Greetings once again from the Winter Wonderland I call home. For most of the previous Cycle365 Monthly Challenges, I limited myself to one or two posts. I sure am making up for that this month, aren’t I? And now I’m back to irritate you with ANOTHER gosh-darn weather report. Oh, oh! I only made it … Continue reading "MONTHLY CHALLENGE OVERKILL"
Read MoreI am in Kota Iskandar for a few days. That massive development in the state of Johor, just across the Johor Strait from Singapore. This is the view of the Strait of Johor from the 22nd floor apartment I am staying in. Today I rode to Tanjung Piai, which is the southernmost point of mainland … Continue reading "RIDES # 32: 20 FEBRUARY 2019"
Read MoreHello Cycle 365ers. A belated Happy Chinese New Year, and very best wishes for the Year of the Pig. Three friends and I did a credit card tour just before Chinese New Year. Read about it here.
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By the standards of Santa Rosa, the last few weeks have been especially stormy, wet, and cold, including unusual amounts of snow at the highest elevations and overflowing waterways at the lowest elevations. Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, the North Bay, and the greater Bay Area have all suffered localized flooding to some degree, and multiple … Continue reading "Laguna"
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During some winters, California as a whole receives little rain and snow. That’s a problem for plants and animals, but good for bicycling. During some winters, California as a whole receives much rain and snow. That’s a problem for bicycling, and sometimes a problem for everyone else. This winter has seen no shortage of rain … Continue reading "Down in the Flood"
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Well don’t expect any snow forts, icicles or snow drifts here…coz it’s hot, hot, hot and the middle of summer. It hasn’t even snowed here in winter since the last ice age. We’re too close to the equator, too close to sea level and the southern hemisphere doesn’t have the large land masses. I went … Continue reading "February Challenge – results of weather"
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My challenge to self is to ride between Melbourne and Adelaide mainly camping along the way. Ride with GPS says it’s a bit over 1,000 kilometers with quite a few thousand meters to climb along the way. I expect the figures to be wrong as generally I find the longer the planned route the less … Continue reading "My Challenge (to self) of 2019"
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I think we’ve figured out that you can’t really photograph cold or heat. Well, it turns out you can’t photograph perfect weather either. If you could… here it is. After 5.5 weeks of insane heat and then a week of high heat and high humidity we had two perfect days over the weekend (which I … Continue reading "You can’t photograph perfect weather either"
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Or, as we like to call it up here, Snowpocalypse. After warnings of a killer one to three inches of snow though, all we got last night was a light dusting. An insignificant showing compared to our friends almost anywhere else in the northern hemisphere right now. I’m almost embarrassed to submit it, but for … Continue reading "February challenge: whiteout in PDX"
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After the big snow last weekend, we got the big thaw this weekend. The temperature went up to 8°C/46°F and there’s water water everywhere.
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The weather has been sunny and dry for over a month now. The land in the centre of Tassie is coming parched. My trike is shown as a shadow cast by the early morning sun – is this an acceptable challenge entry?
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It seldom snows in Sonoma County. I’ve lived here since 1984, and I’ve seen snowflakes in Santa Rosa twice, with total accumulation of less than half an inch. Roughly once per decade, the higher elevations around the Bay Area — above one or two thousand feet — receive an inch or two of snow. Guess … Continue reading "Blizzard on Bald Mountain"
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I wasn’t going to write up this ride, which is my New Normal. About 19mi from home to Asilomar and back. I love the ride most of the time. I get a few hills and a lot of beautiful views…… I was on my way back home after Asilomar I saw the views of the … Continue reading "Central Coast Has Snow Too………."
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On the weekend it snowed for 24 hours straight. I didn’t go out in that, well not on my bike anyway. But I was surprised the next day how quickly the roads were cleared and even the bike paths were pretty good so I ventured forth.
