We had a great group of riders. Young, old, and in-between. Everybody made it from Seattle (Street) to Portland (Street) and back to Summerfest!
Allez, allez, allez!
West Seattle STP #6
Category: Social Ride
Log House to Long House Ride 8/26
Saturday, August 26 at 9:30 AM – 12:30 PMStart at Chief Sealth/Birthplace of Seattle monument, Alki Avenue SW & SW 63rd Street
Come join a family-friendly ride through history with Southwest Historical Society. About 10 miles round-trip from the “birthplace of Seattle” near Alki Point to the Longhouse of Chief Seattle’s Duwamish Tribe, who were already here when the Denny Party landed, and still are. Stops for stories along the way.
Arrive by 9:15 for sign in and introductions. Children 15 and under must be accompanied by parent or guardian. Helmets required. No ear buds. We will obey traffic laws and yield to pedestrians on trail.
Sign up in advance here if you want to save time. Check back just before the event for updates and details.
This will be a Cascade free daily ride. Liesurely pace (10-12 mph) on the Alki and West Duwamish Trails. We will stay together, and stop to hear stories at Anchor Park at Duwamish Head; at the water pumping station on Harbor Ave; at the monument to the Croatian immigrant town of Riverside; and at Herring’s House Park/T107 park across from the Duwamish Tribe’s Longhouse. Snacks and exploration there. Ride back. Bring or buy lunch at the beach if you can stay!
West Seattle STP – 5th Annual!
We had a great group of 35 riders, from age 2 to 70-something and everything in between. All made it successfully from (SW) Seattle (Street) to (SW) Portland (Street) in about one hour. After a little celebrating and socializing at Portland, we rode back via California to Alaska for a big celebration at the Summerfest!
Good especially to have several adult riders who were just getting back on a bike after many years of not riding. Some strong youth riders, too! 
If you think this looks like fun, come on our August 26 Log House to Longhouse free group ride with Southwest Historical Society!
WSBC Bike and Brew Family Ride today
It’s a perfect day for a ride! Come join us at Delridge Community Center at 12:30 for an easy pace ride into Georgetown and South Park.
More on our Events page.
Alki Christmas Ships Ride – Sat Dec 12
Decorate and light up your bikes and come join West Seattle Bike Connections for a fun all ages, all abilities, all faiths, family-friendly ride from Seacrest Marina to Alki Bathhouse to the see Christmas Ships
, and to hear and join the carolers. Seattle Parks will have hot cider and cookies at the bathhouse and a bonfire on the beach to keep us warm.Please arrive by 4:15 to sign in. We’ll roll at 4:30 in fading light, and arrive as it is getting dark. The Christmas Ships are due to be at Alki from 5:10 to 5:30.
2.2 perfectly flat miles on the Alki Trail. Return trip is on your own, because it is hard to regroup at this event, but the ride leader will be happy to accompany riders on request for the return trip at 5:30. This will be a Cascade Bicycle Club free daily ride, with waiver form to sign.
Bike rack parking is available at Seacrest and Bathhouse. Car parking is available on the street at Seacrest, or just west at Don Armeni boat launch public lot. Sorry, the Water Taxi and #37 bus are NOT running on weekends at this time of year. The #21 bus is the nearest, running from downtown to stop #15460 at SW Spokane St & 26th Ave SW (WB) along the Alki Trail, 1.5 miles from Seacrest.
Restrooms are available at start, at Alki Bathhouse, and points between.
The Christmas Ships will be off Lowman Beach Park at 4:20-4:40 pm. Optional to start there on your own, and join us at ~5 pm at Alki.
Duwamish Revealed – Ride #2
6:oo pm Friday, August 21
Ride to the Duwamish Revealed performance “Signal/Senal“ at T-107 Park.
10 miles R/T at leisurely 10-12 mph pace using Alki Trail, West Seattle Bridge Trail, Duwamish Trail, with stops to see temporary artwork installations along the way. Performance is 7 to 9 pm.
From Jack Block Park, 2130 Harbor Ave SW.Start point is first set of restrooms by the colorful anchor floats. Via Alki Trail, West Seattle Bridge Trail, Duwamish Trail, to T-107 Park.
If driving to Jack Block Park, park OUTSIDE the park on Harbor Ave. The park closes at 9:00 pm. We will get back after 9:00 pm.
Lights and helmets required. Bring a lock, too.
Free, but you need a free ticket to the performance, in advance.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2074171
Duwamish Revealed — Water Festival Ride 8/16
Sunday, August 16, 10:15 am
Ride from Jack Block Park to visit this summer’s Duwamish Revealed art installations along the west bank of Seattle’s only river, and arrive at the Water Festival/Festival de Agua in South Park for Mexican music, food and drink, dragon boat and work boat racing, and Lucha Libre (Mexican wrestling)!
Leisurely pace with stops to see artworks at Jack Block Park, T105 Park, T107 Park, Herring’s House Park along the way to Duwamish Waterway Park in South Park. We will stay together on the ride there, using the mostly flat Alki Trail, West Seattle Bridge Trail, and West Duwamish Trail, planning to arrive at the festival about noon. Ride with leader at 4 pm or ride back earlier or later on your own. The festival goes from noon to 8 pm.
This is the second West Seattle Bike Connections/ Cascade Bicycle Club “Parks and Art” ride.
14 miles round trip.
Families welcome. Parents please follow Cascade’s policies for riding with children, and call Don at 206 963-9312 in advance for permission for kids under 15 to ride their own bike on this ride.
July Showers bring Pedal Powers
No stops for raindrops
at the Little STP
at the West Seattle Junction bike corral
at the Alki Art Fair
West Seattle Little STP – We Made It!
~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.
July 12 West Seattle STP #3
Save the date: Sunday July 12, 9:30 am
Have you ever wanted to do the Seattle to Portland bike ride? Or even wanted to do the 1-day STP? And never trained for it? Or remembered to sign up in time? Here is your big fat chance! Do it in 2 hours easy, and end up at a huge finish line party!
We’ll be riding again from SW Seattle Street in the Admiral neighborhood to SW Portland St in Fauntlee Hills, and back north to Summerfest at the West Seattle Junction, led by experienced Cascade Ride Leader Marge Evans. Family friendly, 7 miles (10 if you go back to the Hamilton Viewpoint start.)
Up to date details will be in the Calendar here, and on Events on our Facebook page.