Since the thinking is to slightly increase distance and elevation of our weekly rides going into the Spring months, I needed to revisit some older routes which due to construction, pandemic, general laziness, etc. I haven't been on for some years! Today, we explored Juanita Hill, "the easy way", where we climbed it from the north to the south and added in the diversion to Denny Park (and the subsequent climb back up). The rest of the route was pretty standard through Bellevue, Beaux Arts, and Kirkland. With a few last minute gravel sections added (which were shortcuts) the elevation at about 2500 feet was about right for a future ride but the distance at 41+ miles was a little low. We'll need to find a way to bump it up by about 5 miles.
A good sized gaggle of riders today, all of whom are experienced and compatible riding with me and with each other. Another one of those miraculous Feb days which briefly had some sun but which didn't rain at all during our ride time. I particularly appreciated having dry pavement going down Holmes Pt Road which is quite windy and steep. And we even had the Olympic Mountains out behind us from the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge overlook!
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