Show your 2013 summer adventures (picture thread)

[Devold]

Wouldn't it be fun to show some summer piccys?

It doesn't matter if it's road, mtb or just plain fun ride photos ;-)

Let's begin

[Devold]

We've been on a 15 mile round trip today around two different Iakes and in several forests.

We rode early in the morning.

My Titus Rockstar is a fantastic bike in hilly terrain

We met some very curious animals, who needed a cuddle or two, awww.

[Devold]

More pictures...

[bluejellybean]

Great idea...here's some similar wildlife that I come across everyday!

[shootingstar]

Great photos.

May I suggest: Create a blog where you can pile in more photos, with also text to explain what area a series of photos are depicting and occasionally just send us a link to just a few favourite ones?

[rebeccaC]

This year I started carrying a camera in my handlebar bag to share images of some of my rides on the ride reports forum of another bike site. It would be interesting to have one here, perhaps this thread, to see the areas we all ride in. My first photo post on this site was a ride in Joshua Tree National Park. Here are two other of the favorite areas that I’ve ridden in so far this year.

My usual weekend rides are in the Santa Monica Mountains. First are some from those rides.

A little over half way up Topanga Canyon road I always smile when I see this.




Mulholland Hwy, Old Topanga road and Tuna Canyon road are some of my routes.

























Coming back down to Pacific Coast Hwy at Leo Carrillo State beach

[Devold]

Woow, its amazing nature and animals :-)

[roguedog]

Whoa. Rebecca, those are some awesome pictures. What camera are you using? Good eye.

[colorisnt]

Beautiful pictures thus far! I rode up to New Buffalo, MI. It is a normal route for me but there were two detours that would have added over 13 miles to my route and would have put me crossing a very busy road in rush hour without a ride. I eventually called the SAG team. Still got about 42 miles in.

The bike:


Made it to the lake. Changed out of the shorts and jersey and into a swimsuit. Had some lunch and just enjoyed the beautiful weather.


Typical lighthouse haha!

[gocard]

Whoa. Rebecca, those are some awesome pictures. What camera are you using? Good eye.

I second this. Rebecca those are amazing pictures! I too would love to know what camera you are using. I'm in northern California and your pictures make me want to travel down to those places to ride in such beautiful scenery.

[rebeccaC]

thanks for the nice comments. I use a Leica rangefinder on my rides. Small enough for my handlebar bag and good image quality.

colorisnt, riding and beaches ftw

gocard, there are some beautiful riding areas in n ca too!! We are blessed to have good year round weather to ride in down here though

[Bike Writer]

Wow Rebecca C those are fabulous photos! And that's a pricey camera, I'd be afraid to take it on a bike. Gorgeous countryside.

Colorisnt, I have a photo of that same lighthouse in New Buffalo!

I call this tree the Voodoo Tree for obvious reasons. It was from an early spring ride along the Huron River in Ann Arbor.



I post lots of Michigan photos on my blog from my rides.

[Devold]

Devold, that looks like a wonderful riding area!!!! Where is it?

I live in Denmark. It's called "Dyrehaven" outside Copenhagen. It means "The animal park/garden" :-) A wonderful place to ride or walk ;-)

[jobob]

I live in Denmark. It's called "Dyrehaven" outside Copenhagen. It means "The animal park/garden" :-) A wonderful place to ride or walk ;-)

I'll second that! I used to go to Copenhagen a lot for work (Hørsholm, to be exact) and I visited Dyrehaven a few times on foot. I intended to rent a bike at some point but, alas, the subsidiary in DK closed before I managed to do so.