Summer Aesthetic Part 1: Capturing the 2021 Great Eskape x BBCBBW Friendship Ride on 35mm Film
Photos by @rad_baron
Back in the before times (2019) Great Eskape and our birds of a feather kook squad, Team BBCBBW, got together on neutral territory (MoCo, Md) to tackle a gravel metric together. It was supposed to be an annual event and, with a year off because of the pandemic, we were happy to get back at it this summer. The ride featured a cafe stop, brewery stop, great rural and forested scenery, some tough gravel sections and tons of stoke. I brought my trusty Minolta SR T201 35mm camera along and captured this photo set from the day. I think the medium of film enhances the bucolic aesthetic of Montgomery and Loudoun Counties’ rural roads.
Here is The Route on RideWithGPS. Note: there is currently a crucial bridge out, so this route isnt really ridable until that is done. There are 2 food/water stops. The first is at Beans in the Belfry in the lovely town of Brunswick around mile 35 with good sandwiches and caffeinated beverages. Second stop is Vanish Farmwoods Brewery around 50 miles in Loudon, VA including beer, wine, BBQ, pizza and live music.
