Ride Report - Snoqualmie Falls

Today I took a little ride. Started at the house, and rode up I-5 to SR520. Rode SR520 to Redmond and then took SR202 (Redmond-Fall City Rd.) into Fall City. It's a fairly benign road, with few major turns, but it meanders through what's left of rural King County farmland.

The map I had was printed and stored in a pocket of my jacket, but I was not studying it. So, navigation was done just through road signs. Upon entering Fall City, I could have stopped for lunch, but instead I decided to head up to Snoqualmie Falls. And that's what I did. A quick 15-20 minute stop there, a few pictures, and I was back on the road. I continued through Snoqualmie and then stopped for lunch in North Bend.

Lunch was had at Twede's cafe, apparently a showpiece in the TV show Twin Peaks. (I never watched it, so I wouldn't know). I had a patty melt and fries. It was about what I expected for road food - pretty dang greasy. Then, back on the bike. I rode out to I-90 and instead of getting on I-90, I just kept riding. Not for long, though, as I hit a dead-end. After flipping around, I decided to ride I-90 to Snoqualmie Pass.

Nothing of consequence to note from the trip from this point on. I tailed a group of Harleys on the way back to Seattle. And I learned just how severe some of the wind gusts on I-90 can be as I was blown around a bit.

A short ride, but a good one. Hopefully next weekend I'll be heading out to the Olympic Peninsula for a day, if the weather's good.