Kim, thanks for the tip about the parks pass. Joyce On Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 11:21:24 AM UTC-7 krhe...@gmail.com wrote:
> Joyce, > > You will need a Discovery Pass for the parking lot at Hyak. Not sure about > Rattlesnake Lake. > > Kim Hetzel. > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 10:32 AM JAS <swanso...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Kim, >> Thanks for the story about the John Wayne trail. Your daughter will >> preserve those memories even if she isn't riding a bike now. Good for you! >> >> I've often thought about riding that trail and now I'm going to look into >> it! It will be especially fun if I can talk a couple of friends into going >> so we can leave cars at each end to avoid the uphill return. I think I'll >> be more persuasive if I focus on the downhill aspect! ' >> >> Have a good time with your buddies and I hope you'll give us a ride >> report with photos. Are you camping at Lake Easton SP or just doing the >> round-trip in one day? Regardless of the plan, your Clem will shine. >> >> --Joyce >> >> On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 7:05:33 AM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 7:04:05 AM UTC-8 Kim Hetzel wrote: >>> >>>> I would like to share with this group my influence of bicycle riding >>>> with one of two of my daughters; my youngest. >>>> >>>> I have no guilt whatsoever in my case. I just have joy and happiness >>>> for all the good times that we shared in our bicycle adventures together >>>> during a period of when my daughter was in high school. Strong and solid >>>> memories were built. >>>> >>>> One of our greatest and most fun adventures was riding 22 miles >>>> downhill on The John Wayne Pioneer Trail located in Washington state going >>>> from Hyak at the summit at Snoqualmie Pass near Interstate 90 to >>>> Rattlesnake Lake. It was the Old Milwaukee railroad line that was active >>>> up >>>> until the 1980's from Chicago to Seattle. Now, it is a recreational trail >>>> for hikers, bicyclists and horses that goes across the Washington state to >>>> Spokane and beyond. >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/7022864/john-wayne-pioneer-trail-hyak-to-rattlesnake-lake >>>> >>>> My daughter and I did this ride three different times back in 2010, >>>> 2011 and 2012. One of those years, we did the ride with a group; Mountains >>>> to Sound Green Trust, a conservatory non-profit organization. >>>> >>>> https://mtsgreenway.org/ >>>> >>>> I sure did not like the idea of my bicycle; 1984 Raleigh Elkhorn, being >>>> tossed in and meshed up with other bicycles in the cargo hold of a large >>>> bus. My bike came out with scratches on the top tube. Ouch ! Was not going >>>> to do that anymore. Very unhappy ! >>>> >>>> This coming June, I am planning on doing the ride again. However, I am >>>> going with two male friends of mine riding from Hyak to Lake Easton and >>>> back to Hyak. Then, we are going to ride from Hayk to Rattlesnake Lake. >>>> I'm >>>> looking forward to riding my Clem smiling loudly 22 miles downhill ! Woo >>>> woo. >>>> >>>> My daughter does not ride her bicycles any more. She has taken another >>>> direction in her life. We still connect with one each other once a week >>>> going on long walks with her dog; keeping the father and daughter bond >>>> alive. I am very grateful for that. >>>> >>>> Kim Hetzel >>>> Yelm, WA. >>>> >>> -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/-mwPmOvcu5Q/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c0d6fc13-fe7d-4ca5-9909-c916d6614681n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c0d6fc13-fe7d-4ca5-9909-c916d6614681n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/35870ec4-7ed0-4c7c-83a1-4ce8f77d16d2n%40googlegroups.com.
