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18 June Cuban MagLab Higher Ground Beginner Ride

The Cuban MagLab Higher Ground Beginner Rides: You need not be Cuban, MagLab, Higher Ground, nor Beginner to participate. Show up and ride with us! All photos from the 18 June ride are now uploaded, including the blurry and out of focus ones. Lookie folks, if I have to carefully craft, peruse and Photoshop each shot, I just ain't gonna do this. Henri Cartier-Bresson I ain't. I'm not even a cyclist. I'm a runner on a bike with a camera in my hand and on my head. Video: I've got a bit over 20 minutes of video remaining to edit, convert, and upload. I'm not Ken Burns, so set your moving images hopes very low. The video quality is so far unacceptable. I'm going to work on alternatives before posting more videos. Yes, I still have the uncompressed video. Wanna help? In the meantime, please slip into something comfortable, sign up at the Classy Tallahassee Bikini Bicyclist Fan Club, and join us getting our smoove on. Lower the lights, cue the music . . . 23 September jaunt through Maclay Gardens State Park here. 17 September mini gallery of our Piney Z mudfest is here. 10 September Munson's westside action is here. 3 September action is here. 27 August ride gallery is here. 20 August ride gallery is here. 13 August vid and photos are here. 6 August ride gallery is here. 23 July ride was canceled for a MagLab student going away party. 16 & 30 July ride photos are here. 9 July ride photos are here. 2 July ride was canceled (weather call). 25 June ride photos are here. 11 June gallery is here. 4 June ride was canceled (weather call). 18 June we rode East (aka "Lower") Cadillac Trail, across the East Levee to Alford Greenway Park and back. Many returned from the East Levee to the parking lot via Lafayette Heritage Trail. There was some playtime at Cuban Airlines and the Hill of Death, as well. THIS SITE is private property, and doesn't necessarily represent any other individual or organization. You are welcome to download/use my photos for your private enjoyment, including printing them. Any other usage/linking must come from me in writing (email ok), with credit given. Questions, pre-scoldings, comments, ID, complaints? Thanks, John Kalin Email me "If I fall you're going down with me" - Trail running advice from my Dixie Chicks http://www.tallahasseetrails.com/
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  • No - this is not a GPS track of the 18 June ride. It's a compilation from miscellaneous previous meanderings in the area of our group ride. Particularly during the Alford Greenway Park loop, we managed to get split into subgroups. So I offer this as a sampler of what may be ridden in the area. On the Cadillac (south) side of the RR tracks, WC=West ("Upper") Cadillac, S/F=start/finish, EC=East ("Lower") Cadillac. On the Alford (north) side, SCMS=Swift Creek Middle School, CdV=Coupe de Ville singletrack, 1/2/3/4/5/NE/Pt/WE/N=Fields 1/2/3/4/5/northeast/Pterodactyl/westeast/north, SC=shortcut from lowside doubletrack to Field 1. Quiz next Thursday.

    No - this is not a GPS track of the 18 June ride. It's a compilation from miscellaneous previous meanderings in the area of our group ride. Particularly during the Alford Greenway Park loop, we managed to get split into subgroups. So I offer this as a sampler of what may be ridden in the area. On the Cadillac (south) side of the RR tracks, WC=West ("Upper") Cadillac, S/F=start/finish, EC=East ("Lower") Cadillac. On the Alford (north) side, SCMS=Swift Creek Middle School, CdV=Coupe de Ville singletrack, 1/2/3/4/5/NE/Pt/WE/N=Fields 1/2/3/4/5/northeast/Pterodactyl/westeast/north, SC=shortcut from lowside doubletrack to Field 1. Quiz next Thursday.

  • Nearly 9 minutes of following the gang from near 40C on East Cadillac to the bottom of the Hill of Death. I know this video quality is very poor. I'm going to work on alternatives before posting more videos. I posted the identical video at Vimeo here. I don't think it helped. I may post more videos at Vimeo for other reasons. E.g., fewer restrictions.

    Nearly 9 minutes of following the gang from near 40C on East Cadillac to the bottom of the Hill of Death. I know this video quality is very poor. I'm going to work on alternatives before posting more videos. I posted the identical video at Vimeo here. I don't think it helped. I may post more videos at Vimeo for other reasons. E.g., fewer restrictions.

  • Just a short clip as the crowd begins to assemble. We're at the east end of the parking area, adjacent to the East (Lower) Cadillac trailhead. Jose pops a Cuban Wheelie. A Cuban invented the wheelie.

    Just a short clip as the crowd begins to assemble. We're at the east end of the parking area, adjacent to the East (Lower) Cadillac trailhead. Jose pops a Cuban Wheelie. A Cuban invented the wheelie.

  • At a bit after 6pm, the gang is assembling in the Lafayette Heritage Trail Park parking lot. I'm fairly certain we had even more folks this week than last. Upper 20s?

    At a bit after 6pm, the gang is assembling in the Lafayette Heritage Trail Park parking lot. I'm fairly certain we had even more folks this week than last. Upper 20s?

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  • Jess demonstrates for Danny how to fit a helmet correctly.

    Jess demonstrates for Danny how to fit a helmet correctly.

  • Ken Foster (left) gets Trail Saint award again this week for riding caboose on this train. He pulled a few "don't get 'em lost" miracles on the Alford side of the ride today.

    Ken Foster (left) gets Trail Saint award again this week for riding caboose on this train. He pulled a few "don't get 'em lost" miracles on the Alford side of the ride today.

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    DSC_7554

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  • Jose sabotages someone's ride.

    Jose sabotages someone's ride.

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    DSC_7557

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    DSC_7558

  • It's not really his fault - Taylor's from Wakulla County.

    It's not really his fault - Taylor's from Wakulla County.

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  • What's life without some MagLab bromance.

    What's life without some MagLab bromance.

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  • This on-site map is at the Lower Cadillac trailhead's new pavilion, adjacent to the parking lot. Just installed is a fancy new water fountain and bike wash. Next up, perhaps a cement pond.

    This on-site map is at the Lower Cadillac trailhead's new pavilion, adjacent to the parking lot. Just installed is a fancy new water fountain and bike wash. Next up, perhaps a cement pond.

  • Speaking of cement, did you note the fancy concrete work at this new pavilion? Thanks, Chuck Goodheart!

    Speaking of cement, did you note the fancy concrete work at this new pavilion? Thanks, Chuck Goodheart!

  • I gave a preview of the ride at the map, just to ensure we all started off completely bored.

    I gave a preview of the ride at the map, just to ensure we all started off completely bored.

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    DSC_7567

  • On Cadillac Trail just after the start, between #40C and 41C. Before I bumped the ISO up from 400 to 800, these shots remained blurry. See if you can tell when I switched in this series of shots.

    On Cadillac Trail just after the start, between #40C and 41C. Before I bumped the ISO up from 400 to 800, these shots remained blurry. See if you can tell when I switched in this series of shots.

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