Thanks for the comment, Pax....and the rest of you who commented. One of the joys of this period in my life is the intense reflective nature of observing things and then of course, the strong desire to share it.

And to think biking allows me to use all three of my favorite things at the same time: biking, photography, and writing. WoooHoooo.

For SFA
"And I always remember Delaware as being famous for having the lowest highest point of any state (that is, the highest point in the state is a lower elevation than any other state's highest point--it's something I think about every single day I'm grinding up hills on my way to work--"I should move to Delaware. Why don't I live in Delaware?")."

The irony of the highest point in Delaware being the lowest highest point in the US is that there is a marker at that very spot and it is only one block from dear friends of mine who are very very serious bikers, especially the husband of the pair, Drew Knox. In fact he is the one who taught me to change a tire tube.