Sunday, June 20, 2010 Sedro-Wooley, WA

Everyone was ready to roll early today.  After breakfast in the motel and preparing the day's snacks (pb&j sandwiches, gorp, fruit, etc.), we pulled out at 8 am for the 5 mile ride to Washington State Park and the official group picture with the back tires facing the ocean.  Then, it was 5 miles back to town to get on a combination of bike paths, highways and backroads to Sedro-Wooley (pronounced 'See-dro').  One 2.5 mile section was the Padillo Bay Shore Trail - crushed limestone just along the Bay.  Since it was VERY low tide, it looked like mud flats for miles and miles.  We met several other bikers as well as walkers and joggers.  About 15 miles out we rode thru an Indian reservation - a tribe I've never heard of and can't remember the name now.  . . . Since this was such a short day, most of us just ambled along, visited an aquarium, took pictures, etc..  Rode thru a beautiful valley of bountiful cropland - potatoes, beets, maybe soybeans and lots of dairy cows. One field had an interesting display of hay bales that looked like marshmallows.  . . .

Arrived at Three Rivers Inn around 12:30, checked in , found Main St. and a very nice cafe filled with local people.  I had their special which was coconut  pancakes!  Only had one, but it filled the plate and was delicious.