Sea Duck Ride - Kent
KEEPING RIDERS SAFE
- Advance registration required for all participants. If you decide not to ride, please click Cancel My Registration below to open space for others. (How to cancel)
- Attendance at the pre-ride safety briefing is required to participate in the ride.
- If you have tested positive for COVID or have been exposed to someone with COVID, follow the quarantine and isolation guidelines. In general, if you have COVID or are displaying COVID symptoms, or if you are sick with the flu or a cold, you should not participate in group rides.
- Carry a face covering in case a business or public transit requires their use.
- Please, no spitting or “snot-rockets” while participating.
- A CPSC certified helmet is required to be worn to participate.
If you are new, please read our newcomer information.
Join us for a ride from West Fenwick Park on a 10.7 mile route at the Leisurely pace (10-12 mph). That's the pace on level road, however most of the ride is on hills.
Winter brings a variety of sea ducks to Puget Sound. They travel from Alaska and the Arctic to hang out with us for a few months. We'll go on a short ride to see what we can find at the Des Moines Marina and Saltwater State Park. If you have binoculars, bring them along. Ride Leader will bring binoculars; a spotting scope, and a field guide. We can share so everybody gets a look.
Some birds recently spotted on this route are: double crested cormorant; belted kingfisher; great blue heron; horned grebe; western grebe; harlequin duck; American wigeon; common goldeneye; Barrows goldeneye; red breasted merganser; bufflehead; surf scoter. See the link on this page for some pictures.
Let's meet at West Fenwick Park at 9:20 a.m. for our pre-ride safety briefing, with a departure at 9:30 a.m.
We will climb and descend hills at our own pace, and our goal will be to stay together.
Restrooms are NOT available at the start (closed for winter). We will stop along the way for restrooms at mile 5.
You are encouraged to pre-register by clicking the red "Register Now" button above. There is no need to unregister if you decide not to ride.
Bring a spare tube and tools to fix a flat, just in case.
Note: If weather conditions meet the weather cancellation criterion listed above or if there are unforeseen hazardous riding conditions, the Ride Leader will post a ride-canceled note in the Comments section below at least two hours prior to the start and Ride Leader(s) will not be at the start location.
We hope you can join us!
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Weather for Tuesday
At this point the weather forecast for Tuesday looks pretty good for December.
Ride Canceled
There is an emergency closure of Saltwater State Park due to a sewage system overflow. This is the primary destination for seabird viewing on this ride. I'll keep track of the park status and schedule this ride again after the park reopens.