The first less-than-stellar-ride

Charlie and I met for our regular weekly ride last night. (This is actually our last ride for a while since my internship with the Attorney General’s Office ends tomorrow.) We decided to head to Yelm this week for a little variety. The loop promised lush forest and preserved prairie (courtesy of the Fort Lewis military reservation), views of Mt. Rainier, and most importantly a glimpse of the complex belonging to JZ Knight, channeler of the Ramptha warrior spirit.

Sections of the ride were definitely nice. Cruising along on the Chehalis-Western Trail and the Yelm-Tenino Trail was wonderful and the views of Mt. Rainier were lovely. Unfortunately, the trails were interspersed with heavily trafficked roads with narrow shoulders. The one redeeming quality of the ride was its overwhelming flatness. Maximum elevation gain over the entire 30 miles was 250 feet. By the end, we cruised comfortably along above 20 mph, joking that there’s nothing like rednecks in big trucks to make you light the afterburners.

If you’re really bored with your regular ride and want to give this one a try for variety’s sake, here are the turn-by-turn directions.

With Mary out of town, we capped the day with dinner at the Fishbowl. Both of us indulged in our favorite post-ride meal (fish & chips for Charlie and a turkey reuben for me) and a mug each of Mudshark Porter. Yum!

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