{"id":141,"date":"2008-12-04T21:06:01","date_gmt":"2008-12-05T05:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=141"},"modified":"2009-11-02T15:20:31","modified_gmt":"2009-11-02T23:20:31","slug":"seattles-i-5-colonnade-mtb-skills-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=141","title":{"rendered":"Seattle&#8217;s I-5 Colonnade MTB Skills Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The orginal plan for today was to pickup and rental bike for a shop in Seattle and go for a ride on Friday and get the bike back Friday evening.\u00a0 Well things went smoothly and I am pulling out of the bike shop and I have maybe two hours of light left.\u00a0\u00a0 What is close by?\u00a0 After a minute or two of Googling I found out that Colonnade was sorta close by.\u00a0\u00a0 Before you know it I was there.\u00a0\u00a0 For those that have not heard of the place, Colonade has gained national attention due to novel concept and the excellent use of land.\u00a0\u00a0 This model is starting to find it&#8217;s way to other parts of the country.\u00a0 <a title=\"Colonnade\" href=\"http:\/\/evergreenmtb.org\/colonnade\/\">Read more about Colonnade<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtbbill.com\/cpg\/albums\/SEA08\/ColonnadeMTBPark\/normal_Seattle08-Colonnade-04DEC08-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/df8aa198ac772ed8340aa37880fd3b22.jpg?resize=650%2C433\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/df8aa198ac772ed8340aa37880fd3b22.jpg?resize=650%2C433\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once I saw how cool the place was I had to get to riding.\u00a0 I had not checked into my hotel yet, so all my stuff down in my suitcase.\u00a0 Screw it, forget changing I grabbed just my helmet, shoes, and gloves and hopped on the bike.\u00a0 Polo shirts and MTBing, thing\u00a0could be a new fashion trend.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtbbill.com\/cpg\/albums\/SEA08\/ColonnadeMTBPark\/normal_Seattle08-Colonnade-04DEC08-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/584c4f6823b87da0fd12c8e31c715b34.jpg?resize=433%2C650\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/584c4f6823b87da0fd12c8e31c715b34.jpg?resize=433%2C650\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blah Blah Blah,\u00a0 I rode a bunch of it, I got nervous ticks looking at some of it and if I lived up here I would make this a regular stop.\u00a0\u00a0 On with some pics:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtbbill.com\/cpg\/albums\/SEA08\/ColonnadeMTBPark\/normal_Seattle08-Colonnade-04DEC08-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/7c67dcc968bcc00d5d71840993ed87f6.jpg?resize=650%2C433\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/7c67dcc968bcc00d5d71840993ed87f6.jpg?resize=650%2C433\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wall Ridage<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtbbill.com\/cpg\/albums\/SEA08\/ColonnadeMTBPark\/normal_Seattle08-Colonnade-04DEC08-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/af0cf4d534955c836e87e28d45f8c76d.jpg?resize=650%2C433\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/af0cf4d534955c836e87e28d45f8c76d.jpg?resize=650%2C433\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtbbill.com\/cpg\/albums\/SEA08\/ColonnadeMTBPark\/normal_Seattle08-Colonnade-04DEC08-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/f17a5c93e032bfbe456428c71bc91414.jpg?resize=433%2C650\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/f17a5c93e032bfbe456428c71bc91414.jpg?resize=433%2C650\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t measures technical trail features per trail\u00a0here, it a per foot thing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtbbill.com\/cpg\/albums\/SEA08\/ColonnadeMTBPark\/normal_Seattle08-Colonnade-04DEC08-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/9254821606f82cbcbf383cf5940578d2.jpg?resize=433%2C650\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/9254821606f82cbcbf383cf5940578d2.jpg?resize=433%2C650\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtbbill.com\/cpg\/albums\/SEA08\/ColonnadeMTBPark\/normal_Seattle08-Colonnade-04DEC08-25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/517351476ce35f2f1d09bc445905ba4a.jpg?resize=650%2C433\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/517351476ce35f2f1d09bc445905ba4a.jpg?resize=650%2C433\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pick your poison<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtbbill.com\/cpg\/albums\/SEA08\/ColonnadeMTBPark\/normal_Seattle08-Colonnade-04DEC08-28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/457c30c4829726f07a01624adad5cede.jpg?resize=433%2C650\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/457c30c4829726f07a01624adad5cede.jpg?resize=433%2C650\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More Wall Ridage<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtbbill.com\/cpg\/albums\/SEA08\/ColonnadeMTBPark\/normal_Seattle08-Colonnade-04DEC08-30.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/e664c42b6652d6521f5c60e6e898e1d7.jpg?resize=433%2C650\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/e664c42b6652d6521f5c60e6e898e1d7.jpg?resize=433%2C650\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is not all about getting in the air and steeps, take a look at the skill stuff near the bottom.\u00a0 There is stuff for the newbs and dews.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtbbill.com\/cpg\/albums\/SEA08\/ColonnadeMTBPark\/normal_Seattle08-Colonnade-04DEC08-31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/67ec57dcf45f6c1ca17b20d91584cb23.jpg?resize=650%2C433\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" imagescaler=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/67ec57dcf45f6c1ca17b20d91584cb23.jpg?resize=650%2C433\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out Zelik riding this log,\u00a0 can you say excited?\u00a0\u00a0Zelik&#8217;s Dad was nearby and watched his kid giving the smaller stuff a go for well over an hour.\u00a0\u00a0 It is so awesome how the mountainbikers here took an underbridge eyesore and turned into a killer skills progression park and a wonderful place for young kids to learn about mountain biking and develop some skills other they video games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtbbill.com\/cpg\/albums\/SEA08\/ColonnadeMTBPark\/normal_Seattle08-Colonnade-04DEC08-32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: black 3px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/e4a355416d1702c3d741fc1bb0439fbc.jpg?resize=433%2C650\" alt=\"\" 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