Old Owens road is dangerous on a sunny Friday afternoon in November. Big powerful trucks and SUVs passing too fast. Everyone is "trying" but it's easy to tell who's a cyclist as well as a driver. The road is narrow with untrustworthy excuses for shoulders. The descent on Reinig Road into Sultan is sweet riding dessert. Crossing to the south of the Skykomish, after the pathetic excuse for a sidewalk on the bridge into Sultan, is a throwback to what rural riding in Snohomish County once was. Is it worth it? Yes. Even with the 4 bonus miles on dangerous, shoulderless woods creek road when I missed the shabby excuse for a "street" in Monroe. Thank goodness I'm an experienced roadie. Thank goodness I can tolerate the crazy trafficked to get the the sweet stuff. Timing is all. Maybe next summer, a Sunday and early. Then it's the rural ride in the Mountaineers book of 30 years ago.
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