Fremont 2023
 

Fremont Solstice is this weekend, Saturday June 17. The weather has been good in Seattle but unfortunately it looks like it's going to be a cooler with little rain on Saturday.

That's my most favorite event - Looking forward to it!

Here's the schedule provided by the Art council:

Schedule
The next solstice parade will be Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.
2023 Tentative Time Line:

Friday
Set up at paint locations

Saturday
Morning: Paint up, then ride to Gas Works Park.

1:00 -1:25 Form up at Gas Works

1:25-1:45 Ride from Gas Works Park to parade route

1:45-2:30? Loop on parade route as desired, then exit to Gas Works or beyond.

Sunday
Clean up at paint parties

It’s not much, but it’s good news after seeing a bunch of tweets speculating that the solstice cyclists wouldn’t ride because of the cold in Seattle. Just saw a tweet posted 4 minutes ago saying “Solstice parade pre-ride has begun”. No way to judge the whole thing from one shot, but looks like at least enough turnout it can’t be a complete loss.

Just to be clear, for all I know, it could be a huge turnout, because the people doomposting weren’t involved, just random people.

flickr.com/photos/35423702@N08/albums/72177720309130552

Gallery with new faces as well as many repeat riders from last year.

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several short vids, mid-parade, with walking participants and some off-bike


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It's tough to say for sure, since we don't know if the pics so far just capture a portion of the ride or all of it, but it does look like a smaller group this year. But despite that, it seems like there were greater-than-normal number of unpainted riders.

I'm pretty sure this one also rode last year, and made the bold choice of wearing the same "outfit" two years in a row--albeit this time with different headgear and sans sunglasses.

Here are a few other riders who decided to reduce their carbon footprint by using less paint.

Pics 1-2: I loved the sequence of this walker (also depicted in the first 3 pics of zorians post above), who appeared to become a runner when left behind by the pack. I hope this was caught on video, as it would make for a great ENF/OON scene.

Pics 3-4: Front and back of a cute scooter-er.

Pics 5-8: This woman has a remarkable body, although judging by her facial expression it seems like she might not be enjoying herself too much, perhaps due to the cold.

It started cold and wet in Seattle for the Solstice but warmed up and the event went very well. It started with painting up in Gasworks Park.

Thank you as always willie

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The asian scooter-er is so cute! In fact, she looks strikingly similar to a classmate I had in dc. Hope to see more photos of her to confirm my suspicion lol

youtube.com/watch?v=Ln0zT2s_5mQ

The funniest from the most extensive album so far: flickr.com/photos/danmorrill/albums/72177720309151354

A wonderful edition!

More painting party.

The weather was much better for the post-parade gathering at Gasworks Park

nice video

youtu.be/rLMLZ6LM0QA

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flickr.com/photos/rebellion666/albums/72177720309147143

Enjoy

Fango

More from same user: youtube.com/watch?v=X8KqwgaQMb4 and youtube.com/watch?v=vMiqhUkM6eo

Riders setting out from the park

Here are the sun flowers with lady bug ready to roll

Large (in both senses - click on a picture to see what I mean!) set at guerilla-photographer.smugmug.com/Fremont-2023-Nude-Bike-Riders-Solstice-Parade/

You'll got the same here: flickr.com/photos/danmorrill/albums/72177720309144617 and the go around is easier

youtube.com/watch?v=x_6JD3dFSZg

Enjoy

Fango

More park, 55 degrees, drizzling

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On Kite Hill after the parade

Hmmm looks like there's been some extra skin showing outside of the cycling this year...

Do you happen to have more of the asian woman on the first pic?

I saw a lot of this young lady, so to speak, painting up and then on Kite Hill. She was my favorite subject of 2023.

Thank you! She is amazing. Do you have picks of her without the paint yet?

She was painted when I arrived. She helped other paint up and did some partying on Kite Hill after the parade.

Mr. K's paint party pics


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Is there any more of the giraffe girl? I can't find anything in other albums or videos.

Riders in the cold

Various Photos
 

Took some myself, some I found

Naked in the park

Painting in the park