Sat 9 Jul 2011
I Am Afeared This Mayhaps Be Gettin’ A Wee Bit Redundundant
Posted by Will under biking
The trouble with having literally everything in my truck to go bike the east bank of the Los Angeles River is that when I go run errands there’s a risk I’ll stop and do just that… which is what I did after returning from my mom’s place yesterday morning.
Though I set out planning to just pedal downstream from the Fletcher Bridge to my favorite spot and chill for a bit, of course I kept on going.
But what differentiates this vid from what’s becoming the rapidly redundant other east bank timelapses I’ve done is that this time I did my best to stay nearest to the water’s actual edge (or in it) rather than on the access road at the top of the embankment through Elysian Valley.
Though I also hadn’t planned on venturing into the water downstream of the path’s end this time, when I got there I just couldn’t help going in and before long I found myself down between the First and Fourth Street viaducts before turning around.
PS. Though I managed to secure the cam to my mountainbike’s handlebars this time (rather than the restricted POV offered by the chest mount) I must apologize for the low-resolution of this clip. Uploading a 46mb file is far less taxing on my patience and bandwidth than the 413mb HD version. Also! If you might be wondering why this clip clocks in at 9:06, it’s because I saved the Quicktime file at six frames per second, twice as slow at my usual 12 fps.