Cascade Volcanoes are beautiful, but most present a real danger of lahars, none more so than Mt Rainier, which holds more glacial and permanent ice than all other Cascade Volcanoes combined. I would spend the day riding in the danger zone of this 14,411 stratovolcano.
I decided to drive to Puyallup and ride back up to Buckley on the Foothills Trail. I had biked the segment from Orting to Buckley a few days ago, but today would be my first time on the lower section of this trail.
There was a historically significant and unique bridge along the way.
That I was in potential danger of a lahar was never far from my mind. There were evacuation sirens scattered throughout the valley.
The former railroad grade was never far from consciousness either.
I had to chuckle when I saw this sign. I realize that the intent of a lahar evacuation route usually involves getting elevation off the valley floor, but it seemed odd that it would be labeled as a dead end.
I had been spending a lot of time taking photos, but I finally arrived at Buckley, my turn around point for today.
With a bit of a tailwind, and a descending path, I made pretty good time on the return trip.
My longest ride in the last 12 months, and then some. Making baby steps, but still making them.
........Road Bike........Rollers.......MTB..........Lifecycle......Total
Today .....43.................0..................0....................0............43
Jan.........26................ 0................0.....................0..............26
Feb.........7..................0................0.....................0...............7
March.......5.................0................0.....................0...............5
April.......0.................0...............66.....................0...............66
May.........0..................0..............79......................0...............79
June........2..................0...............0......................0...............2
July........64.................0...............0......................0...............64
August......11..................0...............0.....................0...............11
September 0..................0................0.....................0................0
October 0..................0...............0......................0................0
November 355................0................0......................0...............355
YTD........459...............0...............154.....................0.............613
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