No Cascade adventure (arranged by Fraser and I) would be complete without a day at Tiger. Today was that day .... we started the day with a climb up to Poo Poo point where we were offered a fantastic view of downtown Bellevue. Unfortunately Fraser didn't make it up the climb ... he broke (snapped!!) one of his egg-beater pedals on the way up the climb and turned back to get new pedals so he could join us the for the remainder of the ride. Good thing Tiger is close to home :)Here is pic of Kate and I at the top of Poo Poo point.
On the way back down we took Iverson which offers loads of steep single-track climbing (up to 35% grade) and equally steep (and way more fun) single-track descending. 18 miles and 2500 feet of climbing later we were back in the parking lot and so was Frase ... we were good to go for a loop of Tiger.
Frase wanted to test his VooDoo (he's thinking of racing this bike at Cascade Cream Puff) so he flew up, down, and around Tiger. Kate and I ventured around the loop at more relaxed pace (ie: not mock 3). As per my usual form, I was starting to feel good around 3 hours and Kate was feeling pretty good too so we made good time back to the car.
All in all about 40 miles, 4400 feet of climbing, and 4 hours of riding! Tomorrow is our last and longest day with a planned 50 miles and 8800ft of climbing.
