Welcome to the ninth year for the Winter Ride Series: Le Paysage à Vélo - truly a Seattle tradition now! The series has been successful with the current format and will be run as in has in the past. All the ride details are listed here and each ride will be listed in the Cascade newsletter. If you forget you can always check the SIR web site. The first ride will be the weekend of January 13th and will lead up to the SIR 100 kilometer event on March 3rd and the SIR 200 kilometer event on March 17th with distances varying from about 35 miles to 85 miles, always with shortcuts available.

These rides are a great way to get in some early season training with a natural buildup of miles while enjoying the company of other riders. Winter riding is tough enough - this gives you a chance to do it with friends. You know what they say - misery loves company. It's also a great way to meet local randonneurs and learn about randonneuring.

Please welcome Peter Beeson this year as official co-series leader! Peter has been a ride leader for Cascade and an avid randonneur for several years and has helped with this series in the past. Beginning next year Peter will the leader as I'll be passing the series to him. Thanks for your help Peter.

Details: The rides are listed below. The rides start in various parts of the Seattle area, from Auburn to Stanwood and Conway. This will hopefully give people in different areas a chance to ride near an area they are familiar or give those not familiar with the area a chance to see some new roads.

• We'll start all rides at 9:00am on Saturday. This doesn't mean show up and gather at 9am, this means we leave at 9am, so be sure to show up a few minutes earlier to pump up your tires, adjust your fenders, and put all your warm clothes on. Please note that some rides involve ferries, so arrive a bit earlier.
• All rides are rain or shine. We might shorten the ride for really, really bad weather. The only cancellation might be for snow or ice.
• We generally stop infrequently and briefly. We like to keep warm and keep moving. As a result, we don't regroup very often and it's usually fairly spontaneous when it happens. This means you need to be self-sufficient to some extent.
• Usually the mid-group pace averages 15mph including hills and flats. The faster folks are usually closer to 17mph while the back of the back can be closer to 12mph. The pace may vary depending on terrain, weather and participants.
• While each ride has a designed distance, there are almost always shortcuts to get back. There are also almost always ways to extend the ride as well. Just ask and I can point you to where you want to go.
• Cue sheets of the route will be provided on the day of the ride and on the website. If you aren't familiar with the area or the route, I suggest getting a local map and looking up the route. You will need to provide your own plastic bag to keep the map dry :-)
• Please have fenders with a mud flap as they are a must on days when the roads are wet. Forgetting once is forgivable. Forgetting twice - well expect some harassment :-)
• Please have sufficient riding skills and experience to ride in a group or a paceline. And as always please respect traffic laws and local traffic.

For this year there are some classic routes and some new ones. We'll cover a lot of territory as we explore the Puget Sound area!

2007 Winter Ride Series: Le Paysage à Vélo

Ride	Date	Time	Approx Dist	Destination/Route
1	1/13	2.5 hrs	36mi/58km	Redmond, Carnation, Union Hill, Redmond
2	1/20	3 hrs	45mi/65km	Southcenter - Dash Point
3	1/27	3.5 hrs	53mi/80km	Camano Island
4	2/3	4.5 hrs	65mi/100km	Auburn/Orting
5	2/10	3 hrs	42mi/75km	Vashon Island
6	2/17	4 hrs	60mi/85km	Issaquah - North Bend
7	2/24	5 hrs	85m/100km	Conway to Bellingham
	3/3		65mi/100km	SIR 100km Populaire
	3/17		125mi/200km	SIR 200km Brevet

Winter Ride Series - Ride 1

Description: The first ride of the series. The route is fairly short, somewhat easy, centrally located, and uses roads where we can ride side by side and catch up after not seeing each other all winter. The route will start at Sammamish Valley Cycle in downtown Redmond, head up Novelty Hill Road and then to Union Hill. We'll hit the wonderful coffee shop in Carnation before heading back past Carnation farms, up Union Hill, and back to Sammamish Valley Cycle.

