Shootingstar,
What a beautiful place to ride!
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Shootingstar,
What a beautiful place to ride!
I saw this guy on the Katy Trail on Monday. I had just picked up my new Canon G10. Love this camera! Oh and a lovely view of the Capitol of Missouri, (as viewed from the Katy Trail) where our Governor is trying to BLOCK the Tour of Missouri.
Shootingstar: I love the photo with the water. I like how the pink and green flowers in the foreground are such a constrast to the sleek buildings in the back.
there ARE wild animals where you live, you just haven't seen them yet!Quote:
Originally Posted by CyborgQueen
After I saw your post, I went back to find the pictures of NJ but couldn't find any. I reread it and understand now what you were saying.
I posted these yesterday; but this is what I saw on my ride
I cross over Interstate 5 twice a day on most rides. The upper road is where I am going. No that is not a reflection of my bike
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Since Washington does not have a bottle return law, we usually have glass to navigate around on our rides.
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this is the view 1 mile or so from my house - Mount Rainier in all its glory
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I rode to Regensberg, the little midevil Swiss town that AlpineRabbit introduced me to. Then I locked my bike in the woods and hiked 6 km to Hochwacht and Burghorn, along a lovely ridge with nice views. I'd post more pictures, but I've filled my quota until I delete some photos. I found ripe raspberries and ripe strawberries and had some treats.
That is a lovely area, DebW. It's so great to be in a country ..to see much older historic areas in rural like settings than what one often finds in North America.
Uforgot, that is one cute bunny up close. You must have used a zoom lens or maybe it was quite tame.
Deb how long are you going to be in Europe??
I want to photograph my route some time. Maybe tomorrow -- I will be riding in Jamestown, RI which is mostly scenic waterfront and marshes.
But my commute is an old rural highway that, as it goes North, becomes more and more "civilized". I then duck onto a bike path for 10 miles where I get to experience a 19th century landscape - backs of old mills, rivers, ravines, up into the city. It's a nice slow evolution and lots less shocking than driving from the middle of nowhere up into Providence. I will have to photograph it some time. I love it!
Beautiful, Deb!
Today I saw a zucchini as big as my lower leg by the side of the road. Yes, it's that time in the Midwest, when late at night, people load up their vehicles with enormous zucchini and clandestinely dump them in random places. :D
I found a dolphin on my ride today. Ok, so it was a tiny plastic dolphin, but a dolphin nonetheless. :p
Here are some pictures from the lake where I most often ride. It's sometimes really busy, but it's 10 beautiful miles of trails and just across the highway from my house. I really do love this lake and the trails there. Mind you, not all of the scenery is as pretty as the pictures here, but who wants to see pictures of parking lots and dead grass? ;)
Edit: ummm... sorry those are so big. I saved them at 50%, but they're still humongous.
A farm along our route the other night had not one but TWO newbies out in the yard. I'd talked to their human mommy a few days after baby on the left came along, and knew that they were expecting the second any day. I'm amazed at how much baby number one has grown in a week! I rode past them again tonight, and the wee guy was still cute, and the bigger one was still lovely -- just looks so much more finished already!
And off another direction, there was this fantastic mailbox...
Karen in Boise
I thought Oklahoma was hilly? :o
I will take some photos on my next dirt ride as it's much safer than trying to stop on parts of the bike paths here in Perth :rolleyes:
Parts of Oklahoma are quite hilly (mostly the eastern part of the state). It's pretty flat right in the middle where I live.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
And yes, I would LOVE to see some pictures of Perth. One day I'll make it to Australia... one day. :)
Good pics, uforgot. My pics of the Katy never do it justice. I saw a pretty big, coiled snake the other day! Usually they don't bother me, but he surprised me and was "kinda" big--I yelped--didn't stop to take a pic :DQuote:
Originally Posted by uforgot
A friend and I rode the Pedaler's Jamboree, and on Sunday we counted 7 1/2 snakes. The 1/2 is because one was huge! Mostly black snakes, but one Cottonmouth. ugh.Quote:
Originally Posted by cunninghamair
Fastdogs and you and I are going to have to do a Katy ride one of these days!
That is one cool letterbox.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Kano
I decided that on my ride this afternoon that i'd take some pics. A meander was kind of nice!(Trekhawk & I sort of did this ride last week) It was REALLY windy near the coast but no rain!
Sorry if the photos are a bit big!
First pic-view of perth from Matilda Bay
Second-Cottesloe Beach & man was there a gale!
Third-One of many statues around the city, this one's quite famous for people putting clothing or signs on it if it's someone's birthday etc.
Last-The Blue Shed..I think that's the name?
CC, must be cold there now? Who is the statue dedicated to?
Not sure if these will show up. I grabbed them from my facebook. If they don't show up you're missing Beanfield, Cornfield, and Happy Little Clouds.
