It was absolutely freakin' gorgeous here today. I went for an early morning ride with a friend, before it warmed up though, so it was a bit chilly at times, but still sunny and beautiful. We only did 22 miles, but they were hilly, in preparation for Chilly Hilly up on Bainbridge Island next weekend. We went up through Washington Park, up to Skyline, down a bit then wended our way up in the SW Hills, and then up to the top of Council Crest. It was crystal clear up there, and we could actually see Mt. Rainier behind Mt. Saint Helens, which is pretty rare, plus Mt. Adams, and Mt. Hood.



We came down and decided to do Council Crest again, a different way up this time, which turned out to be the harder way to go up. But I'm trying a new mantra of "Hills are fun!" and it seems to be working. I'm getting stronger and stronger on the hills, and they *are* starting to be fun! Finally

Then we came back to the 'hood and got coffee and egg+sausage croissants at the neighborhood bakery. A very nice morning ride to be sure.