Easy PNW Century-ish type ride

[KnottedYet]

No, no, I meant I wanted to do the "Chuckanut Century," not the part that goes out "Chuckanut Drive!"

If I can swing the Century, I'm doing the north route, through the county where it's flat. I'm not at all interested in riding Chuckanut Drive.

(not that I'm dissing Chuckanut Drive, just that I grew up there, know that road well, and just don't feel the urge to ride my bike on it)

[cyclinnewbie]

Oh ok Knotted. I was wondering.....I think Chuckanut Drive would kick my arse, then kill me!

[MM_QFC!]

re: Chuckanut drive - yep, I remember dreading it, as I had to ride it during my very first summer as a rider! It was on day 2 of a 4-day AIDS ride and all I heard from the road crew and ride staff was how it was SO hilly, didn't have any bike lanes, was narrow and twisty and would be oh so hard...I wasn't the only one who was kind of freaking out about riding it! But, they put sandwich board signs out along the roadside, warning drivers: 'Caution - bikes on the road'...there were about 700 riders and again, I had never done anything like this before, I was riding a big ol' heavy Peugeot hybrid, with toeclips and rookie legs to boot!
Well? It was one of the most memorable, spectacularly beautiful rides I've ever done (this is 11 years and many thousands of miles, mountain passes, city rides later!)...I think it's easier to ride from North to south and there are plenty of pull-outs to rest and/or enjoy the view...it was all very do-able for the rookie rider that I was, so that's why I wasn't warning anyone away from it. I've also done routes to the north, northeast and east of Bellingham...along Birch Bay, through Blaine and out toward Nooksack, Lynden area...all beautiful as well...
So, there's plenty of time to determine what route you want to ride, Teigyr and DH and no pressure from me to ride one or the other; I was just offering MHO and remembrance of Chuckanut.
Hoping to be cleared to ride by then myself!
Tailwinds!
Mary