West coast, East coast; It's all good...

[AngryScientist]

I spent last week out, for the most part in rural Oregon and Washington. No bike this trip but plenty of time outdoors. This is following a recent trip to Yosemite, cycling in Sonoma county, hiking in Marin county, etc....

I started to get a little jealous. Man, the west has some great access to outrageously gorgeous outdoor spaces. The quiet back roads, the mountains, the rivers, the vistas.

on the plane ride home, i snapped myself out of my misery and reminded myself that the east coast has plenty of envious terrain of it's own. I decided on the plane that the only antidote to my self induced pity party was to blow off work on Monday and get out to the [Green] mountains.

It worked. The east coast is pretty grand too!

Anyway, looking at instagram will always make you think someone lives someplace cooler than you, but most places have some spectacular outdoor spaces all their own.

That is all

[FlashUNC]

Does this make Houston the Tupac to your Biggie Smalls?

Please don't escalate the feud to drive-by vengeance shootings.

[parris]

Angry I had a very similar thought while riding Sunday. I really do live in a very pretty area with an abundance of roads that are within 10 minutes of my front door.

It's the grass is always greener deal I think. Thanks for sharing the photos!

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

Does this make Houston the Tupac to your Biggie Smalls?

Please don't escalate the feud to drive-by vengeance shootings.

my ride by water bottle squirt is viscous.

[Jaybee]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

my ride by water bottle squirt is viscous.

What exactly is in that bottle?

[FlashUNC]

Originally Posted by Jaybee

What exactly is in that bottle?

40 weight.

[Mr. Pink]

West is grand and gorgeous. Spent a lot of time in a lot of places skiing and biking. But, I still think the east has the best road biking. CNY, Hudson valley, Asheville and the Blue Ridge, various rolling farming regions. I think because there are just many more roads, and so many are so well maintained. You dont find much of that out west, it's just up and down mountain passes, sharing them with all other traffic, because, well, that's the only road. Velotel's posts have been eye opening to me by showing me that vast network of paved and well maintained roads high in the Alps. We just don't have that here in our western mountains.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by Jaybee

What exactly is in that bottle?

lol. damn auto correct.

[Blue Jays]

Sweet pics! I just wanna' ride instead of being chained to a desk.

[Mzilliox]

i take the same picture over and over. im just facing the camera a new direction. theres only one pretty road here, and i ride it all the time.

i always envy those sexy cottage roads out east

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by Mzilliox

i always envy those sexy cottage roads out east

if you look closely, there is a sexy little log cabin on the other side of that engineering marvel of a bridge in one of those pictures. pretty awesome "off the grid" spot!

[bob heinatz]

I live in Oregon and yes there is some great scenic riding opportunities but our whole country is marvelous with great riding all over.

[avalonracing]

When I'm riding in traffic in a 105ºF heat index tomorrow eve I'll try and remember how great the East Coast in July is.

[weisan]

I have lived in several places. They all have their "pros and cons". What you think is paradise, I guarantee you will find someone who currently lives there that "totally hated it!"

That's just the way it goes.

[Bradford]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

...get out to the [Green] mountains...

I took my kids to the Adirondacks last year. Sitting outside at a restaurant, by son asked me "why do they call these mountains? They just look like hills"

I'm all in for a Biggie/Tupac style feud with the flat-landers.