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Went to Jimothy Jaunt today and the route (mostly around Ballard/Fremont) was so pretty w/ fall colors and Ballard neighborhood's Halloween decor. Shout out to the organizer(s) again.

Went yesterday (Saturday) arrived around 1pm and parked fairly close to the trailhead. Went counterclockwise, there's some crowd but tolerable. The majority of the people have decent trail etiquette.

Funny thing is there was some traffic downhill but the slower hikers upfront realized after not long and let people pass, and this happened multiple times to the extent that at the end the group was basically trail running, I have to step away before I hurt myself 😅

Recently saw a reel walking 520 and took the link back, figured I want to do the same. A runner friend ended up joining me so we took some detours and made it a marathon distance loop. My feet hurt but it was definitely a fun experience.

Some highlights:

P3: Hiking up under I5. I already did the Howe St stairs so took a slightly different route this time and walked the upper end of the stairs.

P4: Walked into a bunch of cool neighborhood sculptures, turns out it's Art! by Aaron Hooley (on Google map). Picked some wild black berries nearby, super sweet!

P5: 520 has a cyclist & pedestrian counter at Seattle side. We found out we were the 142 and 143th pedestrians walked this bridge this year (no idea if you need to walk the full bridge to be counted though).

P6: 520 has a wide pedestrian & cyclist trail with some benches and historical facts. We thought we saw a cat-sized dead bat and was quite surprised, turns out it's a plastic decor after closely examining the photos we took later.

We drank boba and ate a bunch of carbs in Bellevue. Walked alongside the link rails down to I90. Took a little detour on Mercer island and my friend jogged a school track to catch up with my milliage since we started form different places.

P10: The mountain and moon were out at the same time when we walked back on i90 in the afternoon.

P11: Run into folks playing bicycle hockey (no idea what's the real name, first time seeing it) at Judkins Park. Looks super fun.

Ate dim sum at Chinatown and gave our exhausted feet some break.

P12-14: Walked alongside the waterfront and Seattle center and back to MOHAI (where we started).