The crews at Colonnade have been making incredible progress in our final push to get Phase 1 built out before the Grand Opening Party on September 8.
Everyone is invited to the party!
When: Saturday, Sept 8. 10:00 - 2:00.
Where: Colonnade
What: Ribbon cutting ceremony at 10, followed by a BBQ, raffle for a Trek Jack 2 dirt jumper, and a chance to ride the park. Bring your bike.
More info: http://bbtc.org/recreation/calendar.php?event_id=5696
How to get there: Take I-5 towards downtown Seattle from either direction and take exit 168A.
Event Schedule:
And check this out, Colonnade was mentioned on CNN as one of the most unique urban spaces, right along with other international parks in Paris, Spain and others! Follow this link and we're picture #5.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/31/city.parks/
Here's some of the most recent pictures showing the new features. We've had the trail tread in for a while, which will be great for novice and intermediate riders. Now the crews have some super cool optional TTFs in that are great for all levels of riders, and some of them are pretty challenging even for good riders. Others are mellow and great ways to work up to the harder stuff.
The upper logride:
A low logride great for practicing the skinny stuff:
The suspension bridge:
A rock garden that leads into a short, low skinny:
The teeters:
The "G line", there was another TV crew out there filming today:
Mike and Jon on the Gline. This is a pretty hard line, it's really a bucking bronco type thing:
The awesome ladder bridge line that Skookum built. This is a great line that leads into other features and rides great in both directions:
A view of the Skook's line:
A skinny:
The same skinny. Going this way you first ride down the G Line, then onto this skinny, then onto a teeter, then down a rock chute, then over a log pile. RAD!
All these pics and more, including plans for the park, can be found at the Colonnade page.
http://trailheadrevolution.com/wiki/index.php?title=Trail:I-5_Colonnade
Note: This trailheadrevolution.com site will be go away and be incorporated into the main http://bbtc.org site in the next month or so. If you have any trouble finding these links, go to http://bbtc.org.
Everyone is invited to the party!
When: Saturday, Sept 8. 10:00 - 2:00.
Where: Colonnade
What: Ribbon cutting ceremony at 10, followed by a BBQ, raffle for a Trek Jack 2 dirt jumper, and a chance to ride the park. Bring your bike.
More info: http://bbtc.org/recreation/calendar.php?event_id=5696
How to get there: Take I-5 towards downtown Seattle from either direction and take exit 168A.
- From the South it'll be the Lakeview Blvd exit, and the park will be immediately on your left after you get off the freeway.
- From the North it'll be the Boylston/Roanoke exit. Merge onto Boylston and when it curves under the freeway, you'll see the park on your right.
Event Schedule:
- 10:00 - Ribbon cutting ceremony
- 11:00 - Walking tour of Phase 2 & plans
- 11:30 - 1:30 - BBQ
- 1:30 - Raffle for a Trek Jack 2 dirtjumper & other goodies
And check this out, Colonnade was mentioned on CNN as one of the most unique urban spaces, right along with other international parks in Paris, Spain and others! Follow this link and we're picture #5.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/31/city.parks/
Here's some of the most recent pictures showing the new features. We've had the trail tread in for a while, which will be great for novice and intermediate riders. Now the crews have some super cool optional TTFs in that are great for all levels of riders, and some of them are pretty challenging even for good riders. Others are mellow and great ways to work up to the harder stuff.
The upper logride:
A low logride great for practicing the skinny stuff:
The suspension bridge:
A rock garden that leads into a short, low skinny:
The teeters:
The "G line", there was another TV crew out there filming today:
Mike and Jon on the Gline. This is a pretty hard line, it's really a bucking bronco type thing:
The awesome ladder bridge line that Skookum built. This is a great line that leads into other features and rides great in both directions:
A view of the Skook's line:
A skinny:
The same skinny. Going this way you first ride down the G Line, then onto this skinny, then onto a teeter, then down a rock chute, then over a log pile. RAD!
All these pics and more, including plans for the park, can be found at the Colonnade page.
http://trailheadrevolution.com/wiki/index.php?title=Trail:I-5_Colonnade
Note: This trailheadrevolution.com site will be go away and be incorporated into the main http://bbtc.org site in the next month or so. If you have any trouble finding these links, go to http://bbtc.org.
