Day 28 of #ridingeverydayinNovember

Today was the 28th day of #ridingeverydayinNovember.  There are only two days left!

The weather is crisp and dry today.  A perfect November day to go for a bike ride, but I've got a busy afternoon, so only had time for a short ride.  Rather than take the time to transport the bike somewhere, I decided to ride around locally. I went on a self guided neighborhood tour. The first stop was at Kerry Park with a view of Elliot Bay. I had gently descended to this point.

I rode less than a mile to the next overlook.  A net elevation loss, but a mildly undulating route to get there. Smith Cove is in the right side near foreground.

The sky was beginning to lighten up.  The view westward showed some clearing that would be working it's way here soon.

From here on I started earning the miles.  Grades in excess of 15% were common.  In fact, on the west side of Queen Ann, you have to really be picky about routes to keep grades below 15%. If it had been open countryside, I might have thought I had been transported to Belgium.  The E/W streets are often paved with cobble stones.

When the streets would get too steep for cars, they would revert to staircases.

Even the N/S streets showed the effects of steep terrain.  Adjacent lanes are often separated by 20 ft or more of elevation change.

I was out of time so had to bring my exploratory ride to an end.

Just under 9 miles, with 702 ft of elevation gain.  No sustained grades, just a lot of short and sharp up and downs.


.........Road Bike.....Rollers.............MTB..........Lifecycle......Total
Today .........9................0..................0.......................0...........9
Jan...............0................0...................0.......................0............0
Feb..........124...............0...................0.......................0...........124
March......277................0..................0........................0..........277
April......559................0..................0........................0..........559
May.........414...............0..................0.......................0...........414
June........337...............0..................0.......................0...........337
July........310...............0..................0.......................0...........310
August.......40.............0....................0......................0............40
Sept..........100..............0...................83......................0...........100
Oct.............29...............0....................0......................0............29
Nov............509..............0......................0......................0...........509
YTD...... 2676.............0...................83.......................0..........2809