Long Beach, Cape Disappointment Bike Ride
Jul. 4, 2012
This morning started out with a drive to my folks' new place in Long Beach. We helped them move their final truck of stuff in so their retirement can...
With camera slung over shoulder, I met up with Joe, Anna, and Dawn this morning for a bike ride around Tacoma on this first truly summery day of the year. We started down at Wright Park before weaving around Hilltop a bit. We then met up with the Scott Pierson and cruised on it to the Narrows Bridges. The Olympic Mountains were in clear view as we shot down the hill and about half way across the new bridge before turning around and heading along Vassault towards Point Defiance. We stopped for a sweet shake at Don's Ruston Market (where I also packed in half a sammich and some chili cheese Fritos) where Dawn and I parted ways with Joe and Anna so we could head through Point Defiance Park on 5 Mile Drive and back to my house.
All told I rode 21 miles which is a new record for this guy. It felt great and, boy Tacoma, you sure are a stunning one on a day like this!
Proctor Farmer's Market
University of Puget Sound campus
Anna was thwarted trying to squirt us in the Wright Park sprayground
Mt. Rainier from the start of the Scott Pierson Trail
Passing over Snake Lake
Cheney Stadium from the trail
War Memorial Park heading to the Narrows Bridges
Such a great path across the new Narrows Bridge (and well used today)
Joe offering mid-ride tired bum massage services
Pit stop at Don's Ruston Market
My chocolate cherry ice cream soda
Handlebar view riding through Point Defiance Park
Dawn and I posing at a view point
