Maple Valley

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 After a bit more mad urban driving, finally -- with portions of Wax Road -- find a quieter serene one lane country avenue to bike along, ahhh -- and Maple Valley itself keeps to this bucolic theme surrounded by a big Evergreen forest, yes!


But still not finding any staff I know or remember -- ah, meetings and absences! -- and the inside of this branch has nearly nothing to recommend it...


That's ok, we're entering the quieter areas of the county finally...!



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