A tale of two cities

I ride in the Seattle area from time to time and belong to several Facebook bike groups based in the Puget Sound area. Over the years I've met many good folks up that way. Today I met another rider whom I had previously only known by name. John H from the West Sound Cycling Club came down to Portland, lured in part by stories he's heard about the Springwater Corridor trail and Portland's Bike Boulevards. He's been having some knee issues and figured he'd be ok with about a 25 mile ride. I obliged by mapping a 26 mile route that took in some of Portland's bike highlights. We rode the East Bank Esplanade, Springwater Corridor, and made a stop at Cartlandia for lunch.

We then continued to the I-205 bike path, then on designated bikeways and Bike Boulevards back to the Willamette River where we crossed the Hawthorne Bridge famous for it's volume of bicyclists.

We then followed the Waterfront Park bike path back to the Steel Bridge and our start/finish point. There were 5 of us total, and we had a beautiful cloudless blue sky. Not bad for a November day.

Following the ride I went for bonus miles. It was dry weather and daylight, who needs more of an excuse to ride a bike? I didn't have my bright light along, but did have a good blinkie on the front of the bike along with my standard two Planet Bike Super Flashes on the back. I headed back out to the Springwater Corridor and I-205 path and put the hammer down, adding another 53 miles to today's total. ...and yes, it was just a bit chilly, but still darn nice to be pedaling in dry weather. If the forecasters are correct it may be the last dry day for awhile.

........road bike.......rollers.........mtb.....lifecycle.....total
Today........79..............0.............0..........0..........79
Jan.........474..............0............21..........7.........502
Feb.........530..............0.............0..........0.........530
March.......502..............0.............0..........0.........502
April.......524..............0.............0..........0.........524
May........1003..............0.............0..........0........1003
June.......1016..............0............10..........0........1026
July.......1148..............0.............0..........0........1148
August.....1049..............0.............0..........0........1049
Sept.......1153..............0............50..........0........1213
Oct.........881..............0.............0.........20.........901
Nov.........737..............0.............0..........0.........737
YTD........8993..............0............87.........27........9107