So the good news is that I did manage to get in some riding while my family was out on the Olympic peninsula for 5 days. The first ride was a very short 20 mile ride along Discovery Trail from Sequim towards Port Angeles and back. I had my son in a trailer on the back of my bike and was accompanied with my wife. The trail was notable for all the farm animals we saw along this trail as well as two historic bridges that were probably over 100 years old.
The longer ride I did by myself was ~60 miles long and ran from west of Sequim to Poulsbo. This was the last day of the trip and was essentially me getting a 5 hour head start on my wife to head back to Seattle. Since I was on the highway most of the time, this is not a recommended ride although the scenery along the highway was mostly pleasant.
Actually the original plan was for me to go from Sequim over to Port Angeles and attempt the 5000+ ft climb up Hurricane Ridge which my wife and I had hiked a few days before. I was supposed to do this with the neighbor of the friend we were staying with is an outdoor guide and leads climbing, kayaking, and mountaineering expeditions all over the Olympic peninsula. Unfortunately he got a last minute call to go to “work” and the weather ended up being extremely cloudy and wet so I decided not to take my chances and save the challenge for another day.
Although I highly recommend exploring the Olympic peninsula if you’ve never been out there, it is not a very road bike friendly place, the Discovery Trail being the main exception. Mountain biking, on the other hand. I hear that’s another story.
Scott