When: Saturday January 13, 2007
Time: We leave at 9 a.m.
Distance: 36 miles

Where: Sammamish Valley Cycle (corner of 85th St and 164th Ave in downtown Redmond).
Directions to Start: At the east end of SR520, take the Redmond-Fall City Road/SR202 exit. Turn left onto SR202/Redmond Fall City Road/Redmond Way. Right on SR202/164th Ave NE. The shop is at the corner of 85th Ave and 164th Ave. Please park at the Park and Ride at 83rd St and 161st Ave (2 blocks south, 2 blocks west), or QFC/Starbucks/Bella Bottega at 87th St and 161st Ave (2 blocks south, 2 blocks west) - there isn't much parking available at the shop itself.

Total (mi)	Segment (mi)	Tot (km)	Seg (km)	Instruction
0	0	0.0	0.0	Sammamish Valley Cycle
0	0	0.0	0.0	R onto 164th Ave
0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	L onto 83rd St
0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	R onto 166th Ave
0.4	0.2	0.6	0.3	L onto 79th St
0.7	0.3	1.1	0.5	L onto Avondale Way
1	0.3	1.6	0.5	VEER LEFT to stay on Avondale (at TL)
1.2	0.2	1.9	0.3	VEER LEFT to stay on Avondale (at TL)
2.1	0.9	3.4	1.4	VEER RIGHT onto Novelty Hill Rd
2.5	0.4	4.0	0.6	L onto NE Redmond Rd
3.8	1.3	6.1	2.1	STRAIGHT onto 204th Ave NE (to Dead End) (3 speed bumps)
4.1	0.3	6.6	0.5	STRAIGHT onto 6-ft wide gravel path
4.3	0.2	6.9	0.3	R onto NE 124th St (unmarked - at yellow gates)
5.2	0.9	8.4	1.4	R onto NE 133rd St
6.6	1.4	10.6	2.3	VEER RIGHT onto Trilogy Parkway
7.8	1.2	12.6	1.9	R onto Novelty Hill Rd
8.5	0.7	13.7	1.1	L onto Redmond Ridge Rd
11	2.5	17.7	4.0	VEER LEFT onto 238th Ave NE
11.2	0.2	18.0	0.3	L onto Union Hill Rd
14.4	3.2	23.2	5.1	L onto Ames Lake Rd
20	5.6	32.2	9.0	R onto 203
20.8	0.8	33.5	1.3	Coffee Shop in Carnation - TURNAROUND
20.8	0	33.5	0.0	NORTH on 203
21.6	0.8	34.8	1.3	L onto Carnation Farms Rd
24.5	2.9	39.4	4.7	b/c Ames Lake Rd
27.2	2.7	43.8	4.3	R onto Union Hill Rd
30.4	3.2	48.9	5.1	R onto 238th Ave NE (SS)
30.6	0.2	49.2	0.3	L onto NE Union Hill Rd (SS)
34.8	4.2	56.0	6.8	St across Avondale Rd
34.9	0.1	56.2	0.2	VL onto Avondale Way NE
35.2	0.3	56.6	0.5	BR onto NE 79th St
35.5	0.3	57.1	0.5	R onto 166th Ave NE
35.7	0.2	57.4	0.3	L onto NE 83rd St
35.9	0.2	57.8	0.3	R onto 164th Ave NE
36	0.1	57.9	0.2	L into parking lot - Sammamish Valley Cycle

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Winter Ride Series - Ride 2

Description: A new route that explores some of Des Moines and Federal Way including Dash Point and Browns Point.

When: Saturday January 20, 2007
Time: We leave at 9 a.m.
Distance: 43 miles

Where: Starbucks near Southcenter (Southwest corner of Strander Blvd and Andover Park W).
Directions to Start: I-5 South, take the Southcenter Blvd exit, turn Left on Southcenter Blvd, R on 61st Ave S (across 405), Left on Southcenter/Tukwila Parkway, R on Andover Park W, R on Strander.
405 South, take the Southcenter Blvd exit, which curves around and puts you right on Southcenter Blvd, R on 61st Ave S (across 405), Left on Southcenter/Tukwila Parkway, R on Andover Park W, R on Strander.

