Rainier ride (bandwidth warning)

[goat]

I'm going to be hiking part of the wonderland trail (around the base of Mt. Rainier) later this summer. This will be my first time in the northwest, and I'm looking forward to it.

Slightly off topic, I realize. The pictures look nice, though.

[RVertigo]

Those are great pics...  I should take a pic or two of my rides...

and this is the only stop light between my house and the freeway

and this is the Alaskan Way Viaduct

And this is where I park at work

:lol:  :nana:  :lol:

[Roadstergal]

:lol:  Hey, there's one stoplight between my apartment and the freeway.  405N->520W and 520E->405S is the only fun I see, most days...

[JetSwing]

Those are great pics...  I should take a pic or two of my rides...

and this is the only stop light between my house and the freeway

and this is the Alaskan Way Viaduct

And this is where I park at work

:lol:  :nana:  :lol:

ha-ha i know where your gs is  

[RVertigo]

ha-ha i know where your gs is  

We have two here...  That'll narrow down the search for ya'   :nana:

But, if it comes up missing...   :guns:

[JetSwing]

ha-ha i know where your gs is  

We have two here...  That'll narrow down the search for ya'   :nana:

But, if it comes up missing...   :guns:

2001 dark blue gs parting out!  :lol:  :lol:
hmm...we have a same bike  :mrgreen:

[RVertigo]

:lol:  Hey, there's one stoplight between my apartment and the freeway.  405N->520W and 520E->405S is the only fun I see, most days...

520?  No carpool over the bridge!?!?!  The 90 carpool is worth going a little out of your way...  If you ask me.  Even if you have to go 405S to get to 90...  I mean...  There's only about 2.5 miles between 90 and 520 on 405.  TOTALLY worth it.

Well...  I guess making out to the U would suck from 90...

So NM.  

[RVertigo]

2001 dark blue gs parting out!  :lol:  :lol:
hmm...we have a same bike  :mrgreen:

No need to repaint...  Your blood will wash right off   :guns:  :guns:

:lol:

[Roadstergal]

520?  No carpool over the bridge!?!?!

No, but there's carpool up to the bridge - and once you're on the bridge, the traffic moves pretty well.  It's about a 10-15minute commute, door-to-door.  

[RVertigo]

10-15minute commute

Mine is about 25 with minimal traffic...

Surface roads to 90 (4-10 min), 90 to the very end of the carpool lane (WEE HOO!  -> Insert Luke quote about running the canyons)(13-20 min depending on my speed), down to 99 (4-20 min...  Depending on trains) 99 to work (4 min flat).

I used to take 90 -> 5, get off on Mercer, and loop back by the Seattle Center...  Don't know what the hell I was thinking :dunno:

[Roadstergal]

I pretty much landed the ideal setup completely by accident... live in Bellevue (insurance is $200 less than in Shoreline), walking distance to grocery and electronics stores; work at the UW, so I have the less sucky of the two bridge commutes (sun at my back both ways, Microsofties going the other way - you should see 520E in the morning!), and 520 spits me right out at Health Sciences, where I work.

[RVertigo]

I've seen every day freeway in the Seattle area in morning rush-hour and evening rush-hour :x  :x

I used to live on 108th and Main...  I LOOOOOOOOOOVED it.  5 seconds from 405, 30 seconds from 90, and 45 seconds from 520...  And a 5 minute walk from a bus that took me damn close to work.

I could walk everywhere I needed to go except for a good grocery store...  That ghetto-ass safeway across from Bell Square just didn't cut it.

[Wrench_Whore]

Roadstergal:

Excellent pictures...
Thank you