Say hello to my little beer!
This was my first year to ride in the Peninsula Wilderness Club Pub Pedal in Seattle. It was a great time and I hope to do it again next year. We were expecting rain for much of the day but we were lucky that it didn’t start until we reached our first pub. It rained on us pretty hard between our first pub, the Old Town Ale House and second pub Hale’s Ales but the sun came out after and it turned out to be a beautiful day. We made it all the way to the U-District’s Big Time Brewery and Alehouse before calling it a day and heading back. One of the highlights of the day for me was lunch at the Old Town Ale House. I had the special of the day which was a soup and sandwich that was to die for. The other great part of the day was riding the bike trail. I really got to see a side of Seattle I had not seen before. It was a most excellent day, with some good friends!
Arriving in Seattle on the Bainbridge ferry – As always, click the images for a larger view. Use the left and right keys to scroll through them all.
Steve, Nancy and Steve’s Daughter Kristy
Meeting under the viaduct. Pam, Linda, Kristy, Nancy and Paul
Steve’s Beer Prayer T-shirt
The fountain at Pier 70
The group having a break at the fountain at Pier 70
There was this lovely little rose garden along the bike path on the waterfront
There was this lovely little rose garden along the bike path on the waterfront
There was this lovely little rose garden along the bike path on the waterfront
We stopped at this lovely little rose garden along the bike path on the waterfront for a picture. From left to right: Becky, Linda, Kristy, Paul, Pam, Joe, Kathy, Nancy, Jackie and Steve.
The Space needle is painted in it’s original orange to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Seattle Worlds Fair. These roses seemed to be celebrating as well.
Commodore Park at the Ballard Locks
Taking a break at the Fish Ladder Plaza
The Hiram M Chittendem (Ballard) Locks
Group photo at the locks in Fish Ladder Plaza. Left to right: Becky, Linda, Paul, Nancy, Pam, Joe, Kathy, Kristy, Jackie. Kneeling in front row: Myself and Steve
Kathy and Joe
Nancy and Steve
The Locks
First stop and first beer of the day at the Old Town Ale House. I had the Port Townsend Reel Amber
This was a postcard they had at the Ale House. We considered mailing it to someone that was supposed to attend the pub pedal but I believe we became too preoccupied with drinking beer to bother with it.
Inside the Old Town Alehouse
Getting ready for the ride to our next pub. The rain that started when we arrived at the Old Town Ale House had subsided for now but the break didn’t last long.
Great pub and food.
Sites along the way to the next pub
Hale’s Ales
We were all soaked from the rain but happy and smiling as we could see the sun was coming out
Hey Paul, mine’s bigger!
One Hale of an Ale! I believe this was the Red Menace Big Amber
On our exit from Hales, we could see another group was enjoying its own pub tour
We made our way to the Troll under the bridge in Fremont. My group picture didn’t turn out but I was able to get a shot of the Troll by itself.
You may not find this street on a map since it lies exclusively under the Aurora Ave Bridge
Lake Union from the top of Sundial Hill at Gas Works Park
The gang posing in front of Lake Union from the top of Sundial Hill at Gas Works Park
Gas Works Park
Lake Union
There was a group of guys with Nerf guns at Gas Works. Not sure what they were doing exactly but we dubbed them “Nerds with Nerfs”
Paul and the Nerds with Nerfs
Our bikes getting locked up at our last stop for the day
Our last stop for the day, the Big Time Brewery and Alehouse
Big Time Brewery and Alehouse
Interesting place…
Interesting people
I ordered the Homegrown, not too bad!
The nachos were pretty good too! Ah, I miss living in Seattle sometimes…
All in all, it was a pretty good pub, with a distinct U-district ambiance.
Joe and Steve discussing the route we would take back
Under the Aurora Bridge
Climbing the stairs to the top of the Fremont Bridge. I took a 3 block detour and avoided the climb.
Nancy
Kristy
Steve
Paul
Linda
Taking a break
Steve, Paul and Pam waiting for us slew-pokes to catch up. This was near the BNSF Rail Yard in Seattle
Near the BNSF Rail Yard in Seattle
Near the BNSF Rail Yard in Seattle
As you can see, the stormy weather we experienced earlier in the day cleared and we enjoyed glorious blue skies!
Seattle from the Seattle Waterfront Bike Trail
Last break of the day
Boat dock from one of the piers along the Seattle waterfront. The new ferris wheel in the distance
The new ferris wheel on the Seattle waterfront
By this time, the others continued on to their last stop of the day at Fado’s but I opted to catch the ferry home. This was a great outing and I hope to participate again next year!
A map of our route. The return route was the same as the outgoing route with the exceptions shown in red. We skipped the locks and the Troll on the way back