~25 people and 1 dog finished the ride from SW Seattle St to SW Portland St, with an unexpected welcome from a mother and daughter who live at the corner and treated us to ice cold otter pops!
We had a one year old who promptly fell asleep on dad’s bike; a 4 year old who rode the flats and downhills on his own, and had mom strap his bike on hers while he rode in a seat on dad’s bike; a 6 year old who rode the whole thing; a family with three kids, all accomplished riders, who rode from Queen Anne to ride with us; and capable young, middle-aged and older adults, some on their first organized ride, and some veterans of many “big STP’s”. Pretty much all ages and abilities on this one.
Most of us rode back to SummerFest and Green Life at the Junction, where Stu and Eric from DIY Bikes and Morgan Scherer from FamilyBike Seattle welcomed us to the festival.