MUMPS: Do The Lake Counterclockwise (Brisk)

Join us for our weekly loop around Lake Washington. This week it's CCW (counterclockwise) MLK Day edition, with a tour  through Beaux Arts Village, Enetai & Bellevue.

We'll ride out of Log Boom Park; note that there is a four hour parking restriction at the park proper, so if you are concerned that it might be enforced, there is free parking just to the east on NE 175th.

You can ride all or part of the route.  Start at Log Boom Park or meet us at Seward Park. However, please be aware that the route may be shortened to cross the lake on the 520 trail or I-90 trail, depending on weather and mood of the group, in which case we won't make it to Seward.

We will try to stay together, regrouping occasionally, but please bring navigation aids in case you need to finish on your own. Ride your own pace on the hills; faster riders are free to ride ahead and wait for the rest of us. The ride becomes self-led for those ahead of or behind the group. We will observe the speed limit on the multi-use trails.

BYO (Bring Your Own) SNACKS! We'll pause at three excellent rest stops (Seward, Coulon, and Marina Parks) where you can down a gel or a bar, but are not making any coffee/restaurant stops. We also make a quick stop at about mi 5 (Matthews Beach Park)

Bring tools and knowledge to repair flats; we may pause briefly for flat repair and minor mechanicals, but have a phone and a plan to get home/back to the start if needed.

Fenders with long mud flaps are recommended. Anywhere the road is wet, if you don't have stable flaps extending to within a few inches of the ground, you'll need to take the initiative to stay behind everyone with better fenders.

Forecast for rain, snow, ice/frost or other unsafe riding conditions will be cause for cancellation, in which case the ride leaders will not be at the start and the cancellation will be posted (in Comments, below) at least 2 hours before the start.