Sunday morning I put together the bike and trailer and it took me longer than I expected. I didn't get on the road until about 9 a.m. and navigating through Seattle with the Google directions wasn't easy, but I never got far off track thanks to help a number of friendly Seattle residents.
Seattle is bike friendly. About half of the 80 miles I rode yesterday were on bike paths and the roads had wide shoulders. The only challenge is navigating those posts at road crossings. I have to remember my trailer is slightly left of me!
This is one of the bike paths: the Centennial trail. It follows a railroad right of way and so there aren't many hills.
I stayed at a motel last night just outside of Sedro-Woolley. I figured that with the holiday weekend, campgrounds might be full and I didn't want to take a chance of not having a place to stay with night approaching.
Today I started the official Northern Tier route. Its was a nice ride basically following the Skagit River.
Its been cloudy, but no rain so far. Temps in the 50's and a light wind made for easy riding. Right now I'm in a campground just outside of Newhalem. Its only 3 pm, but the next campgrounds aren't for another 40 miles and that was a bit too far for one day.
On the flight I finished a reading a book, "The Long Walk." Its a true story about some escaped WWII prisoners that walked from Siberia to India. It kind of put my ride in perspective. :)
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Location:Newhalem, WA
keep on truckin! Mike
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