I know, another bike video, but I wanted to show the difference in the 11 mile section between Longmire and Paradise (MRNP); the repaving project has been going on for 4 years, the last two years improving and finishing this stretch. As one of my regular bike training routes, the difference is remarkable, with smooth sailing now from Paradise all the way to the park's Nisqually entrance. In the following video (available in 2K resolution), I have the upper portion showing the downhill ride (October 30, 2017) running concurrently with a 3 camera (Left, Center, Right) sequence I filmed in February of 2014. I frequently had to pause the latest ride for the 2014 sequence to "catch up", probably due to a number of factors: better bike, better road, better visibility with no snowbanks etc. In my 35 years of roaming this park, I like to document changes. Pour yourself a cool one, sit back and enjoy the ride.

The road improvement project that lasted 4 years is now complete at Mt. Rainier National Park. The last phase involved repaving the 11 mile segment from Longmire to Paradise. It is now smooth sailing vice the bumpy ride in the past. In this video I have the top segment from my recent ride in October 2017, with the bottom segment showing 3 camera shots (left, center, right) from February 2014. I had to continually pause the 2017 ride so the 2014 video could "catch up." Better bike (Salsa Cutthroat vs. Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo), better tires, but mostly better road.