— Advertisement —

Seattle By Bike Photos: Railing full of bikes on drizzly solstice dawn

Waiting for breakfast.
Photo by vosos102 via the Seattle By Bike Flickr pool

There have been some great photos coming into the Seattle by Bike Flickr pool, but this one struck me particularly hard. It’s from the early morning finish of the Nine to Five all-night solstice scavenger hunt held by Go Means Go.

It’s fairly easy to get an awesome photo of fun bike riding in the sun, but I love the resilience that comes through in this shot. Seattle can be stunning even on a misty dawn. In the end, there is almost no point in comparing our city’s bikeability to other cities because ours is unique in so many ways. Events like Nine to Five highlight that (see this recap on the GMG blog).

We respond to the summer solstice by biking in body paint during the day, then riding all over the city from dusk until dawn. We celebrate the sun even in the mist and impenetrable cloud cover. Our city’s geography, weather and road condition don’t go out of the way to make biking easy, but we ride regardless and we love it.


— Advertisement —

Keep the photos coming. You can see more of them in the group pool. You can even join the group and add your own photos from your journeys around the city on two wheels.


About the author:


Related posts:

Comments

One response to “Seattle By Bike Photos: Railing full of bikes on drizzly solstice dawn”

  1. Biliruben

    Nice shots. I love all kinds of weather, and though Seattle doesn’t have enough variety, I often cherish mornings like this.

    Too often, however, I get sucked into the meme that anything other than 75 and sunny is a bad day.

— Advertisement —

Join the Seattle Bike Blog Supporters

As a supporter, you help power independent bike news in the Seattle area. Please consider supporting the site financially starting at $5 per month:


Latest stories

Bike Events Calendar

Mar
28
Thu
7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake Park
Point83 @ Westlake Park
Mar 28 @ 7:15 pm
Point83 @ Westlake Park
Meet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.ShareMastodonTwitterFacebookRedditEmail
Apr
2
Tue
6:30 pm West Seattle Bike Connections mo… @ Online
West Seattle Bike Connections mo… @ Online
Apr 2 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
 ShareMastodonTwitterFacebookRedditEmail
7:30 pm NW Greenways Meeting @ Virtual via Zoom
NW Greenways Meeting @ Virtual via Zoom
Apr 2 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Our regularly scheduled meeting, happens every other month. Please check NW Greenways Twitter account – https://twitter.com/NWGreenways, our Google Group – https://goo.gl/W9jmzW or our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/NWGreenways/) to confirm the meeting. ShareMastodonTwitterFacebookRedditEmail
Apr
3
Wed
6:00 pm Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board M…
Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board M…
Apr 3 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Monthly agendas can be found at: http://www.seattle.gov/seattle-bicycle-advisory-board/meetings/meeting-agendas The Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board (SBAB) advises the Mayor, City Council, and City Departments and Divisions on projects, policies, and programs that improve and/or affect bicycling conditions in[…]
Apr
4
Thu
7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake Park
Point83 @ Westlake Park
Apr 4 @ 7:15 pm
Point83 @ Westlake Park
Meet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.ShareMastodonTwitterFacebookRedditEmail
— Advertisements —

Latest on Mastodon

Loading Mastodon feed…