Green River/Interurban question

[teigyr]

Dex, OWIEEEE!!!

Take care and if you don't show tomorrow, we will think about the 8th? Fortunately, tomorrow's relatively short so I hope you can make it.

[East Hill]

Well, thanks to all who came out and joined in the ride today! I know my husband and I had a great time, both in the ride itself, and finally getting to meet some of the other TE ladies .

The only incident (and it was a heroic performance) was when Susan's daughter, Jackie, had her tyre go flat whilst heading down Puget Drive. Fortunately, she was not up to speed, and did not suffer too much damage. Teigyr's husband managed to change Jackie's tyre in about 10 or 15 minutes, and we finished the ride without further incidents.

A special round of applause to HeatherErin, who managed all 31 some miles and was barely fatigued at the end. Kudos to her for coming all the way down from Marysville as well! I hope you enjoyed the ride as much as we enjoyed having you there.

Dex, you missed out on some great fun--a perfect day, and a route I really enjoy--but I think we will be doing this again, so perhaps you can join us next time?

East Hill

[dex]

I saw the ride report, and I'm sad I missed out. I got up this morning thinking I could make it, but as soon as I got up and started walking, I knew I wasn't going anywhere. My knee was really tight and almost seemed like it was creaking whenever I bent it.

So, yeah...I ate breakfast on my little deck, did my handwashing, and have been making much with the ice, ibuprofen and diet orange soda today.

Sounds like you guys had a great time, though. Color me jealous.

[Susan126]

Thank you East Hill for leading us on today's ride! Jackie and I both had a great ride (except for Jackie's fall). But she is ok. She is a bit stiff and sore but she is already talking about tomorrow's spin class at our gym and a ride on the Fourth!

Here is a picture of us from today's ride:


left to right . . . Mimitabby, HeatherErin, ride leader East Hill, my daughter Jackie, East Hill's hubby, Teigyr, and her hubby.

And yes, HeatherErin did great for only having been on, was it 5 rides?

I want to thank Teigyr's hubby for changing Jackie's tire. I am usually the "mechanic" when it's just Jackie and me.

Sue

[mimitabby]

Did you guys read what i posted in the thread called "Rabbit, Rabbit July 1 rides?"

[East Hill]

Did you guys read what i posted in the thread called "Rabbit, Rabbit July 1 rides?"

Thank you very much! I love the photo of me with the Rodriguez .

But here I thought I was slow all this time. I will have to re-think that .

East Hill

[HeatherErin]

East Hill, thanks again for leading the way! It was my longest ride to date!

Great to meet all of you - I hope to tag along again!

[dex]

Dex, OWIEEEE!!!

Take care and if you don't show tomorrow, we will think about the 8th? Fortunately, tomorrow's relatively short so I hope you can make it.

I don't know how I missed this, but I came back in to look for something and saw it just now. Do you still want to ride on Sunday?

The only medical directive I have at this point is to avoid hills whenever possible...and if my knee is still bothering me by the middle of next week, I'm not to do the STP. *sigh*

So, if you want to do something mostly flat (I think those trails are flat, yes?), then I can still do it. If not, I may go out and try the trails on my own at some point over the weekend.

[teigyr]

Dex,

We were thinking of doing the Lake Sammamish trail which is flat. We were going to continue on to East Lake Sammamish Blvd (nice bike lane!) which is rolling hills but nothing too bad...of course we're also willing to be flexible How many miles are you up to doing?

[dex]

50-60 miles is probably my max on Sunday. And if any rollers aggravate the knee, I can always turn back...I've gotten good at turning back. Heh.

[mimitabby]

rollers? what about HEADWINDS?!?!

[teigyr]

what about HEADWINDS?!?!

Yes and there are those magical headwinds that go in all different directions so you never actually have a tailwind!

[East Hill]

Where would we meet for the Lake Sammamish Trail?

I don't think I'd be able to persuade Mr. East Hill, but I could make it. As always, early is good! Especially as I think it will heat up later in the day...

East Hill

[teigyr]

Good question. Any ideas as to where to meet? We were going to leave from Logboom because it avoids the nasty bumpy parts of the B-G. I don't mind leaving from somewhere else though, there is always Gasworks or elsewhere.

East Hill, I know that 8 would be late for you. Anyone object to going earlier then?

[Susan126]

Hubby, Jackie, and I are doing our 45 mile Enumclaw ride Sunday morning (July 8th). Sort of a last minute thing. Yesterday we did a hike up at Sunrise. It was a beautiful day. Temperature was 64 but it felt like it was in the 80s because of the direct sun. But the SNOW! Lot's of snow is still up there. We saw a ton of cyclists riding up towards Sunrise. We did not see a single cyclist coming down though. I think they biked up and had people waiting for them. It is a very WINDING AND STEEP (WINDING!!!!) climb. No shoulder and a very narrow road to the top once you enter the park.

I will download my pictures and try to post a few. Also, we heard ICE CRACKING from mount rainier. We waited and thought we would see an avalanche or something really neat, but nothing. Just the sound of ice cracking reverberating through the mountains. It was cool. I turned my camera's video function on towards the end and caught really faint sounds of the cracking but the wind blowing washes it out.

Oh well it was a gorgeous day on top of Sunrise.

Sue