Thursday, June 23, 2016

Victory Parade

Cavs Victory Parade
It was history and we had to be there. 
I hate traffic and waiting in lines....so we rode our bikes. I met Ben at the Memorial Road Trailhead for the Towpath at 7:30 AM and off we went. We tore through the Valley and met our friends on their bikes a little before 9:30 by Rockside Road. We arrived in Cleveland and chained up our bikes around 10:30. The parades route was packed - over a dozen deep in places. We walked around a while before settling on a spot in front of the Q where a slight rise in the road allowed us to see a little bit. It didn't matter - the point was to be there and enjoy the camaraderie with 1.3 million Cavs fans. With the parade being so delayed and slow we decided to walk over and see where the Victory Rally was going to take place. We snapped a few photos and then headed back to our bikes where we planned to ride over to the West 25th area. There were thousands of people crossing the bridge back to the Westside so we went with Plan C - rode over to Tremont for beers and lunch and watched the events on TV. We took off with enough time to race back to Rockside and catch the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad's Bike Aboard car. A nice slow ride back to Akron with a couple of beers in the AC.
The trip was an adventure and totally worth it...and we didn't sit in any traffic.


Biking to Cleveland
Helmet on, hat for later.
Biking to Cleveland
Ken caught up with us here at Rockside while we waited to meet Jacob.
Cavs Victory Parade
Walking to the parade.
Cavs Victory Parade
The Goodyear Blimp and the Cleveland Skyline
Cavs Victory Parade
I don't have the patience to wait for those good spots on the right.
Cavs Victory Parade
Deep Lines!
Cavs Victory Parade
The Q
Cavs Victory Parade
Posters
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Cavs Victory Parade
People Everywhere
Cavs Victory Parade
Confetti
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Kyrie
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Cavs Victory Parade
This was about the best I could do for some shots of the players.
Cavs Victory Parade
Watching on the backs of phones.
Cavs Victory Parade
Blimps and Decks
Cavs Victory Parade
The crew and Lebron.
Cavs Victory Parade
To the Mall
Cavs Victory Parade
Rally Space
Cavs Victory Parade
Joe Haden sprays the crowd on our was back to the bikes.
Cavs Victory Parade
#Allin216
Cavs Victory Parade
Heading West

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