Sept 24 rides

[DebW]

I did the Major Taylor Century today. The storms held off. I still have some recovering to do, so more later.

[Popoki_Nui]

I did the Major Taylor Century today. The storms held off. I still have some recovering to do, so more later.

Congrats!

Today was the GVCC's Victoria's Secrets ride; a regional tour of trails/paths/back alleys/shortcuts etc...little-known routes where bikes can go but cars can't. Nice warm weather, large group of riders, lots of hills but only 47km's distance. Interesting paths I never knew existed!

[Geonz]

I went out for a show & go, tho' I had sort of wanted to take a nap... so that must be why it kept misting and drizzling, so we kept it short, so I only got 29 miles in - and then had my nap

My friend's bike got swiped from the bike rack He'd used his cable lock and not the U-lock. G-r-r-r-r.... folks around here do NOT need to do that.

[KnottedYet]

I didn't go for a ride. I went kayaking for 4 hours instead. Hadn't been kayaking for a year. Oh, man, I love kayaking! Between kayaking and biking I can be very happy and content.

Set off my car alarm (it's never done that to me before!) in front of the kayak place. My, don't I feel smart....

[makbike]

Set the alarm for 5:30 this morning. BF and I met another couple and headed north to Loveland, OH to ride the rail trails there. I figured we would maybe get in 50 miles if we were lucky but we ended the day with 87 miles! We all rode our recumbents so this was the longest ride to date on my new Giro. I was hoping someone would suggest we ride south to Milford and back to make it a century but a group member was having a hard time toward the end and darkest was not to far off so we called it quits when we rode into Loveland. It was a great day on the bikes and boy am I tired this evening (I could not stay awake in the car on the way home, good thing I was not driving). Off to bed I go dreaming of the days when I can ride whenever I want to no matter what time of the year it is.

[salsabike]

MY. It was just stunning and wonderful here today---completely clear and sunny, 70s, all the mountains were out, cool fall edge to the breeze. We did a 50-mile tandem ride around the north end of Lake Washington that includes several big hills, including a short steep one on which a single rider said, "You're the only tandem bike in Seattle I've ever seen coming up this hill." I know darn well other tandem folks must do that hill, but it was nice to hear the compliment anyway. We had a blast. Saw kingfishers arguing with each other up in the trees, saw herons, ducks, geese, fish.

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[KnottedYet]

Hey, Quill and I were there! We kayaked from Magnuson to St. Edwards and back.

Can't see us in your pictures, though. (I looked! I'm such a dork.)

Wasn't Rainier lovely today?

How's life at the hotel?