{"id":11302,"date":"2015-01-08T08:28:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T16:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/?p=11302"},"modified":"2015-06-03T11:41:21","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T18:41:21","slug":"getaway-lake-stevens-beyond-day-four-back-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2015\/01\/08\/getaway-lake-stevens-beyond-day-four-back-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Getaway to Lake Stevens and Beyond, Day Four: Back to Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Snohomish County Bikes:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>an ongoing series highlighting\u00a0<a title=\"Snohomish County Bikes\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/destinations\/bike-snohomish-county\/\">great Snohomish County bike rides<\/a>. Share\u00a0<a title=\"Write Your Ride\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/06\/19\/write-ride\/\">your own great ride<\/a>\u00a0with us!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bed, Breakfast &amp; Biking: Lake Stevens Getaway<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Bed, Breakfast &amp; Biking: Getaway to Lake Stevens and More, Day One\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2015\/01\/05\/bed-breakfast-biking-getaway-to-lake-stevens-and-more-day-one\/\"><strong>Day One: North Seattle to Lake Stevens, 35 miles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Getaway to Lake Stevens and Beyond, Day Two: Marysville\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2015\/01\/06\/getaway-lake-stevens-beyond-day-two-marysville\/\"><strong>Day Two: Lake Stevens to Marysville and Back, 22 miles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Getaway to Lake Stevens and Beyond, Day Three: Arlington via Snohomish Centennial Trail\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2015\/01\/07\/getaway-lake-stevens-beyond-day-three-arlington\/\">Day Three: Lake Stevens to Arlington and Back, 25 miles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Day 4, Lake Stevens to Seattle: 37+ miles<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_11311\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11311\" class=\" wp-image-11311 \" style=\"margin: 7px 10px;\" alt=\"Oh my, such pie! Snohomish Pie Company apple crumb pie.\" src=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Apple-crumb-pie-coffee-Snohomish-Pie-Co_forweb-400x300.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Apple-crumb-pie-coffee-Snohomish-Pie-Co_forweb-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Apple-crumb-pie-coffee-Snohomish-Pie-Co_forweb.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oh my, such pie! Snohomish Pie Company apple crumb pie.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After 3 days of riding the prospect of another 37 miles sounded like nothing to my racing\/training husband. These rides were all in Zone -2 for him, or something like that.<\/p>\n<p>For me it meant a little mental preparation (you can do it, legs!). Adding up the total mileage for these 4 days brought me to over 117 miles. That&#8217;s as much as I might ride in a week\u00a0<strong>if<\/strong> I did my entire 22-mile round-trip commute by bike every day, and I don&#8217;t always do that.<\/p>\n<p>Thus I planned to break the ride in\u00a0<a title=\"Snohomish County Bikes: Will Bike for Pie\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/22\/will-bike-pie\/\">Snohomish for pie<\/a>\u00a0and in Woodinville for lunch and a rest before the final 10+ miles.\u00a0Granted, the 10 miles to Snohomish wouldn&#8217;t take more than an hour, but when you&#8217;re biking for all your transportation you won&#8217;t feel much guilt stopping for something delicious whenever you want to.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11312\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11312\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11312 \" style=\"margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;\" alt=\"Interior, Snohomish Pie Company, Snohomish, WA\" src=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Snohomish-Pie-Co-interior-Snohomish-WA_forweb-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Snohomish-Pie-Co-interior-Snohomish-WA_forweb-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Snohomish-Pie-Co-interior-Snohomish-WA_forweb.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Relaxing place to rest a while in downtown Snohomish, amazing pastry: Snohomish Pie company.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We decided to take a different route home to avoid the strange configuration over the highway of Day One and to experience something new. Once we got on our route we discovered it was popular with other riders, as we saw both bike travelers and people out on what looked like training rides and group rides with friends.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cYou can usually tell which are the best roads for cycling from just looking at a map \u2014 the roads connect two inconsequential places, and are never the fastest route to major population centers.\u201d \u2013David Kroodsma, <i>The Bicycle Diaries: My 21,000 Mile Ride for the Climate<\/i><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>By now this refrain should sound familiar: We started out riding on the <a title=\"Snohomish County Bikes: The Centennial Trail\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/05\/30\/centennial-trail\/\" target=\"_blank\">Centennial Trail<\/a>. Why am I so high on this? Watch this video we created to get an idea (some of the food shots are at Mirkwood, our Arlington lunch stop from Day Three).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/111138837\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[Tweet &#8220;Snohomish Centennial Trail: Plan your bike vacation around it. #bikesnoco&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11310\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11310\" class=\" wp-image-11310  \" style=\"margin: 7px 10px;\" alt=\"Railing outside Snohomish Pie Company makes for a handy bike rack.