After three days of sightseeing and eating some great seafood, our group headed east from Seattle this morning, riding a gentle 33 miles to Woodinville, Washington. I put my rear wheel in the Pacific water of Puget Sound, the traditional way to start a cross-country ride. I've already put the front wheel in the Atlantic, so now I just have to cover the distance in between.
We took the water taxi across from West Seattle into downtown, avoiding a lot of city traffic.
Of course, we had to stop for lots of pictures at the Space Needle.
A lesser known attraction of Seattle is the troll of Fremont, located under a bridge, as one would expect. Fremont is also known for its Naked Biker parade, but that was last Saturday, so we just missed it.
We rode out of Seattle on the Burke-Gilman, bike trail, one of the oldest urban bike trails in the country. This mural shows the transition from railroad to bike trail. Dick, the biker in yellow, is our oldest rider; I'm not sure if he has just had or is about to have his 80th birthday, but it's impressive either way.
Rain predicted for tomorrow, as we head into the foothills of the Cascades.
Wahoo! What a great start to the trip. I love following this through your blog! Thank you!
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