Hiya Jane -
this is waaaaaay delayed, but I wanted to respond anyway.
Did you (and Mr. T aka Sean) ever get up to the Snohomish area to ride?
If not, let's plan to ride up there sometime, probably after the 1st of the year. There are a number of good road route options, as Eden noted, as well as the Centennial trail, that goes from Snohomish to Arlington...now the trail starts a block or so from my mandatory post-Snohomish-ride-stop: Snohomish pie company - yum! I've had many a new riding buddy delight in the "recovery meal" choices there!
Tailwinds!
Mary