Algona- Pacific

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 Now a section I have a bit of trepidation over: crossing east over 99, I-5 and probably some other giant highways -- I've got a few busy roads with narrow shoulders to negotiate but fortunately they're somewhat steep downhill so I get through them quickly and unscathed.

And, NO, u won't find me waiting on my bike in bustling car turn lanes like I'm 'equal to the auto', oh no: I use the crosswalks, where I get to hear all the varieties of voices announcing when I can cross, etc....

But, wait, what's this? Although I had diligently checked and rechecked all the weather apps numerous times leading up to today and had been promised no precipitation, it IS beginning to spit down on me -- NO FAIR!

My routes comparatively flat and now I discover actual bike trails -- though crumbling and broken up with foliage growing through it all now, but a lot less fun in the drizzle, sigh....

But now the southernmost library of KCLS, cozy & tiny, right on border of Pierce county


Friendly talkative staff inside and fun mural in kids section too




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