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  1. Original post
    Mark Wolfe
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    #1

    I'm going to be in Seattle the first week of August, and am thinking about bringing my bike with me.
    Any decent rides going on that week, or on the weekends? I hear about all these bike trails/paths
    too, is there anywhere I can get a map or two beforehand?

    Thanks!

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  2. Claire Petersky
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    Mark Wolfe <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    I'm going to be in Seattle the first week of August, and am thinking about bringing my bike with
    me. Any decent rides going on that week, or on the weekends? I hear about all these bike
    trails/paths too, is there anywhere I can get a map or two beforehand?

    Mark, you have several options in front of you.

    First, if you're interested in club rides, go here: cascade.orgcascade.org. Under "Rides", click on
    More Daily Rides. This will give you the listings for rides in August. I see rides listed right now
    during the first week ranging from less than 20 miles at "leisurely" (10-12 mph), to 80 miles at
    "brisk" (16-18 mph). You can just show up at the start point with your bike and ride along.

    The Seattle Bicycle Club also has rides: seattlebicycle.comseattlebicycle.com

    If you'd rather explore on your own, several maps are available both on-line and in a dead-trees
    version for free. Go here: cascade.orgGetting Around.cfm to get an exhaustive
    list of websites and addresses for bicycle maps.

    If you won't have a rental car with you, you can load your bike on to Metro Transit for no
    additional cost above the regular fare. This can help you get from your hotel to the trail or ride
    start. You can find out more here:

    transit.metrokc.govloadbike.html and
    transit.metrokc.govtimetables.html

    Hope this is helpful. Enjoy your stay in Seattle!

    Warm Regards,

    Claire Petersky ([email hidden]) Home of the meditative cyclist:
    home.earthlink.netWelcome.htm

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  3. David Storm
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    #3

    "Mark Wolfe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I'm going to be in Seattle the first week of August, and am thinking about bringing my bike with
    me. Any decent rides going on that week, or on the weekends? I hear about all these bike
    trails/paths too, is there anywhere I can get a map or two beforehand?

    Thanks!

    --
    Mark Wolfe wolfenet.orgwolfenet.org gpg fingerprint = 42B6 EFEB 5414 AA18 01B7 64AC EF46 F7E6 82F6
    8C71 "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither
    liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin

    I don't live in Seattle (anymore) and don't have any maps, but I went on a nice ride when up there
    last summer on the Lake Washington bike path that extends from the area of the University of
    Washington half-way around the Lake to Redmond...about a 40 mile out and back. I was told the path
    goes on to Lake Sammamish. There's a few residential cross roads to deal with on west side of Lake
    Washington, but the path is quite nice on east side. I didn't use a map, but caught the bike path in
    the Sand Point area at the point where it runs parallel to San Point Way NE of the University at
    about 47th Ave NE ....not sure exactly where it starts. I had a nice ride and had a chance to chat
    along way with local cyclists curious about my Death Ride jersey.

    Dave Storm, Sacramento (ex-Seattleite)

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  4. Bri
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    #4

    I think there is map available from Metro that they will mail out. I don't have their URL but I'll
    try to find it for you.

    Claire Petersky said:


    Mark Wolfe <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    I'm going to be in Seattle the first week of August, and am thinking about bringing my bike with
    me. Any decent rides going on that week, or on the weekends? I hear about all these bike
    trails/paths too, is there anywhere I can get a map or two beforehand?

    Mark, you have several options in front of you.

    First, if you're interested in club rides, go here: cascade.orgcascade.org. Under "Rides", click
    on More Daily Rides. This will give you the listings for rides in August. I see rides listed right
    now during the first week ranging from less than 20 miles at "leisurely" (10-12 mph), to 80 miles
    at "brisk" (16-18 mph). You can just show up at the start point with your bike and ride along.

    The Seattle Bicycle Club also has rides: seattlebicycle.comseattlebicycle.com

    If you'd rather explore on your own, several maps are available both on-line and in a dead-trees
    version for free. Go here: cascade.orgGetting Around.cfm to get an
    exhaustive list of websites and addresses for bicycle maps.

    If you won't have a rental car with you, you can load your bike on to Metro Transit for no
    additional cost above the regular fare. This can help you get from your hotel to the trail or ride
    start. You can find out more here:

    transit.metrokc.govloadbike.html and
    transit.metrokc.govtimetables.html

    Hope this is helpful. Enjoy your stay in Seattle!

    Warm Regards,

    Claire Petersky ([email hidden]) Home of the meditative cyclist:
    home.earthlink.netWelcome.htm

    Report
  5. Bri
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    #5

    here is a list of map sources. cascade.orgGetting Around.cfm

    Claire Petersky said:


    Mark Wolfe <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    I'm going to be in Seattle the first week of August, and am thinking about bringing my bike with
    me. Any decent rides going on that week, or on the weekends? I hear about all these bike
    trails/paths too, is there anywhere I can get a map or two beforehand?

    Mark, you have several options in front of you.

