5 rides, 4 photos, 2 websites, 1 month!

I've done five longer rides recently:

One 45-miler, similar to one I had done previously, that included Seward Park, the Chief Sealth Trail, and the Elliott Bay Trail from downtown Seattle to Ballard;


(we had to stop at the p-patch, to do some watering, before the ride);

One 48-miler, my first complete round-the-lake ride;

One 62-miler, from the south end of Lake Washington to Black Diamond, to visit (finally) its world-famous bakery;

A 61-miler, last week, to West Seattle, and around its circumference

(on the way through Fremont, I had to wait for the bridge to lower);

    (this is the water taxi I took from downtown Seattle to West Seattle);

And Sunday's 61-miler to and around West Seattle, to and around Magnolia, across the Ballard Locks, and back home

(if you want the best lemonade in town, go to Evan's lemonade stand, at the corner of Howe and West Magnolia Blvd).

Two websites you should check out

1) One day, at Fresh Flours Bakery, I met Bill Thorness, author of Biking Puget Sound.  Buy his book, or check out his website:

http://www.bikingpugetsound.com

2) A friend told me about biking in France--sounds good!  She said that this company is very good, arranges everything from bikes to routes to accomodations.  Here's the link:

http://www.randonneetours.com/byactivity/biking.htm

One month 'til Ragbrai!