White Springs: Rural North Florida

"White Springs is a town in northern Florida on the Suwannee River. The population was 777 at the 2010 census, down from 819 at the 2000 census. Home of the annual Florida Folk Festival, it is a tourist destination noted for historic charm, antique shops and river recreation." - wikipedia.org
"The Suwannee River was once the boundary between the Timucuan peoples to the east and the Apalachee people to the west. When Spanish explorers visited the area in the 1530s, the spring was visited by natives from both sides of the river, who believed the water possessed healing powers. The Indians considered the spring a sacred healing ground, and used it even in times of war; any tribe member could bathe and drink the mineral waters without fear of being attacked. The spring water has a "rotten egg" sulfur smell that comes from dissolved hydrogen sulfide gas."
Learn more at the Wikipedia Link - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_S...
In this video, JOM of the Gravel Cyclist with his partner, the Lady Gravel Cyclist, takes a quick browse around White Springs, before riding a route designed by the Suwanee Bicycle Association (they have scannable routes in their front window - super handy!)
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:13 White Springs, Florida
1:35 Mixed-Surface Fun Begins
3:04 Abandoned Railway Equipment
3:43 Pavement Ends
4:00 Abandoned Trailer Park
5:25 Damage from Hurricane Idalia
6:03 Crossing the Suwanee River
6:46 Ronald McDonald
8:41 Back into White Springs, Florida
9:36 Closing
10:00 General Madness
Links of Interest:
Suwanee Bicycle Association - suwanneebike.org
Gravel Cyclist's Route Library - www.gravelcyclist.com/gravel-...
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[@AliWade1971]

Looks like an interesting and historical area ❤

[@roadglide]

Typical epic GC video journaling. Great content JOM and LGC. This team never seems to rest. Appreciate.

[@elefantrising]

I live in rural Florida and things can weird real fast.

[@JasonAGregg]

Thanks!

[@GravelCyclist]

Thank you!!

[@OhBuoyancy]

Where can I download this route?

[@pashonic]

How did you get ur bike to stand straight with no kickstand?

[@GravelCyclist]

Shadow Stand.

[@ianccrook8899]

LGC has another bike?

[@hansschotterradler3772]

I think GC made a couple of videos when LGC got that Ribble.

[@GravelCyclist]

Hello Ian, as Hans commented, LGC has had a Ribble Gravel SL for some time. I made several videos about the frame / components, the build process, and so on.