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Thanks Michael. A few books back, I read Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz. It mentions a great deal about all these re-enactments and the various opinions of the re-enactors, from the least to the most dedicated, regarding tradition and historical accuracy. It also covers Civil War attitudes now present in many southern states - a good read for sure.
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Today's ride started out as a trip up Snowbasin Mt to find the fall colors. I also wanted to see how the old Poprad climbed on pavement vs the dirt/gravel mountain roads it mainly sees. Well, let's just say the added weight with those fat gravel tires makes it not as much fun going up as one of my road bikes. But I got 'er up there.
Coming over the first peak to see this view is usually quite rewarding. Today I was just struck but the overall lack of color. Today's bike There was some color Made a foolish decision to try riding the Poprad down Wheeler canyon. Some dirt path but mostly really rocky and the world of suspended mountain bikes. Quite a bashing ride on this bike but I managed not to kill myself or the bike. The Garmin showed downgrades as steep at 14% Really rocky for a good bit with some sections so rocky I kept saying I was an idiot as I continued down. Most of the way it's mountain on one side and 20-30 ft drops into a creekbed on the other side. This is what the good sections of the trail looked like Everytime the trail would turn nice like this there would be another area of showbox size rocks another 50 meters on. |
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It's in the details, and people are getting in the Halloween mood.
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Another short 20 miler with my wife on a nice fall day in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia:
Solar panels galore... again: |
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Beat the heat.
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Dramatically lit morning ride with my friend Simon, on the dirt roads of Clarke County, VA. Very very foggy at first, then all of a sudden whaddaya know, blue skies and unfiltered sunshine everywhere. This was on the little Soma Rufus Choncho Naomi Watanabe Watsunami Watanomi bike, running those 20x2.2" tires at 30 psi. Always lots of fun!
The best thing about riding with Simon, aside from lots of other things, is that he's thoroughly British; so every time a car passes a little too close for his liking, I am treated to his loudly muttered commentary from behind, chock full of distinctively British expletives, delivered with an impeccable accent. "Tosser." "Wanker." "Bloody moron." Great stuff. And this was a great ride. I'm well chuffed. [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] |
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Fall miles and smiles
Leaves, little winding roads, babbling brooks, and the joy of steel tubing.
Happy fall everybody. |
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