Spokespeople-NE: Art Exploration

Ice/snow also cancels. Please join SPOKESPEOPLE NE for our third Saturday of the month community ride. This social November ride will go south to the U District and the UW campus itself to explore the many art objects on display. A good reference for the art is http://www.henryart.org/mediathing/upload/851/UW_Campus_Art_Map.pdf The route will be via community streets and the Burke-Gilman trail for a round trip of approximately 10 miles. I have some pretty good speaker notes on the actual art objects we will be viewing....very interesting stories behind them!  There is a modest grade rise on the return and a couple of very small rises on the rest of the route. This ride starts at the Van Gogh Coffee Shop in Wedgwood (http://goo.gl/maps/GUXQl) Please show up by 12:45 to hear about safe riding, proper helmet fit, and bike function check. These “Easy” paced rides start at 1PM, typically include a midway stop, and are approximately 10 - 15 +/- miles round trip. We will plan return to the starting point by approx 3PM. All rides include experienced bike commuters who accompany us to offer encouragement and model good road riding techniques. This month's draft route is shown at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3530172