It doesn’t look like I will be getting on my bike any time soon. The winter weather continues and it is seldom is warmer than +1°C during the day. That is fine for walking, although if I had my druthers +10° would be more to my liking. But then I probably wouldn’t walk but ride. … Continue reading "Gon for a Walk"
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My appreciation goes out to Rocky for expanding the scope of Cycle365 to include hiking and other outdoor activities. In return, my pledge to her (and to everybody else) is to not take advantage of the new rules by posting frivolous junk every time I go out of the house. EXCEPT FOR TODAY! I’ve been … Continue reading "Hiking With My Heroes"
Read MoreWe have had our share of rain this week/month, but there have been enough breaks with dry (and at times, some sun!) to get in some bike riding. https://adventureswithnancyg.blogspot.com
Read MoreIt probably wasn’t fair to end yesterday’s post with such a cryptic hint of dread. But, as I said, the first half of my bike ride had been so nice that –at the time — I only wanted to write about the pleasant stuff. I didn’t even want to THINK about the frightful events that … Continue reading "Gigantic, Scary Monsters"
Read MoreA few more polygons for this month’s challenge. That’s all I got. I am not sure if I will find more, but of course will keep my eyes roving.
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A couple of days ago I noticed that the Reckless Mr. Bing Bong’s steering was kind of sluggish. At the time I thought maybe the reason for that was the heavy load of groceries I was carrying. All the weight was on my right side in a single pannier. I had no doubt that lop-sidedness … Continue reading "It Was Such A Nice, Pleasant, Uneventful Bike Ride . . . At First"
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Scott and I finally got out on a real hike in Tucson and it was wonderful! We’d been waiting for a day that wasn’t good for cycling. The day was very windy and on the chilly side but the hiking was great! It was very windy at first but we were soon walking in a … Continue reading "Hiking in Sabino Canyon"
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So in case you haven’t noticed the pattern here yet, my plan is to post polygons in series, featuring one level at a time until I reach one I can’t find. Unlikely I’ll be able to make it up to Bob’s magnificent icosohedron, but hopefully I can at least break into double figures. Today, sevens, … Continue reading "Sevens!"
Read MoreSince the weather turned colder, I’ve been trying to do an in-the-woods hike each week. Thursday I did my third short hike. We live very close to a donor-supported public park called The Parklands of Floyds Fork. It’s comprised of four individual parks joined together with a 20-mile bike path. I’ve been riding there since … Continue reading "Wander in a Woodland"
Read MoreI have only been for short rides out in the flood plain and haven’t felt like pulling my camera out on rides for the few natural polygons I’ve seen. But I did do a swing through the village on the way home the other day to get some polygons so I can remain part of … Continue reading "Cult of polygony – Victoria chapter"
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First off, I have to say how disappointed I’m feeling about this Cycle365 group and it’s questionable arithmetic skills. I was sure that someone would point out that the feature photo of my latest post, A Pair of Pentagons, was actually a trapezoid, a four sided figure. I knew this of course – five is … Continue reading "Hexagons have six sides"
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One could argue that I titled this post “Really, Really, REALLY Bad Polygon Pictures and Puns” as a cynical ploy to get people to read it. Can anybody really resist looking at something THAT bad? Probably not. Look how many truly awful movies have gone on to become huge cult classics. “Plan 9 From Outer … Continue reading "Really, Really, REALLY Bad Polygon Pictures and Puns"
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The last couple of days, I’ve pretty much stayed off the pavement and instead explored some of the local gravel roads. Along the way, I came across a few polygons. Darn! I just realized there’s not a bike in any one of these pictures. Oh well, I promise I was sitting on a bike when … Continue reading "Icy Gravel"
Read MoreAs usual https://adventureswithnancyg.blogspot.com is where there are a few more words about each ride.
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Suzanne’s New Years resolution about staying off the bike in inclement weather and getting out to walk instead along with her latest post with beautiful photos of her walk in the snow made me anxious to go for a hike again. I know this started out as a bicycling blog but feel free to post … Continue reading "Take a Hike!"
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(A distraction from Wednesday’s horrifying news.) The only bike related thing in this post is that I have been sticking to my new year’s resolution for biking: No biking in inclement weather. For some this isn’t bad weather, at least not by Vermont or Minnesota standards. The daytime temperature hovers around freezing and yesterday we … Continue reading "Polygons and almost polygons"
Read MoreGREEN. My pictures today will consist of polygons that are green. I didn’t set out to photograph green polygons, though. Polygonist that I am, I would have been pleased to find ANY new polygons. But on this cloudy day with bland gray skies and white yards, green stuff literally assaulted my eyes. Besides being a … Continue reading "Greg’s Gon Green"
Read MoreTire tread polygons in mud Triangular polygons among the spokes Polygons in bicycle tire tread Indistinct tire tread polygons Allen key polygon on stem bolt Polygon on headset lock nut Upside-down slow moving vehicle polygon warning of cable across entrance Squishier mud makes better tire tread polygons Chevron polygons on Michelin bicycle tires Icy/Snowy tire … Continue reading "Polygons"
Read MoreLet’s start with the obelisk. Is it an obelisk polygon or a polygon obelisk? On my nearby local routes, I often ride through a parking lot or three of some industrial type sites. They are rife with polygons. Here a poly, there a poly, everywhere a polygon.
