Reasons I Love Bloomington - Today's Ride in Pictures!
Today, I slowed down to take the pictures...unusual for me...but this is the first decent day in two weeks!
Lake Monroe:
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Lake Monroe Overflowing (not a reason to love Bloomington...but my in-laws are one of 10 houses on the other end of that water!:eek: and yes, that waterfall WAS a road!)
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A pastoral scene along the Clear Creek Trail - 3 miles from downtown.
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A new leg of the B-Line Trail...my first time on it - not quite done yet.
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A JEWEL - a field of purple flowers in the middle of no where...2 miles from downtown!
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The Gateway to downtown on the B-Line:
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Modern Art on the B-Line:
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City Hall - an old furniture factory - clearly repurposed!
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The County Courthouse - renovated by our local billionaire who just passed away last month.
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The Square - a scene in Breaking Away was filmed in front of those buildings.
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Kirkwood Ave - "Main Street" to campus...
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Campus - The Sample Gates:
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A beautiful campus...lush green and traditional limestone architecture everywhere:
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The Chapel I was married in:
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