Sammamish River Trail Ride

Despite a very poor night's sleep and an odd crick in my lower back, I pulled myself together for my planned bike ride.

Drake and I drove up to Kenmore, where our good friends Karen and Phil live -- he dropped me (and my bike) off -- I did my ride while he visited with P&K (I joined them later after my ride).

Riding the Sammamish River trail is my favorite ride in the Seattle area. It's north of the city and quickly gets you into (relatively) wide open spaces.

I had hoped my back would loosen up with the ride, but that wasn't the case. I can count on one hand the number of times I've any any problem at all with my back, so I was surprised the stiffness persisted. As a result, I kept the ride short and easy.

On the way back, I had a er, riding companion. He was a friendly enough guy and I didn't mind the conversation, but when I got back to the parking lot he asked for my phone number and suggested we could go riding together sometime. I was a bit flummoxed by that -- he seemed to be a serious cyclist and I wonder if rather than going to bars, he just rides the trail looking for gals riding on their own. Who knows - it might be a great strategy. Of course, I politely declined.

Despite my uncooperative back, it was a great day for a ride - mostly sunny and mid-50s. Not shorts weather yet, but it's getting there.