Total (mi)	Segment (mi)	Tot (km)	Seg (km)	Instruction
0	0	0.0	0.0	Starbucks - corner of Strander Blvd and Andover Park W
0	0	0.0	0.0	R onto Andover Park W (south)
1	1	1.6	1.6	R onto S 180th St
1.3	0.3	2.1	0.5	L onto Southcenter Parkway (becomes Frager Rd)
6.1	4.8	9.8	7.7	R onto W Meeker St (at Golf Course) - DO NOT FOLLOW TRAIL UNDER BRIDGE
6.2	0.1	10.0	0.2	ST Thru light onto Reith Rd (b/c 259th, b/c 260th))
8.6	2.4	13.8	3.9	L onto 16th Ave S.
9.3	0.7	15.0	1.1	R onto S 272nd St (changes names many times, follow main route)
11.2	1.9	18.0	3.1	BEAR R onto SW 292nd St (changes names many times, follow main route)
12.3	1.1	19.8	1.8	R onto Dash Point Rd.
13.4	1.1	21.6	1.8	R onto Dash Point Rd.
14.3	0.9	23.0	1.4	L onto Dash Point Rd.
18.7	4.4	30.1	7.1	ST onto Marine View Dr
22.1	3.4	35.6	5.5	L onto Norpoint Way (TL)
23.3	1.2	37.5	1.9	R onto 29th (becomes 356th)
25.5	2.2	41.0	3.5	ST Cross Pacific Hwy S
26	0.5	41.8	0.8	R onto Enchanted Parkway
26.3	0.3	42.3	0.5	L onto 360th Ave S Just after Bridge over I-5
28	1.7	45.1	2.7	L onto Military Rd
30.6	2.6	49.2	4.2	R onto S 320th St
30.7	0.1	49.4	0.2	L onto S 321st St (b/c 51st Ave)
33.1	2.4	53.3	3.9	R onto S 288th St
33.3	0.2	53.6	0.3	L onto 55th Ave S (SS)
34.1	0.8	54.9	1.3	L onto S 277th St
34.5	0.4	55.5	0.6	R onto Lake Fenwick Rd
35.7	1.2	57.4	1.9	R onto Lake Fenwick Rd
36	0.3	57.9	0.5	R onto Reith St (b/c Meeker Rd)
36.2	0.2	58.2	0.3	L onto Frager Rd (at Golf Course before Bridge)
41	4.8	66.0	7.7	R onto Southwcenter Parkway
41.3	0.3	66.5	0.5	L onto S 180th St
42.3	1	68.1	1.6	L into parking lot for Starbucks

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Winter Ride Series - Ride 3

Description: One of my favorite rides! Beautiful, low traffic, and rolling route around Camano Island, including a dip down to Camano Island Park. Be sure to bring some extra water and food as services on the island are limited.

When: Saturday January 27, 2007
Time: We leave at 9 a.m.
Distance: 54 miles

Where: Stanwood. Southeast corner of Intersection of Hwy 532 and 72nd Ave NW (In the parking lot of Haggens).
Directions to Start: To get to Stanwood, take I-5 north. Take Hwy 532 west (towards Stanwood and Camano Island). When you see a large, modern shopping center, this is the start - we'll be in the parking lot of Haggens.

Total (mi)	Segment (mi)	Tot (km)	Seg (km)	Instruction
0	0	0.0	0.0	Stanwood/Haggens
0	0	0.0	0.0	L onto SR532
4.1	4.1	6.6	6.6	R onto Good Rd
4.8	0.7	7.7	1.1	L onto Ustalady Rd
8.1	3.3	13.0	5.3	R onto E North Camano Dr
8.7	0.6	14.0	1.0	ST onto W North Camano Dr
10.3	1.6	16.6	2.6	ST onto Camano Dr
18.2	7.9	29.3	12.7	R into Camano Island Park
19.1	0.9	30.7	1.4	R at Stop Sign
19.7	0.6	31.7	1.0	Camano Island Park - turn around
20.3	0.6	32.7	1.0	L at Stop Sign
21.2	0.9	34.1	1.4	R onto W West Camano Dr
23.1	1.9	37.2	3.1	R onto S Camano Dr
44.1	21	71.0	33.8	R onto Russell Rd/Moen Rd
45.2	1.1	72.7	1.8	L onto Sunrise Blvd
47.5	2.3	76.4	3.7	R onto 532
53.6	6.1	86.2	9.8	Stanwood/Haggens

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Winter Ride Series - Ride 4

Description: A wonderful new road that takes in Lake Tapps, Orting, Carbonado, Buckley and lots of great back roads in between.