\" src=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rider-loaded-bikes-panniers-Snohomish-Pie-Co-Snohomish-WA_forweb-300x400.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rider-loaded-bikes-panniers-Snohomish-Pie-Co-Snohomish-WA_forweb-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rider-loaded-bikes-panniers-Snohomish-Pie-Co-Snohomish-WA_forweb.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Railing outside Snohomish Pie Company makes for a handy bike rack.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In Snohomish we stopped at the justifiably famous <a title=\"Snohomish County Bikes: Will Bike for Pie\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/22\/will-bike-pie\/\">Snohomish Pie Company<\/a> for pieces of apple and berry pie with melt-in-the-mouth crust (my standards are high &#8212; my mom made outstanding pies) and coffee before refilling our water bottles and heading out of town.<\/p>\n<p>Although this route involved some climbing, we enjoyed the quiet back roads and seeing other riders along the way added to the pleasure.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Commons Cafe, Woodinville, WA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecommonscafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Commons in Woodinville<\/a> is a frequent destination for a weekend ride to breakfast thanks to its position close to the East Lake Sammamish Trail and the bike rack out front. I had planned for us to stop there but we ended up thrashing around a bit (in a way not reflected on the map below &#8212; I missed a couple of key turns and climbed extra hills) so we kept going.<\/p>\n<p>The flat miles on the trail helped, although it was a longer push than I was fueled for. I had a granola bar, which helped, but was sorry I hadn&#8217;t packed something to provide faster fueling when I needed it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11315\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11315\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11315\" alt=\"Bikes mean business: The long line at 192 Brewing on the Burke-Gilman Trail proves that.\" src=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Line-at-192-Pub_BurkeGilmanTrail_09-01-14-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Line-at-192-Pub_BurkeGilmanTrail_09-01-14-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Line-at-192-Pub_BurkeGilmanTrail_09-01-14-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Line-at-192-Pub_BurkeGilmanTrail_09-01-14.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long line on a nice day at 192 Brewing on the Burke-Gilman Trail.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It also helped that this last stretch is very familiar territory. We ride this often and I loved seeing so many people out enjoying the trail: couples, families with kids, people walking slowly to accommodate a grandma or grandpa. The intersection of the East Lake Sammamish Trail and Burke-Gilman Trail was so busy I literally couldn&#8217;t shoot fast enough to get a picture of everyone riding through in just a short 5-minute span.<\/p>\n<p>When we got to <a title=\"192 Brewing, Kenmore, WA\" href=\"http:\/\/192brewing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">192 Brewing<\/a> in Kenmore my empty fuel cells and I called a halt for some black bean dip, chips, and a cold beverage. The place was packed, with locals and bike travelers alike lined up at the counter to order and the bike rack on the side of the building overflowing. Location, location, location!<\/p>\n<p>Another easy 6 or so miles more and I was home, ready to rest my legs and decide where we might ride for our next bike vacation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll get a lot more great bike touring advice from someone like Ellee Thalheimer in our\u00a0<a title=\"Cycling Sojourner: A Guide to the Best Multi-Day Bike Tours in Washington\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/support-us\/shop\/cycling-sojourner-best-bike-tours-wa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Cycling Sojourner Washington<\/em><\/a> book or <a title=\"The Path Less Pedaled -- bike travel blog\" href=\"http:\/\/pathlesspedaled.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russ and Laura at Path Less Pedaled<\/a>. These are my personal takeaways for planning our next adventure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A route that lets me take a break every 15 miles or so is just about right.<\/li>\n<li>If we were going for a vacation beyond 4 days I would build in some non-riding days for the break.<\/li>\n<li>I need to remember to carry something for quick energy and fuel before I feel like I&#8217;m bonking, not once I&#8217;m into it. That&#8217;s a basic lesson I learned long ago but I didn&#8217;t take 35 miles very seriously. All depends on the fuel on board.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Wet Weather Riding Tips #IBikeInRain\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/12\/13\/wet-weather-riding-tips-ibikeinrain\/\">If the forecast says rain<\/a>, bring the rain booties. <a title=\"Cold Weather Riding Tips\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/12\/04\/cold-weather-riding-tips\/\">Wool socks are a given if it&#8217;s going to be cool.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>My <a title=\"Nuu-Muu exercise dresses made in Bellingham, WA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuu-muu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nuu-Muu bike dresses<\/a> (made in Bellingham) are really fantastic for bike travel and eating out along the way. (I really already knew that &#8212; just wanted to put in a plug for such a great product made in Washington.)<\/li>\n<li>Check to see what days most things will be open or closed in a location. Riding is always an attraction so lack of open stores etc. isn&#8217;t a showstopper &#8212; just good to know (and lost revenue for store owners).