Southeast - A few pictures from the Ruby Ride

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NealH
06-01-09, 06:25 PM
It was a near perfect day for cycling this past weekend, and the Ruby Ride was a very nice event. Here are a few pictures from this event and, a few from our Parkway recovery ride on Sunday.

We gather at the Franklin High School early Saturday amidst some familiar mountain dew.
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And we're off, Wolfpack, BikeWNC and Robin.
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The last of the morning dew burning off.
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The scenery was particularly nice on this route.
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The Tenessee River was full, very full, and with all the rain the foliage was rich and green.
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The rest stops, how could we get along without them. The support was great on this event.
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Onward we go, heading back toward Franklin.
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The greater Franklin airport. It doesn't look too busy today.
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Heading up the Parkway to the Richland Balsam Overlook on our Sunday recovery ride.
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Wolfpack making climbing look easy - on her new bike.
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NealH
06-01-09, 06:26 PM
BikeWNC doesn't look too stressed either - on his new bike.
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Things were very green around the Parkway too - evidence of lots of recent rain.
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Wolpack and Barry pose for a photo before our descent back to ground zero.
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zzOtherlandzz
06-01-09, 10:17 PM
Cool pics... thanks for sharing!!


Velo Vol
06-02-09, 05:05 PM
Nice pictures.

I like how you climb a mountain for your "recovery" ride.

I assume you must mean the Little Tennessee River (above), because the Tennessee River starts in Knoxville and flows away from NC.