November 8, 2013

• Our Trip to Bothell

  Last Saturday morning I took Carl for an overnight with Jane. Forecasts showed our first big storm would hit. The skies were gray and wind gusts topped 40 mph. I elected to take a most direct route through Shoreline to the Burke-Gilman trail. My friend Kevin joined us. He is training for a fun ride in San Francisco with some professional cyclists.

  Along the was we encountered a few downed lines, no power lines, and trees.
  

  The wind was fairly calm and we did not get any rain on the way there. The Google maps route came out to an even 19 miles one way. I am still warming up to King Counties "Interurban Trail" with two way bicycle on one side of the road and instructions for motorists to cross, not merge for right turns. We successfully navigated all the hazards and made it to Jane's in 1 hour and 30 minutes.

  On the return, I switched bikes to a single. Jane stored the tandem for me. The trees crossing the trail, see above, were all cleared for our return trip. Kevin and I elected to take the Burke-Gilman most of the way home. It was a longer ride but avoided the busy streets we used to get there. There was a light drizzle but no real wind. I did not even put on my rain gear.

  We finished the ride with another 23 miles on the odometer. One feature of living at the North end of Ballard is that all rides end with a 300 foot climb. Thank you Kevin for joining me for the ride.

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