422\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"714\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-12.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1422\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1422 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-12-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Galbraith Run (12)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-12.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-12.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-12.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-12.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> Stump Cairn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe height=\"405\" width=\"590\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/455300122\/embed\/ceddfaba88018da0cf658ff0d156826def296bbd\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is about 1 mile from my parents house and my favorite city park anywhere in the country. Here are some old RR bridges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-1.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1423\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1423\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-1-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Whatcom Falls run (1)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-1.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-1.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-2.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1425\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-2-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Whatcom Falls run (2)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-2.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Whatcom-Falls-run-2.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home for the holidays, I took my Christmas present out of their box a few days early to hit some trails in my hometown. The Olympus 2.0 might be my favorite shoe ever. Seriously. I hit my childhood mountain bike trails on Galbraith Mountain one day and Whatcom Falls Park another day. Beautiful. I learned how to mtn. bike in the mid-90s on these trails. Back then, it was a quasi-legal affair (lots of signs saying no trespassing, but community&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/?p=1418\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Pacific Northwest Adventures #galbraithmountain #whatcomfallspark","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[15,182],"class_list":["post-1418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pretty-places","tag-bellingham-wa","tag-galbraith-mountain"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Galbraith-Run-11.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5qjMD-mS","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1418"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1443,"href":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418\/revisions\/1443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}