When: Saturday February 3, 2007
Time: We leave at 9 a.m.
Distance: 67 miles

Where: Auburn Park and Ride on 15th St NW.
Directions to Start: Take 167 South from Renton. Take the 15th St NW exit and head east about .4 mile. Park and Ride on the left (north side of the street).

Total (mi)	Seg (mi)	Tot (km)	Seg (km)	Instruction
0	0	0	0.0	S out of Park and Ride onto A St, X 15th NE
0.3	0.3	0.5	0.5	L onto 10th NE, X Auburn Way
1	0.7	1.7	1.2	R onto Harvey Rd bc M St.
2.8	1.8	4.7	3.0	L onto 21st SE
3	0.2	5.0	0.3	R onto R St SE (SS) bc Kersey
7.1	4.1	11.8	6.8	L onto Sumner-Tapps Hwy E (TL)
8.2	1.1	13.7	1.8	L onto W Tapps Dr E (TL)
10.2	2	17.0	3.3	R onto 191st Ave Ct E
10.4	0.2	17.3	0.3	R onto Maryann Dr E, then immediately L onto S Tapps Dr E
12.1	1.7	20.2	2.8	R onto Church Lake Rd (SS) (not L onto earlier Church Rd.)
13.1	1	21.8	1.7	L onto Sumner-Buckley Hwy (SS)
13.3	0.2	22.2	0.3	Veer R onto Angeline Rd E
15.4	2.1	25.7	3.5	R onto Rhodes Lake Rd
16.6	1.2	27.7	2.0	L onto McCutcheon Rd (Y- on downhill - CAREFUL!!)
18.5	1.9	30.8	3.2	L onto SR-162 (TL) - go thru Orting bc Pioneer Way
25.8	7.3	43.0	12.2	R onto S. Prairie Carbon Rd (after bridge)
29.7	3.9	49.5	6.5	R onto SE Third St (SS) bc Tubbs bc Johns
33.1	3.4	55.2	5.7	ST/R onto SR-165 (unmarked) (SS) thru Wilkeson into Carbonado
36.1	3	60.2	5.0	R onto Pershing Drive bc Wilkeson-Carbonado Rd.
37.8	1.7	63.0	2.8	L onto SR-165 (unmarked) (SS) - (return from Carbonado)
42	4.2	70.0	7.0	R onto SR-165 towards Buckley
43.6	1.6	72.7	2.7	R onto Ryan Rd (SS)
45.4	1.8	75.7	3.0	L onto Levesque Rd
46	0.6	76.7	1.0	L onto Collins Rd, bc Main - watch for steel plates on road
47.7	1.7	79.5	2.8	Cross SR-410 (TL)
48	0.3	80.0	0.5	L onto Naches St (SS)
48.1	0.1	80.2	0.2	R onto West Mason (SS)
49.6	1.5	82.7	2.5	R onto Sumner-Buckley Hwy (unmarked) (SS)
51.9	2.3	86.5	3.8	R onto Buckley Tapps Hwy bc 40th St. E.
55.7	3.8	92.8	6.3	R onto 214th Ave E (SS)
57.5	1.8	95.8	3.0	R onto Edwards Rd E
59.2	1.7	98.7	2.8	R onto 190th Ave E (SS)
59.8	0.6	99.7	1.0	L onto 53rd St SE (SS)
60.5	0.7	100.8	1.2	R onto Kersey Way SE (SS)
62.8	2.3	104.7	3.8	L onto 21st SE
63	0.2	105.0	0.3	R onto M St SE (SS) bc Harvey, bc 15th
65.6	2.6	109.3	4.3	R into Park and Ride

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Winter Ride Series - Ride 5

Description: No respite from the hills this week - A wonderful loop around quiet Vashon and Maury Island. Be sure to bring those low gears for the hills!

When: Saturday February 10, 2007
Time: We leave at 9 a.m. from Vashon Island (estimated 8:20 Ferry!!!)
Distance: 44 miles

Where: Vashon Island Ferry Terminal. Check ferry schedule for Fauntleroy Ferry (West Seattle) to Vashon Island.
Directions to Start: From I-5, take the West Seattle bridge. As it gets to West Seattle it becomes Fauntleroy Way. Stay on Fauntleroy Way as it meanders several times. Park about 1/2 mile from the ferry at Lincoln Park.

