Why oh why is the weather so crummy here?

Team WHERE IS TOM took off on a training ride on what we hoped would be a glorious Saturday morning ride. In fact, look at our previous post and you can see what our goal was. Well, anyone out there recall the weather early Saturday morning. WE DO! It rained and rained and then rained some more.  Reluctantly we still set out on a shortened version (though we were mighty tempted to hit a bar and or movie instead). As we rode out of Bellevue and into the rain clouds our day was looking dismal. Right about 10 miles in, near but not on the 520 trail the SKY LITERALLY OPENED UP AND DUMPED ON US. So we did what any pro street racing team would do, we hid under a bus stop waiting for it to pass.  IT didn't at least not right away.


Soggy and shivering we headed towards Redmond- making this our second attempt to use the 520 bike trail and our second time not really finding it. THough we did find the world's steepest street and then an oportune time to mountaineer with our bikes from said street to the trail.  We headed into Totem Lake, felt a bit of sun and hit the Samammish trail into Redmond. Ironically we found lunch just as it got sunny out. So we ate some soup and warmed up our bodies and our shriveled feet. 


Then our ride led us down East Lake Samammish and through Issaquah back on the I90 trail home, totalling about 40 miles.  While not uneventful, no ride of ours has been, I learned some valuable lessons:


1. The 520 trail is quite elusive- I wonder if it truly exists?
2. Jocelyn lies- NOT EVERYTHING IS DOWNHILL!
3. THe padding on bike shorts soaks up rain water nicely, a bit like a GIANT DIAPER.
4.  Riding whether sunny or cold is fun with my team, I kinda dig them




Lastly, Tom if you are reading, isn't it time you join us for a ride?

I only had one photo from our journey, but it should really sum up our trip....