Saturday July 16- Lynden Medium
Update July 12th: Meeting time changed to 9am to accommodate transit users.
Tired of high gas prices? Load the jerry cans onto your bike racks and line your panniers with garbage bags for this ride in search of cheap gas. Just kidding. Maybe. A more attractive reason to cross the border is to explore Whatcom County’s scenic country roads in Washington state, culminating in Lynden’s Raspberry Festival. If we make good time, we might even enjoy their pancake fundraiser breakfast, classic car show and shine, and basketball tourney. This ride is weather-dependent; expect cancellation in the event of rain. Keep your eye on the website for updates.
Bring: a reliable bike, tools for flats, and ability to use them. Passport or Nexus card to enter and, more importantly, exit the US. Your Arrivecan app info. completed before you leave the house. US dollars for pancake fundraiser/food and drink. If it’s hot, have enough water to carry you through half the ride.
Meet: 9AM in Blaine, outside the chamber of commerce, 546 Peace Portal Dr. next to the Starbucks. Free parking all along this street.
Route: click here, about 70km depending on route. Expect headwinds going west. Pace will be mid 20’s km/hr on the flats. Biobreak at 25km mark.
RSVP the leader: Teresa
Teresa
I have gone to the Pancake breakfast before. It’s actually is very nice, and the pancakes are ok and the people are very friendly to outsiders (people not from Lynden 😳 ) I am sure they would be happy for us to join them, they serve people as they come and go. It is sort of a social event for them to see friends and strangers at the same time. FYI I am a pancake snob, not very many pancakes pass my high standards.
The RXR crossing at Bell road and Peace Portal road will be be closed this Wednesday and Thursday and hopefully reopen on Friday, I will let you know if there is any problem Friday morning so you can modify the route.
Thanks, Jay. If the pancakes pass your snob test, then it’s a must-do. Appreciate the heads up about the road being closed. I will have a map for detours. Feel free to email me directly or post an update here. Does this mean you and L. will be joining the ride?
Four riders came out, had their pancake and ate it too. Topped with a tangy raspberry sauce and accompanied by eggs and sausage, this breakfast of champions fueled us for the rest of the ride. Lynden itself was hopping with pedestrians on Front St, checking out the classic cars. Kudos to David for cycling to the start. Big thanks to Jay who provided the inside scoop about road closures and parking. As usual, the backroads were a pleasure to explore, and the usual headwind in the afternoon was muted by the hills and trees.
Enjoy the pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZqH8B9vjyNMmCsQ89
Thanks Teresa for putting together another fun ride.
You guys really look like the pancakes were a great deal for $6
Thanks Andy and David for coming along.
Another ride with no flat tires 🙂
After you left we went to listen to the music for a while, it turns out the music was put on by a group of students that were on a music retreat for 1 week to learn different music.
Even though I live here it’s fun to find some new roads less traveled.