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Title: Airport exploration for newbies, 10/17 Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Oct 19th, 2009, 12:23pm I had put together a "newbie" exploratory ride around DFW airport for Saturday, for a career networking organization I participate in.  Since it was for people who had never BEEN around DFW airport, I recruited some help, and got some, in the forms of Chas, John S, John F, and Jay, as well as a couple of GDB folks...  The ride itself was to start at Big Buck's at Bass Pro, to do ~26 miles, but to get extra miles in, the 'helpers" started from Carrollton, to do an extra 12.5 each way... We started out from Josey and Valley View at 7:30AM, in the chill of the morning...  it was cold enough that we didn't want to do anything above ~14 mph... http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/DFWOct17/101_4143.jpg http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/DFWOct17/101_4147.jpg Had an uneventful ride out to the main start, and by 8:45, it had warmed up nicely.  We had about 14 on the ride, which split into two speed groups, with the faster group doing the Tower loop. http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/DFWOct17/101_4152.jpg http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/DFWOct17/101_4156.jpg http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/DFWOct17/101_4157-3.jpg http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/DFWOct17/101_4158-1.jpg http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/DFWOct17/101_4163.jpg http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/DFWOct17/101_4170-1.jpg The more casual group went a little off course, but no big deal, and we all regrouped at the north end Viewing Area, all arriving there at about the same time. http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/DFWOct17/101_4176-2.jpg http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/DFWOct17/101_4178-1.jpg We then rode the ~3 miles back to the start, said thanks to the newbies, and rode back to our cars, finishing up at about 12:30, with ~53 miles total.  It was a wonderfully sunny, light-breeze day, and an excellent ride.  Thanks for the help, folks!    [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]

Title: Re: Airport exploration for newbies, 10/17 Post by mleuck on Oct 20th, 2009, 7:39pm You are fortunate that they just reopened Cabell Drive, the little cutoff road between the Shell station and McArthur

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