Fall Photography Ride: West Seattle to Kubota Garden (Steady)

Let's meet at Seacrest Water Taxi Pier in West Seattle. This is perfect for catching the 9:30am Water Taxi from Pier 50 Downtown. Be at the start location, ready to go at 10am. We will start with a required safety briefing, and roll out when that's done.  All riders must attend the safety briefing to participate.

Do you love fall color? Do you wish you could stop to take more photos on a Cascade group ride? Do you want to exercise/improve your phone photo and video skills? This might be the ride for you. We've got some very picturesque neighborhoods and trails to ride through on our way to the spectacular Kubota Garden. We'll be stopping frequently to take pictures and to share photographic techniques with each other. We also will stop to smell two lovely caramel-like Katsura trees along the route.

Bring a lock to secure your bike while we walk around Kubota Garden. There are two bike racks outside the garden. It is likely to be crowded inside the garden on Saturday.

We will climb and descend hills at our own pace, and we will regroup frequently. We'll also limit our speed on any multi-use paths to the legal maximum (usually 15 MPH, occasionally 10 MPH).

Restrooms are available at the start (around the SW corner of Marination) and at the destination, Kubota Garden, at mile 10.7. We'll spend about 30 minutes exploring Kubota Garden.

Bring a spare tube and tools to fix a flat, just in case. Other things to bring: phone; ID; cash and/or credit card; ORCA card; water and a small snack. Please have full fenders if the roads are wet, or you may be asked to ride at the rear of the group.

Note: If weather conditions meet the weather cancellation criterion listed in the Weather Status or if there are unforeseen hazardous riding conditions or other unexpected events, the Ride Leader will cancel the ride and all registered riders will be sent a notification email. If the ride is cancelled at least two hours before the start, Ride Leader(s) will not be at the start location. Please check before leaving for the ride.

We hope you can join us!