Park and Ride

Any ride north from Wilsonville usually involves riding on Boone's Ferry Rd.  Boone's Ferry is under construction from Day Road on the north end of Wilsonville, on and off all the way to just beyond Tualatin. That really puts the crimp on trying to bike northward.

I've been helping a former college roommate on a property upgrade project in Portland and have found biking there to be a fun way to avoid Interstate 5 traffic.  In order to avoid the construction today I drove to a park and ride lot in Tualatin and ....parked and rode!

It was another beautiful day.  As I rode through Cook Park I noticed that other people were out enjoying the day as well.

Not having any set schedule I enjoyed the ride in a leisurely fashion.  My destination was Pill Hill and I did eventually arrive and get in a few hours of helping out. After a bit it was time to pedal back home.  I had a little better lighting than in recent days, due to an earlier commute time.  With the cool nights, and bright sunlight, the fall colors are vibrant.

As I neared the end of my trip I crossed the Tualatin River.  The Tualatin River takes its name from the Native American Atafalati band whose name for it translates to lazy or sluggish.  Indeed, the river is 83 miles long, but in the last 68 miles it drops only 220 feet.  Most of the river in the last 68 miles shows little signs of current.

It was another great day to be biking!


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