tch
10-09-2006, 07:43 PM
Egremont/Alford, MA.
So there have been a number of these threads and I thought it might be my turn, since I have often thought I live in one of the very best places in America for medium-length (30-50 miles) rides. I happened to have my camera with me this last Saturday as I and Mrs. tch took a leisurely 35-miler on one of the last warm fall days. Hope these photos convey at least a little sense of the bucolic beauty in my area. On top of the scenery and terrain, a significant attraction around here is the lack of cars: in the two hours we were on the road, I think we were passed by fewer than 35 cars -- most of them on two 5-mile stretches of "busy" road. Sorry if there are too many of them or if the quality is not perfect -- I took most of them from the saddle as I coasted.
So there have been a number of these threads and I thought it might be my turn, since I have often thought I live in one of the very best places in America for medium-length (30-50 miles) rides. I happened to have my camera with me this last Saturday as I and Mrs. tch took a leisurely 35-miler on one of the last warm fall days. Hope these photos convey at least a little sense of the bucolic beauty in my area. On top of the scenery and terrain, a significant attraction around here is the lack of cars: in the two hours we were on the road, I think we were passed by fewer than 35 cars -- most of them on two 5-mile stretches of "busy" road. Sorry if there are too many of them or if the quality is not perfect -- I took most of them from the saddle as I coasted.