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Horseback Riding With Family

July 29, 2018

Oregon Road Trip

June 26, 2018

Crystal Mountain

August 6, 2017

Cape Disappointment State Park

August 28, 2009

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My adventures are as diverse as my friends. I'm an advid long-distance bike rider, cook, author, artist, volunteer, mother, grandmother, and wife.

🚲 The easy way home today! 🚆 I’m waiting to catch

🚲 The easy way home today! 🚆

I’m waiting to catch the Sounder train from Lakewood back to Seattle, where I’ll transfer to light rail and get to within a mile of home.

It was a lot of fun riding my bike down here on Saturday—almost 62 miles! But today, I’m perfectly happy to let the train do the work. 😄

Between the work traffic and all the construction around the trails, I’m not interested in riding those miles back today. Sometimes the smartest part of a bike adventure is knowing when to put the bike on the train and enjoy the ride home. 🚲❤️🚆

The best part is that the entire trip will only cost me a dollar! Can't travel but cheap by car!

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Sometimes the best adventures are the ones you did

Sometimes the best adventures are the ones you didn’t plan. 🚴‍♀️🌧️

I was originally supposed to drive to Spokane, camp for the weekend, and ride a bike event tomorrow. But when the forecast changed to rain all night and all day tomorrow, I decided I wasn’t interested in camping in the rain just to prove a point. Not to mention that I knew I would be miserable riding a metric Century in the rain! 😂

So…Plan B!

Instead, I hopped on my bike this morning and rode from my house in North Seattle all the way to Lakewood to spend some time with my in-laws. 61 miles later, I made it! 🚴‍♀️💪

The ride took me through an amazing variety of scenery, including about nine different trails. Along the Green River, I passed at least a hundred fishermen—some along the banks and others actually wading into the water. The funny thing? I didn’t see a single fish being caught! 🎣😂

Things got a little more challenging once I reached Puyallup and had to leave the trails for the streets. And then came the canyon road.

It was long.
It was steep.
And it was brutal. 😳

I made it about halfway up before admitting that even a long-distance rider needs a hydration break. So I stopped, got a good drink, caught my breath, and then tackled the rest of the climb.

And yes… I survived. 😆

Tomorrow I get to relax and enjoy some family time instead of riding in the rain. Then Monday, I’ll put my bike on the Sounder and ride the train back home.

Not the weekend I originally planned—but 61 miles, nine trails, one seriously nasty hill, and a whole lot of adventure later, I’d say Plan B worked out pretty well. ❤️🚴‍♀️

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