Rains and a rockslide has temporarily closed north bound lanes of I-5 south of Bellingham diverting some I-5 traffic through a few Bellingham streets to get back onto I-5 north of the slide. An alternate route called South Samish Way goes right past Lake Padden.
On my bike, I found a way to avoid that traffic, but still see it. I went south on the shoulder of S. Samish to a residential street near Lake Padden as the traffic was headed north. Then I veered off to the right to quieter residential streets down into the Fairhaven District and then back home.
Even Old Fiarhaven Parkway was busy, but I avoided most of the traffic and was able to cross at a light.
Next day I went to our Lake Padden Sunday walking group and biked to that event a different way than normal.
Quiet back streets to Old Fairhaven Parkway and then under I-5 to Connelly Ave. Then the second right to Padden Creek Trail which was not a ratrace at all.
This reminds me of April 2025 when another road to Bellingham was blocked by a rockslide. Chuckanut Drive was blocked for several months.
I almost never ride south of Larabee State Park on Chuckanut since it is way to narrow for bicycles and fairly busy.
Since the road was blocked to through traffic, it was an opportunity to ride on it with less traffic out as far as the road closed sign.
This is the only time in my life that I ate at the famous Oyster Bar Restaurant on Chuckanut Drive.
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