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Subject: Re: Fun in Seattle?
Message-ID: <191@slu70.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 19-Mar-86 13:38:32 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 19 13:38:32 1986
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Summary: rain hills

In article <497@ssc-bee.UUCP>, maa@ssc-bee.UUCP (Mark A Allyn) writes:
> > 
> 
> Make sure to bring along a bicycle. Seattle was judged to be the best city 
> for bicycling in the US according to Cycling magazine. We have numerous
> bicycle trails throughout the Puget sound area and we have beutifull countryside
> well within one day's cycling distance from downtown. Most of our
> roads are plenty wide and many of our drivers are bicycle concious.

Make sure you bring good raingear and gearing for some steep (if short) hills.
The Burke-Gilman trail is o.k. only if you don't mind dodging large numbers
of joggers, roller skaters, old ladies with dogs, etc., unless they've cleaned
it up since I left four years ago. Don't assume *too* much about the bicycle
consiousness of the drivers. One of them deliberately rear-ended me. Otherwise,
I strongly second the recommendation. I loved riding ( and living) in Seattle
and I deeply regret the fact that this is no longer the case. My favorite rides,
by the way, were Bainbridge Island and southern Whidbey Island, accessible
by ferry.