I got a call a couple of weeks ago from my sister, asking me to babysit my painfully cute nephew. He'd never been away from his folks overnight, so it was a bit of a big deal. Luckily, he's awesome and I'm a cool uncle so we had a blast. I also took it as an opportunity to enjoy some more gorgeous Seattle bike riding.
On Saturday, I did the same ride that's been
documented here before. It was great, as usual, with the first half of the ride being a dedicated bike path along the Seattle waterfront, all the way up to the Ballard Locks. Here's a slideshow of the trip:
The ride up to their place in North Seattle was directly into a 10-15 mile headwind, uphill most of the way. I've never had to contend with that kind of head-on wind, and it was completely demoralizing. I just routed it on Bike Route Toaster (no link, sorry. I accidentally lost the route just as I was saving it) and it says that it's only 500 feet of climbing. But for some reason, it felt like Everest with the wind.
The route I chose was based on the Seattle Bike Map (which you can get for free just by filling out this form). It's a great resource and fit nicely into the clear plastic top of my handlebar bag.
And just 'cuz I can't get enough, here's another cute photo of my nephew
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