6am rides in East Central IL are really really peaceful!
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This is what I see in Bogota.
Sundial-it's just a bit brisk, not cold. The lows for this "winter" have been to 2C, not cold at all! THen again, I wear shorts when it's 2C outside. The weather on my ride was really unpredictable & thought the yellow jacket would be a good idea. Turned out I only needed it in a few parts where there were pockets of rain & wind. Perth weather is annoying...
I have no idea who the statue is dedicated to...I'll ask some folks & let ya know.
Jillm-do you ever see any grain elevators? I love grain elevators.
Fields, hills, castles, castle farms, an airfield, lots and lots of orchards, breweries, deer, rabbits, falcons, cows, horses, a dungeon, a monastary, a beguinage, very old churches (the eldest is 1200 years old, 2 kms from here), the tgv, a windmill...
Never a dull moment on my rides. :D
Oh and I forgot: the most beautiful horses in the world:
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Hey guys I just made a little album of stuff I see on my rides. Just click on the pics, i've put some comments on there so you can learn more about the things you see...
http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...neighbourhood/
Enjoy!
I saw this boat at the dock on Tempe Town Lake this morning. I thought it was kind of cool. :)
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papaver- awesome photos. Thanks for sharing them. The history you have at your fingertips is amazing and quite beautiful!!!
On my morning commute today I saw a bunny crossing the road...in the crosswalk; smart bunny :)
HappyTexasMom, I think that's a dragon boat, and yes, it's pretty cool!
As do many other cities, DC has a Dragon Boat Festival: http://www.dragonboatdc.com/
papaver, next time I'm in Belgium, I'm biking it! Great pics! And I think I have a picture of the "hollow road," from a drive to Namur years ago.
Today I saw a guy mowing his lawn at 5:10am (it was pitch black out). Cracked me up!
Yesterday, I saw the Monocacy Aquaduct:
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And lots of turtle, including this one:
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And water and trees, lots and lots of trees:
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I also saw Great Blue Herons, one Great Egret, numerous Green Herons, a goldfinch, lots of cardinals and even more grackles (impressive numbers of them, all together, flying off along the canal as I approached), Canada Geese, horse poop, innumerable gnats, biting flies and mosquitoes, and spiders, including two which decided to hitchhike on ME! (I HATE spiders!)
I heard a lot of different birds, too, including wood thrushes and peewees, and just the tail end of a veery song.
Some of the smells along the trail were wonderful; at one particular spot, there was a very sweet scent in the air. I do not know what it came from, despite looking around for its source. Not something I've smelled before.
DH keeps thinking that this is a good idea. I keep telling him that if neighbors don't, I will kill him if I'm waked by a lawn mower at that hour of the morning!Quote:
Originally Posted by GulfCoastAmy
(once, he wanted to use the snowblower at 4 a.m. -- again, a really BAD idea!)
Karen in Boise
Yesterday at Chabot Regional Park in Oakland, CA. I had to quickly get off the trail to avoid getting trampled!
Yow, that's a lot of goats!
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This is a water tower painted with race horses in Versailles, Kentucky (next to Lexington), the "Horse Capital of the World".
Saturday I came upon 3 adult wild turkeys tending about 5 youngsters. They were blocking my path and, having been smacked by a Canadian goose before, I slowed to a crawl and talked "nicely" to the adults. They soon herded their children off back into the woods.
Besides our beautiful scenery here west of the mountains I see snakes, lots of snakes. I miss most but I hit one again yesterday and I feel so bad, I really do! They are just garter snakes here in the NW (there aren't any poisonous snakes here). I manage to miss most but sometimes they are in the spots where the light and shadows play and I don't see them until they are right in front of my tire. Oh, and lots of deer and rabbits.
A slow, fat woodchuck this morning! He crossed in front of me!:eek:
The squirrels were really busy today. It was fun to watch them running around with a nut in their mouth. I had to keep an eye on them for sure. Sometimes they were run right out in front of me!
I found out yesterday that swans carry their babies on their backs when it is rest time for the little ones. I wish I had had my camera with me.
I always assumed that once the cygnets were paddlers, if they wanted to rest they found a nice sheltered spot along the shore. But yesterday there were 3 cygnets sitting on mum or dad's back floating in the lake, while the other parent did safety patrol.
Pretty much a newbie, but already finding myself snapping pictures w/ phone while riding....
From the start of the Glacial Drumlin trail (waukesha, WI end)
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Another shot from the same ride, somewhere between the 12 and 14 mile markers. Those holes in the bridge were a bit disconcerting - both coming and going over them.
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At a park in Brookfield WI, where I was amazed to notice a sign for scuba diving. So surprised that I got off the trail to find the perfect angle (you can see the actual trail closer to the water).
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And one of my favorite sights, my son, on a trail through a swamp/marsh area along the Fox River
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Kim