On Tuesday I took light rail to Tukwila. I really do like the light rail, it's so easy and comfortable and it gets me out of the city quickly. A lot of these south end rides would not be possible with out it.
There's a wonderful piece of artwork at the Tukwila station that i like.
They still haven't fixed the elevator button labels, and i still have to stare at them confused every time.
I went down the steep hill to the intersection of the Interurban Trail, the North Green River Trail and the South Green River trail and met the group there. Nadine led us through Renton along a nice route that avoided the worst of the major streets to the Cedar River Trail. We stopped at a Fall farmers stand and got some banana bread and apples (and took some photos with pumpkins which i will post once Emily sends them to me). Once we finished the portion of the trail along the freeway we were in the forest. It was glorious. Emily had never been on it and she was amazed. I love that trail and this day, with the crisp, clear, cool air, the crunchy leaves on the trail and brightly colored leaves on the trees. It was perfect.
At the end of the trail we climbed up from Landsburg to the few rolling hills along to Black Diamond. We stopped for a QUICK sandwich at Black Diamond Bakery. (it's easy to get bogged down there with all the food. And Pie!) And then it was just a couple of miles until we headed downhill off the ridge in to the Green River Valley. We had actually climbed quite a bit on the trail, and then out to Black Diamond so dropping off this ridge was very dramatic, as you can see from this profile of the ride.
From there it was a gentle downhill through horse farms and pastures, with ridges on either side. Wonderful.
Today we again met at the trail intersection (i took light rail again) and rode up the Green River trail, through South Park to Alki beach for fish and chips, then back. I split off at the Boeing plant south of South Park on the return, and rode home along Airport Way and up through Judkins Park. (I stopped at Goodwill and picked up some great wool pants for cycling along the way.)
The leaves were nice, the dew was heavy, the air was crisp and we had a fun ride.
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| Emily & Karen under the Autumn Leaves on the Green River Trail |
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| Alan & Linda |
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| Nadine |
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| Karen, Demlza, Emily, Linda |
On the way north we stopped off at Jack Block Park which has great views of the port, the bay, downtown and the Puget Sound. We took a group photo.
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| Linda, Demelza, me, Emily, Alan, Nadine, Karen |
The woman who took our photo for us was also on a bike ride. She was riding a wonderful old folding bike.
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| Nice old Raleigh folding bike |
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| Long shadows on the trail in the afternoon |
It was a wonderful Autumn day and i was very happy to be on the bike.
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