    First, if you're interested in club rides, go here: cascade.orgcascade.org. Under "Rides", click
    on More Daily Rides. This will give you the listings for rides in August. I see rides listed right
    now during the first week ranging from less than 20 miles at "leisurely" (10-12 mph), to 80 miles
    at "brisk" (16-18 mph). You can just show up at the start point with your bike and ride along.

    The Seattle Bicycle Club also has rides: seattlebicycle.comseattlebicycle.com

    If you'd rather explore on your own, several maps are available both on-line and in a dead-trees
    version for free. Go here: cascade.orgGetting Around.cfm to get an
    exhaustive list of websites and addresses for bicycle maps.

    If you won't have a rental car with you, you can load your bike on to Metro Transit for no
    additional cost above the regular fare. This can help you get from your hotel to the trail or ride
    start. You can find out more here:

    transit.metrokc.govloadbike.html and
    transit.metrokc.govtimetables.html

    Hope this is helpful. Enjoy your stay in Seattle!

    Warm Regards,

    Claire Petersky ([email hidden]) Home of the meditative cyclist:
    home.earthlink.netWelcome.htm

    Report
  6. Mark Wolfe
    Archived post
    #6

    Cool, I'm arriving by ship, and figured I'd bring the bike along and do some riding while I
    was up there.

    Bri said:

    I think there is map available from Metro that they will mail out. I don't have their URL but I'll
    try to find it for you.

    Claire Petersky said:


    Mark Wolfe <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I'm going to be in Seattle the first week of August, and am thinking


    about

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    bringing my bike with me. Any decent rides going on that week, or on


    the

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    weekends? I hear about all these bike trails/paths too, is there


    anywhere

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I can get a map or two beforehand?

    Mark, you have several options in front of you.

    First, if you're interested in club rides, go here: cascade.orgcascade.org. Under "Rides",
    click on More Daily Rides. This will give you the listings for rides in August. I see rides
    listed right now during the first week ranging from less than 20 miles at "leisurely" (10-12
    mph), to 80 miles at "brisk" (16-18 mph). You can just show up at the start point with your bike
    and ride along.

    The Seattle Bicycle Club also has rides: seattlebicycle.comseattlebicycle.com

    If you'd rather explore on your own, several maps are available both on-line and in a dead-trees
    version for free. Go here: cascade.orgGetting Around.cfm to get an
    exhaustive list of websites and addresses for bicycle maps.

    If you won't have a rental car with you, you can load your bike on to Metro Transit for no
    additional cost above the regular fare. This can help you get from your hotel to the trail or
    ride start. You can find out more here:

    transit.metrokc.govloadbike.html and
    transit.metrokc.govtimetables.html

    Hope this is helpful. Enjoy your stay in Seattle!

    Warm Regards,

    Claire Petersky ([email hidden]) Home of the meditative cyclist:
    home.earthlink.netWelcome.htm

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  7. Bri
    Archived post
    #7

    If you stay in Seattle there is lots of hills and cool city stuff to see. If you want to go on a
    gravel trail in the mountains, the Iron horse trail is easy and fun with some very nice non/car
    campsites along the way too.

    Mark Wolfe said:


    Cool, I'm arriving by ship, and figured I'd bring the bike along and do some riding while I was
    up there.

    Bri said:

    I think there is map available from Metro that they will mail out. I don't have their URL but
    I'll try to find it for you.

    Claire Petersky said:


    Mark Wolfe <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > I'm going to be in Seattle the first week of August, and am thinking


    about

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > bringing my bike with me. Any decent rides going on that week, or on


    the

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > weekends? I hear about all these bike trails/paths too, is there


    anywhere

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > I can get a map or two beforehand?

    Mark, you have several options in front of you.

    First, if you're interested in club rides, go here: cascade.orgcascade.org. Under "Rides",
    click on More Daily Rides. This will give you the listings for rides in August. I see rides
    listed right now during the first week ranging from less than 20 miles at "leisurely" (10-12
    mph), to 80 miles at "brisk" (16-18 mph). You can just show up at the start point with your
    bike and ride along.

    The Seattle Bicycle Club also has rides: seattlebicycle.comseattlebicycle.com

    If you'd rather explore on your own, several maps are available both on-line and in a
    dead-trees version for free. Go here: cascade.orgGetting Around.cfm to
    get an exhaustive list of websites and addresses for bicycle maps.

    If you won't have a rental car with you, you can load your bike on to Metro Transit for no
    additional cost above the regular fare. This can help you get from your hotel to the trail or
    ride start. You can find out more here:

    transit.metrokc.govloadbike.html and
    transit.metrokc.govtimetables.html

    Hope this is helpful. Enjoy your stay in Seattle!

    Warm Regards,

    Claire Petersky ([email hidden]) Home of the meditative cyclist:
    home.earthlink.netWelcome.htm

    --
    Mark Wolfe wolfenet.orgwolfenet.org gpg fingerprint = 42B6 EFEB 5414 AA18 01B7 64AC EF46 F7E6 82F6
    8C71 "By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *is* the best thing since sliced bread." (By
    Vance Petree, Virginia Power)

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