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Easy Riders on an Alki Beaches and Bakery jaunt.
Photo courtesy of Maverick Homer. (C)2008 Riskin Writing & Editing
Coming up (also check calendar)
June 20 Magnuson to Fremont Solstice Parade and Fair--2 Choices
Two departure options:
Depart Magnuson Park playground at 10:30 am at Leisurely pace.
Depart Magnuson Park playground at 10:00 am at Easy pace.
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Ride the B-G trail to watch the annual Fremont Solstice Parade and avoid the parking problem. Total distance about 11 miles at a leisurely pace of 10-12 mph.
Bring a lock for your bike, snacks, and be prepared to find and stand in a good vantage point until the parade begins at 12:00 noon. You can remain for other activities of this two-day street fair. For further information, visit the web site
http://www.fremontfair.org/fremont-solstice-parade
Good viewing sites are usually at a premium so be prepared to stake out some territory and hold it. If you have one of them new-fangled chair-canes or a foldable camp stools, bring it.
Leader will hold your clothing if you spontaneously decide to join the parade.
Leader for Leisurely Ride: Bill VanHorn 206/367-1809 home; 206/422-2083 cell; BillVanHorn8@comcast.net
Leader for Slower (Easy) Pace Ride: A slower paced (Easy) ride will depart at 10:00am and join the Leisurely group to view the parade. EdSchramko@Yahoo.com 206/522-1470 cell 206/818-6155 (day of ride only)
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Directions to Sand Point/Magnuson Park playground
Enter Sand Point/Magnuson Park at the traffic light at 7400 Sand Point Way NE (under the building-archway) and continue east about 200 yards to the large paved parking lot on right that serves the playground. This is NOT the CBC office. Portable toilet in lot or at dog park entrance. Grid Square F-7 on the AAA Seattle city map.
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By bicycle from BG trail, turn east (downhill) on 65th St NE, cross Sandpoint Road at traffic light, turn left/north onto the frontage road to the Cascade Bicycle Club office; turn right/east and go down hill to the lot on your right.
Metro Trip Planner (i.e., the bus): paste Magnuson Park into http://tripplanner.metrokc.gov
Be sure to come back often to both sites. Some rides are listed last minute.
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