The Adventure Guys
We admit it. We've got great jobs. How many people get told by their bosses to go out and play? We write about those experiences each Thursday in The News Tribune’s Adventure section. But there's always more to the story. Here, Craig Hill and Jeffrey P. Mayor will share the inside stories on their adventures - including their misadventures - plus post news and answer your questions.

CRAIG HILL

Craig Hill is The News Tribune’s injury-prone Adventure writer. After eight years covering college football and basketball, he started writing about  adventure sports in 2004. He writes about everything from mountaineering and cycling to skiing and camping. You can reach him at craig.hill@thenewstribune.com

JEFFREY P. MAYOR

Jeffrey P. Mayor has been The News Tribune’s Adventure editor since 2003, and oversees our weekly Adventure section. His coverage focuses on fishing, hunting, Mount Rainier and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can reach him at jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com

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The inside story on outside recreation for South Puget Sound and beyond
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Posted by Craig Hill @ 03:57:10 pm

I'm in Everett today so I decided to take a quick ride on the Interurban Trail that runs from Everett to Lynnwood.

While it's rainy it only sprinkled a bit. The wind, on the other hand, was tough. It was so windy heading south that I only maintained a 13 mph pace. It was awesome on the way back, however, as 28 mph was no problem on the flat trail.

I love multi-use trails like this one, but I have a couple complaints about this one:
1. The trail is interrupted by city streets on several occasions. Making matters worse the trail is poorly signed in some areas. I had to ask two nice young ladies for directions at one point.
2. When you can find the signs you are sometimes directed to ride your bike on the sidewalk on the wrong side of the street. While there are worse things, I guess, this feels pretty weird.

My favorite part of the trail was a short 100-200-yard section that snakes through a swath of green trees and shrubs between the neighborhoods and I-5.

As I rode I couldn't help but think how cool it's going to be when all the section of the Interurban Trail link together and connect to the Foothills Trail. Can't wait.