Sedro-Woolley, Hills, and Chinese Teriyaki

Man. What a great day to begin my epic bike ride. As I rode out of Seattle on the Sammamish River Trail, the cottonwood was blowing in the breeze and collecting into tufts that floated on the water. The geese doodling around in the river made it picture perfect. Although, I didn't take a picture. Sorry! But here is a picture of my bike all loaded up:

 
I actually started started my bike ride in Golden Gardens. My dad took a funny video of it. I wanted to start with my wheel in the water at the boat launch, but it was so slippery that I had to gingerly walk up the launch instead of bike. I'm hoping that he will be successful in adding the Rocky theme in the background. I will post for sure if he can.

My dad actually took several funny videos of me during the day. He drove ahead of me and brought me a cinnamon roll near Lake Washington, then met me for coffee in Snohomish, and then for chips and skittles in Arlington. We're now enjoying the amenities at the Three Rivers Inn in Sedro-Woolley. We went out for dinner at the Chinese Teriyaki (?) ("dine in or take out!") joint next door. I think I ate most of a chicken. This was my fortune (it seems fitting):

At first I thought it said, "You will be overcome by difficult times", and I was sad.

Well, the plan for tomorrow is to bike to the Colonial Creek campground, in the foothills of the mountains. You can follow my progress tomorrow at my SPOT shared page, I think it worked pretty well today. It skips some of the details of the route, but you get the idea. Here's a picture of what it shows of my route today:

That's all for now, from now on I'll be using my phone to post!