Bridge Bike Trip

Hello Blog Pals,
I know it’s only been a week but I feel like I have been slacking on the blog posts.  Well, that is about to change readers.  This week instead of the regular hiking I got to take a tour of bridges on a bike.  Do any of my stuffy friends have bikes that are their size.  This bike is way too big for me (probably best for Uncle Tibbs) but I am going as a passenger, not a rider so I think it will be OK.

We traveled over about 7 bridges.  Some of them are brand new (could not stop on the new bridge) and others have been around since the stone ages.  The first stop is on the Marquam Bridge build in the 60s for freeway traffic.  It’s a 4 lane highway bridge only open to bikers today.  As you can see I have lots of options to travel.  Hmm, if I go to the airport I can see more of my stuffy friends and if I go North to Seattle I can go to cool places like Pike Place Market and the Space Needle.  Such tough decisions for a little fox.

The new bridge is in the background.

Do you see me hiding in the corner?  I didn’t want to fall off of these bridge so I tried to stay low to the ground.  This is the Burnside Bridge facing North; it’s a pretty nice day today.

Burnside Bridge facing downtown.

The next stop is the Fremont Bridge, another 4 lane freeway closed today for the event.  This bridge is the sister bridge to the Marquam, both built in the 60s and both built for freeway traffic.

I definitely stayed near the guard rail (don’t want to fall) and got some pictures of downtown.  Looks like they are building some big buildings, perhaps one of those will  become an exclusive stuffy social club?

There were lots of bikers out today.  I heard someone say over 20,000 people attended today, but I want to know how many stuffies attended.  Give me some facts I could use.  At the end of the event they had ice cream and I decided to treat myself to a chicken kabob and rice for lunch.  I figured I earned it.