How Hilly?
February 19th, 2010
The family made a trip over to Bainbridge Island for Valentines day and we took a detour to check out some of the the Chilly Hilly route. I think the featured climb would be this one: 
From the looks of the route profile it’s 8.5% for about a mile. Not too bad and it’s straight as can be all the way up so no surprises. I don’t think too many of the climbs are that tough since they are short but in aggregate they add up to a lot of ups and downs.
Ha, no surprises! not like the surprise you encountered coming back into Seattle on the Livestrong ride last year! I just remember you sprinting away, climbing up what you thought was the last steep section and when I rounded the corner, there you were, barely making it up that next steep section onto Yesler Way!
I was surprised