Total (mi)	Segment (mi)	Tot (km)	Seg (km)	Instruction
0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Depart Vashon Island ferry terminal on Vashon Hwy SW (South)
1.5	1.5	2.4	2.4	R (West) onto Burma Rd SW
1.1	2.5	4.1	1.7	R (West) onto SW Cedarhurst Rd
3.2	5.8	9.3	5.2	BL (South) onto Westside Hwy SW
3.7	9.5	15.3	6.0	R (West) onto SW 220th St (stop sign @ bottom of descent)
3.5	13.0	20.9	5.6	L (South) onto Wax Orchard Rd SW
0.1	13.0	21.0	0.1	Continue (South) on Vashon Hwy SW (long descent)
1.8	14.9	23.9	2.9	Continue (South-East) on SW Tahlequah Rd
0.4	15.3	24.6	0.7	L (North-West) onto 131st Ave SW
0.7	16.0	25.8	1.2	R (North) onto Vashon Hwy SW
5.0	21.0	33.8	8.0	R (East) onto SW Quartermaster Dr
1.4	22.4	36.1	2.3	BR (South) onto Dockton Rd SW
3.4	25.8	41.6	5.5	BR (South-West) onto SW Dock St
0.4	26.2	42.2	0.6	L (South-West) onto 99th Ave SW
0.4	26.6	42.8	0.6	L (East) onto SW 264th St (porta-potty)
0.1	26.7	43.0	0.2	L (North) onto 97th Ave SW
0.3	27.0	43.5	0.5	R (South-East) onto SW Dock St
0.2	27.3	43.9	0.4	BL (North) onto Dockton Rd SW
0.1	27.3	44.0	0.1	BR (East) onto SW 260th St (climb)
0.9	28.3	45.5	1.5	BL (North-East) onto 79th Ave SW
0.0	28.3	45.6	0.1	R (East) onto SW 259th Pl
0.1	28.4	45.7	0.1	R (East) onto SW 259th St
0.1	28.4	45.8	0.1	Continue (North-East) on 76th Ave SW
0.1	28.6	46.0	0.2	R (East) onto SW 257th St
0.0	28.6	46.0	0.1	L (North) onto 75th Ave SW
0.6	29.2	46.9	0.9	R (East) onto SW 248th St
0.9	30.1	48.4	1.5	BL (North) onto 59th Ave SW
0.6	30.7	49.3	0.9	R (East) onto SW Point Robinson Rd (climb)
1.6	32.2	51.8	2.5	L (North) onto SW Luana Beach Rd (bottom of descent)
1.9	34.1	54.9	3.1	R (North-West) onto SW Point Robinson Rd (descend)
0.7	34.8	56.0	1.1	Continue (West) on Dockton Rd SW (stop sign)
1.5	36.3	58.4	2.4	Continue (North) on Chautauqua Beach Rd SW
0.4	36.7	59.0	0.6	L (West) onto SW 204th St (climb)
0.2	36.9	59.3	0.3	BR (North) onto Ridge Rd SW
1.4	38.2	61.5	2.2	L (West) onto SW 184th St
0.2	38.4	61.8	0.3	R (North) onto Beall Rd SW
0.5	38.9	62.6	0.8	L (West) onto SW Bank Rd
0.5	39.4	63.4	0.8	R (North) onto Vashon Hwy SW
4.7	44.1	71.0	7.6	Arrive Vashon Island ferry terminal

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Winter Ride Series - Ride 6

Description: Get your legs ready - lots of climbing on this route that takes us from Issaquah out to North Bend with a few hills in between!

When: Saturday February 17, 2007
Time: We leave at 9 a.m.
Distance: 59 miles

Where: Issaquah Park and Ride (corner of Hwy 900 and Newport Way NW).
Directions to Start: Take I-90 East, take the Hwy 900 exit (Renton Issaquah Rd). Also has signs to Lake Sammamish State Park. At the exit, turn right (going south). Go about 1/2 mile and the Park and Ride is on the left.

