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Here is another photo from my recent trip to the old country. What an amazing place to ride bicycles. "Difficult descent" - Not for an experienced underbiker on 25's and rim brakes
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I did this today. It wasn't really fun, but I wanted to see if I could do it, after coming pretty close a few times earlier this year.
Here's a picture of me and my bike at the end. Cinderblubba. [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] And here are some nice scenes I captured during the cool down. Anyone know what kind of tree this is? It looks like it's got pine cones on it, and the texture and shape of the foliage resemble a fir, but it's obviously not evergreen. [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] I love this little multi-use path that runs along a mile stretch of river in Front Royal. Nice playgrounds, dog parks, and the library does this thing where they sequentially put the pages of a book at little pedestals along the walk. They change the book each month or so. You can read a cute kids' book and enjoy a nice constitutional surrounded by cute (and not cute) dogs and cute (and not cute) old folks feeding the squirrels, all at the same time. [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] |
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You rock, Mike!
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Hallowe'en tomorrow!
My local small farmer likes to build tableaux a few times/year out by the road....
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Splash of colors have mostly faded but what's not to like about late October temperatures in the 70s and still riding in short sleeves and shorts. Crazy!
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After burying myself yesterday (just in time for Halloween), I had dead legs today (just in time for Halloween), so rode 50 miles on Skyline at a leisurely pace and stopped to take a gazillion pictures. Here are a few of my favorites.
This is the south-facing side of Dickey Hill. I've been wanting a fall picture just like this for a long time, but usually am zooooooming down the hill and don't want to stop. Today I did, and here's what I've got to show for it. I love how the trees look like they are spilling off the mountain like paint, coloring the valley. [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] Here is the same shot, 2.5 hours earlier, a little after sunrise. [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] Climbing with the sun. [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] A few "If these don't make you want to drop everything and go ride, you're in the wrong part of the internet" pics. [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] I'm amazed and enraptured by the way we trust our bikes to not only stay upright at 40 miles per hour, but also to maneuver with unfailing reliability. This magical gyroscopic science is one of the coolest things about riding a bike, and one of the reasons I'm so in love with the activity. |
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