Lake Loop

After nearly a week off the bike I finally got the chance to pedal today. Mike, Julie, and I met at Gasworks Park and set off to ride around Lake Washington. The decision was made to ride counter-clockwise. We started off north on the Burke-Gilman Trail to the University of Washington to gain access to the official Lake Washington Loop course. The sky was cloudy but dry.



We made our way through the mess of construction at U of W, then turned south and crossed the Montlake Bridge. Before long we were on the STP course, and would remain so until Renton.



We were riding at a "social pace".



We continued along the STP course as it made it's way along the western shore of Lake Washington. Today we were riding along with less urgency than when starting off on a 200 mile day.



One thing about social riders, not only is the pace slower, and stop, no matter how short, is an excuse to have a social exchange. The phrase of the day turned out to be "just ride your bike".



It was a nice day and there were a lot of other bicyclists out........



...and all of them were passing us.



As we neared Renton the trail became congested with walkers. An very few of them knew what to do with a "on your left" or a ring of the bell.



As we rounded the south end of the lake we left the most scenic areas, but did pick up a slight tailwind. My battery went dead on the GoPro but we did finish the loop. With a 9 mph average it was slower than I'd like, but it was still fun.



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