Total (mi)	Segment (mi)	Tot (km)	Seg (km)	Instruction
0	0	0.0	0.0	Issaquah Park and Ride
0	0	0.0	0.0	R onto NW Newport Way
0	0	0.0	0.0	R onto 900/17th Ave NE/Renton-Issaquah Rd
0.8	0.8	1.3	1.3	b/c NW Sammamish Rd/171st Ave NW
1.5	0.7	2.4	1.1	L onto East Lake Sammamish Parkway
6.8	5.3		8.5	R onto Thompson Hill Rd (b/c 212th Ave NE)
8.5	1.7		2.7	L onto SE 20th St
9.5	1		1.6	R onto 228th Ave NE
9.8	0.3	15.8	0.5	L onto SE 24th St
11.1	1.3		2.1	R onto SE 24th St
14.4	3.3	23.2	5.3	L onto Issaquah Beaver Lake Rd
15	0.6	24.1	1.0	L onto Duthie Hill Rd
17.1	2.1	27.5	3.4	R onto 202
24.6	7.5	39.6	12.1	L onto Tokul Rd (just after Falls)
26.2	1.6	42.2	2.6	L onto SE 53rd ST
27.7	1.5	44.6	2.4	BEAR LEFT onto 396th Dr SE
28.9	1.2	46.5	1.9	L onto Reinig Rd
30.7	1.8	49.4	2.9	R onto 428th Ave SE
33.4	2.7	53.7	4.3	R onto North Bend Way (Texaco across the street)
36.9	3.5	59.4	5.6	Take Ramp onto I-90
38.3	1.4	61.6	2.3	Take Exit 25 Ramp
38.6	0.3	62.1	0.5	R onto SE Snoqualmie Parkway
42.2	3.6	67.9	5.8	L onto 202
48.9	6.7	78.7	10.8	L onto 308th Ave SE (at ballfields)
52.4	3.5	84.3	5.6	L onto Issaquah Fall City Rd
54.3	1.9	87.4	3.1	L onto Highlands Dr
56.2	1.9	90.4	3.1	b/c Sunset Way
57.1	0.9	91.9	1.4	R onto Newport Way NW
57.8	0.7	93.0	1.1	L onto Newport Way
58.6	0.8	94.3	1.3	R into Park and Ride

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Winter Ride Series - Ride 7

Description: A pleasant ride north by Lake Samish with a return down Chuckanut Drive and Bayview Edison Road.

When: Saturday February 24, 2007
Time: We leave at 9 a.m.
Distance: 83 miles

Where: Conway, WA - Exit 221 Onto I-5.
Directions to Start: Take I-5 North - take Exit 221 to Conway.

Total (mi)	Segment (mi)	Tot (km)	Seg (km)	Instruction
0	0	0.0	0.0	Conway I-5
0	0	0.0	0.0	Head West on SR-534
5.3	5.3	8.5	8.5	L onto SR-9
21.1	15.8	33.9	25.4	R onto SR-9/SR-20
21.5	0.4	34.6	0.6	L onto F & S Grade Rd
27.1	5.6	43.6	9.0	R onto Prairie Rd
29.6	2.5	47.6	4.0	L onto Parson Creek Rd
31.1	1.5	50.0	2.4	R onto Butler Creek Rd
34.1	3	54.9	4.8	L onto Alger Cain Lake Rd
35.5	1.4	57.1	2.3	R onto Old Highway 99 N
37.7	2.2	60.7	3.5	BEAR Left onto Nulle Rd
38.1	0.4	61.3	0.6	R onto E Lake Samish Dr
41.4	3.3	66.6	5.3	L onto Old Samish Rd
46	4.6	74.0	7.4	L onto Chuckanut Dr
57.7	11.7	92.8	18.8	R onto SR-237 (at Post Office/Edison)
59.1	1.4	95.1	2.3	R onto Bayview Edison Rd
60.2	1.1	96.9	1.8	L onto Bayview Edison Rd
60.9	0.7	98.0	1.1	L onto Bayview Edison Rd
69	8.1	111.0	13.0	St across SR-20 onto La Conner-Whitney Rd
73	4	117.5	6.4	L onto Chillberg Rd
75.4	2.4	121.3	3.9	R onto Best Rd
78.5	3.1	126.3	5.0	R onto Fir Island Rd
83.5	5	134.4	8.0	Finish Conway

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