On an unseasonably cold and windy Tuesday morning, 3 riders joined me in a short Free Group Ride ride from Redmond to climb Montreux hill by Issaquah. While we had a stiff headwind heading out south from 60 Acres Park, we were delightfully surprised by being sheltered from the wind as we rode on W Lake Sammamish Parkway as the hillside appeared to have protected us from the worst of the wind. Montreux itself was as challenging for me as I remembered it could be. However, there is a top and we finally reached it for our coffee stop on Lakemont; and, we carefully selected our timing to be inside when a fierce rain squall rolled through the area! Returning via Bellevue, we had a delightful tailwind. We stopped on the Redmond Connector Trail to check on the eagles - and one was in the nest (we could just see the white of its head)! In the photo, the nest is pretty much directly above Karil in the distance. A solid ride today although the conditions felt more appropriate for mid February rather than mid April!
No comments:
Post a Comment