'trying to show the varied terrain we have here' by misleading the reading public of a national bicycling publication about 'classic rides' out of seattle?
Heres' 3 long but classic Seattle rides
the Hood Canal Loop, Bremerton Ferry to Bainbridge Ferry, 115 miles.
Bainbridge Island to Port Townsend and back is a little over a century and a seattle area 'classic'. Great views, rolling terrain, great out and back to a very classic destination.
And a little shorter, make it 60-70 miles, is Seattle to Edmonds, ferry boat to other side, ride past Chief Seattle' grave, up to Hood Canal Bridge, to Poulsbo (bakery stop) and to Bainbridge island and return. riding past Chief Seattle's Grave makes this an area classic and some rightously fine country road riding as well.
considering the Stevens speedway or Snoqualmies' interstate tedium 'classic Seattle rides?' - come on!!!
Seattle does NOT have good mountain pass riding, Matt. don't make it out like it does, that's misleading.
(you want a route people haven't done yet much over varied terrain within striking distance of Seattle, check out Bon Jon Pass and the Quilcene crossover. about 130 miles r/t from Seattle to Sequim to Quilcene to Seattle
Last edited by Bekologist; 09-07-08 at 08:19 AM.