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Leapin’ leparids! It’s a rabbit in a polygon! Actually, this post is just a bit of a fraud. The pentagons are real enough, but we’re just patched on to the end of a post about today’s ride to Sweetwater Wetlands. The pentagons were photographed from a couple of days earlier, but I added them here … Continue reading "A pair of pentagons"
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Octa (or Octo) is a prefix that comes from the Greek language and it means “eight.” Sometimes people refer to “eight” as “8,” but for the purposes of this article I’m going to use the “eight” option because it will make this post look longer. That’s one of the tricks I used in the fourth … Continue reading "Gon Crazy (OCTAgon That Is)"
Read MorePolygons of space. I have a couple of non-spaced choices, but will wait to get a couple more before posting.
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I’m somewhat pleased with myself that I’ve been able to get out for a winter ride three out of the first five days of the New Year. Yesterday was a nice sunny day and quite pleasant to ride. Today unfortunately, was damp and cloudy. That first picture below was taken today. As you can see, … Continue reading "My First Polygon"
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In my first challenge submission of the month, I think I aced the triangle test and am ready to move on. Our New Year’s Day ride along Julian wash uncovered a pair of classy quads: the poetic trapezoid shown above, and this artsy rectangle on stilts. That’s enough with fours, for the moment.
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On a short and cold ride to visit friends on New Year’s day, I stopped only once or twice for pictures. We were traveling on streets that we have ridden so often and I wasn’t seeing anything I felt like taking a picture of. When we crossed the Würm, Janos pointed to the tree trunk. … Continue reading "Nature’s Angles"
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This is a continuation of the previous discussion about what changed when we upgraded to the latest WordPress version. First, the good news: I found a plug-in that adds next and previous page links to the bottom of the post, and replaces functionality that we lost with the upgrade. It looks like it works fine. … Continue reading "Previous Post / Next Post"
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Okay, I’m a polygonist. I know a lot of people look down on the practice of polygony, but those folks just don’t understand my religion. Like Joseph Smith, I too invented my own religion. It’s called The Church of the Great Outdoors. Perhaps you’ve heard of it? The only thing most people know about The … Continue reading "POLYGONY: Having Two or More Polygon Photos in One Post"
Read MoreNancy reports that something has changed about the website, and that she had to relearn how to add photos. I haven’t seen this, but maybe it’s because I’m still using the classic editor because I’m too lazy to retrain myself. Rachael said she had to upgrade the website to the latest version before she could … Continue reading "New version of the website?"
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The minimal polygon includes three sides and three angles, so I’ll start there. A single triangle, the least possible entry. And, for that matter, the associated post of our ride to Oro Valley is pretty minimalist too. And as long as we’re on the subject of smallest allowable whatevers, you may have noticed that the … Continue reading "The eternal triangle"
Read MoreThis takes us to the end of 2020. A few photos have been posted with other subjects but are included here for continuity. To show the size of the Bruin’s feet Any stories about the photos are on my blog: https://adventureswithnancyg.blogspot.com As I say on the blog, I will continue with a photo of my … Continue reading "CYCLE DAYS #48-57"
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I thought I was done for this challenge, but this collection of wheelbarrows loaded with firewood for sale was just too good to pass up. I was sure you’d all want to see it. And, if you check out the rest of our New Year’s Eve ride, you’ll find a collection of hot redheads too. … Continue reading "One really last collection"
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It’s a New Year and even though we’re only half of a day into it, I’m already liking it. I guess that’s because I just got back from a refreshing 90-minute bike ride. I’m going to back up a little and tell you about my exciting New Year’s Eve. For the first time in several … Continue reading "Fun With Frozen Water (Featuring a Performance By The G-2 Comedy Troupe)"
Read MoreI am not actually certain that my photos fit into the parameters of this month’s challenge. I will post them here and leave it to the committee to judge. ;’-) I think these letter slots are polygons enclosed in big polygons. And these polygon bricks are surrounded and enclosed by each other polygons. There were … Continue reading "POLYGONS WITHIN POLYGONS"
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Of course I was hoping for a mild and dry December. But this is winter and in spite of global warming, we have had plenty of below freezing nights, just above freezing days and some snow – some snow, not a lot of snow, more like decoration on the fields and trees, adding a little … Continue reading "Cycle Days Challenge: December 2020"
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