Burke-Gilman
Friend now lives near North end of Lake Washington, so taking the Burke-Gilman to and from there. This is a nice 12 mile trip, except for the death-roller-right-of-ways across the trail, and the bumps from roots that also now run across the trail. By night, not so good, as the insane lighting from the nearby roads and housing drowns out night vision, and the trail is otherwise dark. Passive reflective strips to follow and laws against nighttime light pollution would make the trip easier, save huge amounts of power, and provide better sleep to Seattle residents.
Amusingly, certain intersections on the Burke-Gilman now have multiple flashing stop signs (as subtle and effective as <blink>) where the Powers That Be desire cyclists to stop. Realistically, police would need to be stationed at each of these intersections, just as they must pull over cars on 3rd avenue downtown.
Recently discovered wool cycling jerseys, and like them far more than the plastic that passes for clothing these days.
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