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Map: Lake Stevens to North Seattle Bike Route<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Note on leaving the Burke-Gilman Trail: I designed this route to start\/end at a transit stop in Lake City, which is my home neighborhood. For route ideas to\/from downtown (specifically, the Washington Bikes office) see <a title=\"Snohomish County Bikes: Seattle to Edmonds \u2014 Day Trip to the Salish Sea\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/06\/17\/seattle-to-edmonds-day-trip-to-salish-sea\/\">Seattle to Edmonds &#8212; Trip to the Salish Sea.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For my &#8220;dismount&#8221; from the Burke-Gilman southbound I take 42nd Ave NE rather than the\u00a0<strong>much steeper<\/strong> 123rd. I&#8217;d rather climb those switchbacks than get off and push my bike up that steep grade at 123rd (because, let&#8217;s face it, that&#8217;s what I do).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m35!1m12!1m3!1d5368.220907893704!2d-122.28215250417276!3d47.72110531974508!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m20!1i0!3e1!4m5!1s0x549aac8d11a22fd3%3A0xd5ad5f2d3a7eac42!2sMansion+Inn+Lake+Stevens%2C+1513+Mitchell+Drive%2C+Lake+Stevens%2C+WA+98258!3m2!1d48.011328999999996!2d-122.076498!4m5!1s0x54900db2de8381d1%3A0x60c4252eb4cce12f!2sThe+Commons%2C+14481+Woodinville-Redmond+Road+Northeast%2C+Woodinville%2C+WA+98072!3m2!1d47.732243999999994!2d-122.14195099999999!4m5!1s0x54901164af197d21%3A0x400d91b6934ad19a!2sSeattle%2C+WA!3m2!1d47.7192729!2d-122.29515289999999!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1420433284724\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bed &amp; Breakfast &amp; Biking: Getaway to Lake Stevens by Bicycle. <a title=\"Snohomish County Bikes\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/destinations\/bike-snohomish-county\/\">Another great bike tour in our Snohomish County Bikes series.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Bed, Breakfast &amp; Biking: Getaway to Lake Stevens and More, Day One\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2015\/01\/05\/bed-breakfast-biking-getaway-to-lake-stevens-and-more-day-one\/\"><strong>Day One: North Seattle to Lake Stevens, 35 miles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Getaway to Lake Stevens and Beyond, Day Two: Marysville\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2015\/01\/06\/getaway-lake-stevens-beyond-day-two-marysville\/\"><strong>Day Two: Lake Stevens to Marysville and Back, 22 miles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Getaway to Lake Stevens and Beyond, Day Three: Arlington via Snohomish Centennial Trail\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2015\/01\/07\/getaway-lake-stevens-beyond-day-three-arlington\/\"><strong>Day Three: Lake Stevens to Arlington and Back, 25 miles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Getaway to Lake Stevens and Beyond, Day Four: Back to Seattle\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2015\/01\/08\/getaway-lake-stevens-beyond-day-four-back-seattle\/\"><strong>Day Four: Lake Stevens to North Seattle, 37 miles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related Reading &amp; Riding<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"Bike and Hike the Stillaguamish this Weekend!\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/09\/08\/bike-n-hike-stillaguamish-weekend\/\">Bike and Hike the Stillaguamish this Weekend!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/07\/16\/snohomish-county-bikes-everetts-easy-road-ride\/\">Everett&#8217;s Easy Road Ride<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/07\/08\/classic-camano-island-loop\/\">The Classic Camano Island Loop (from Stanwood)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/06\/26\/gravel-grinding-stillaguamish-valley\/\">Gravel Grinding the Stillaguamish Valley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/06\/23\/snohomish-county-everett-lake-roesiger-loop\/\">Country Riding on the Everett-Lake Roesiger Loop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/06\/17\/seattle-to-edmonds-day-trip-to-salish-sea\/\">Seattle to Edmonds &#8211; Day Trip to the Salish Sea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/05\/30\/centennial-trail\/\">Snohomish Bikes: The Centennial Trail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/06\/11\/nakashima-farm-ride-centennial-trail\/\">Nakashima Farm Ride &#8211; Pedaling Through History on the Centennial Trail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/06\/06\/centennial-trail-snohomish-arlington\/\">Snohomish to Arlington on the Centennial Trail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Will Bike for Pie\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/04\/22\/will-bike-pie\/\">Will Bike for Pie<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\"><a style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"Explore Snohomish County on McClinchy Mile Bike Ride\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/01\/22\/explore-snohomish-county-on-mcclinchy-mile-bike-ride\/\">Explore Snohomish County on McClinchy Mile Bike Ride<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tacoma, Snohomish join the ranks of Bicycle Friendly Communities\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2012\/05\/15\/tacoma-snohomish-join-the-ranks-of-bicycle-friendly-communities\/\">Tacoma, Snohomish Join the Ranks of Bicycle-Friendly Communities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Your Turn<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Write Your Ride\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2014\/06\/19\/write-ride\/\">Write your ride<\/a>! What bike trip have you taken that you want to share with others?<\/li>\n<li>What did we miss in the round-up of possible activities?<\/li>\n<li>Your favorite places to eat, drink, play, and stay in Lake Stevens, Marysville, Arlington, Snohomish, or somewhere nearby?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snohomish County Bikes:\u00a0an ongoing series highlighting\u00a0great Snohomish County bike rides. Share\u00a0your own great ride\u00a0with us! 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