Read MoreThe 50 year old Seattle Viaduct will be destroyed. A new tunnel into town will take its place. It is a HUGE deal around here. The tunnel opens today (2/4) for auto traffic. This weekend there were 30,000 walkers/runners allowed for part of it on Saturday, and 12,000 cylists to ride the entire tunnel and … Continue reading "Weather … after an historical ride"
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I hadn’t planned to go for a ride in the rain today, but then I saw Greg’s post. If he can venture out in wintry Gopher State weather, how can I vegetate on the sofa with a bottomless mug of tea and a box of glazed doughnuts? If he can pedal through the slushy remains … Continue reading "Traction in the Rain"
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A person could be forgiven for taking one look at the featured picture and thinking something like this: “That doesn’t look like Fourth of July Weather to me.” But this post isn’t about that person, it’s about ME, and to ME it feels like a hot summer day. MY town has emerged from the Polar … Continue reading "FOURTH OF JULY WEATHER ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY"
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When I woke at 7.15am, it was already hot. And windy. And humid. No thanks, I’ll give a ride a miss today. As the temperature rose and the humidity made all the dead rats in the walls stink, I closed up the house and worked on the modules for the online course I’m doing. Boring- … Continue reading "Thunder – wind – heat"
Read MoreOver night snow pretty much bought the southern counties of the UK to a standstill, schools and colleges closed, public transport reduced or non-existent. By early afternoon the snow had stopped here and a slight flaw had set in, so it was time to get out and take a couple of photo’s. Entrance to Abingdon … Continue reading "NOT POLAR VORTEX"
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Last year I had zero rides in January and one ride in February. This year, the first half of the month we were in Spain, but between January 16 and January 31, I cycled on 13 days. Come on folks, let’s hear that applause! The rides weren’t long but I decided anything would count as … Continue reading "My Rides in January – Cycle Days Challenge"
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SnowJoe and Raleigh January wasn’t about to leave without one more shot at us SnowJoe appears to be laughing after a job well done — Take THAT January! Neighbor Ric deploys the gasoline powered take-no-prisoners 2 stage snow thrower Meanwhile in Sonoma County . . . . . And that’s if a possible Flash … Continue reading "February Challenge"
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We’ve all been joking about how absolutely crazy it is that a 36C day feels ‘cool’ and quite manageable. But when you’ve been up in the 40s many days over four weeks, the mid-30s seem absolutely lovely. Believe me, you are glad you did not have to live through that feature photo or the week … Continue reading "Cabin Fever Respite"
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When I rolled out of bed this morning, here the temp was approximately 70 or 75 degrees F warmer than balmy locales in the Midwest. For the second day in a row I decided to ride in honor of my vortexed comrades in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Illinois. I scooted out the Greenway with the … Continue reading "Sonoma Vortex"
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It’s been a busy month down here in Tasmania for me, which means I haven’t clocked up quite as many kilometres as I would have liked. It’s all good though as I plan on being much more relaxed about my cycling in 2019. No chasing distances or Strava segments or anything like that. I’m simply … Continue reading "January Challenge – The smoke clears"
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I had other deeds I needed to accomplish today, but I made a little time for a short ride. I wanted to show solidarity with my comrades in places like South Dakota, Minnesota, and Illinois, who — in the face of the polar vortex — no doubt ventured out on two wheels today wearing nothing … Continue reading "Cold, cold, cold"
Read MoreThough I’ve managed to get out on the bike every day since my last posting due to our garden project and grandparenting duties today was the first chance to get out with the camera. Sadly, I could only come up with one reasonable shot, taken on the outskirts of Shippon village. Weak winter sun through … Continue reading "PRE – LUNCH RIDE"
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No, it is definitely not spring yet although it was a few degrees warmer today than yesterday. I somehow expected some spring-like vegetation in the Botanical Garden and since it was a bit warmer and there was no snow on the bike paths, Janos and I cycled there. This winter cycling is something new; last … Continue reading "Spring in January? – Monthly Challenge Clouds"
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Another pleasant January day in northern California. High cloud and filtered sunshine, with temperature close to 70° F in some places, but a chilly wind out of the north while pedaling. I drove down to Mill Valley, parked near the elementary school, and biked through Sausalito, across the bridge, and on the path along the … Continue reading "Put your arms around me, baby, like a circle ’round the sun"
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We’re so lucky up here in Portland. If we’d been around the whole time and if I were more ambitious, I’ll bet I could have posted a challenge response for every day of the month. I really feel for the Navigator, led at and their ilk, looking at a blazing blue sky and praying for … Continue reading "Cloud challenge, take 3"
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After an almost cloudless week and stinking hot temperatures some clouds rolled in and the temperature plummeted…AAAhhhhh. This photo was taken outside our new hospital with my bike, public art work and some nice stratocumulus clouds, then some rain later. click here for my previous days ride with a link to my week long cycle … Continue reading "Monthly challenge. A bike and some clouds"
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I’m trying to be…”Always Ready” that is! As you know (I’ll try not to be too political here) but there is this shutdown going on and our local Coasties are NOT being paid. I guess defending the coast line boarders is not essential. Isn’t that odd I would have thought it was an essential part … Continue reading "Semper Paratus….”Always Ready”"
Read MoreIt snowed last night and into this morning when I got up. I wanted to go out and get a picture of my bike tires making tracks in the snow, like Greg, but by the time I ate breakfast, drank a second cup of coffee, read the paper and got dressed, the roads had melted … Continue reading "Winter comes to Burgundy."
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Finished my morning chores. The sky looked excellent, especially for the requirements of the Challenge of the Month. The Ogre being slightly under the weather (nothing serious; heading for the shop tomorrow), I grabbed the lonely Long Haul Trucker. Had to remind my hands where to find shifters and brakes levers. Cruised over to Spring … Continue reading "Obscured by Clouds"
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Hi all, I arranged with Mary to get the 2018 Coffeeneuring patch – and it arrived yesterday.
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Same bike, same challenge; but a different day, different bridge, and different clouds. I see a theme here. If I hurry, I could fit seven posts into this month’s challenge – sort of a mini-Coffeeneuring series, but without the beverage. This time we’re looking at the Saint Johns Bridge, on route to Kelley Point. Come … Continue reading "Same same, but different"
Read MoreFive of us rode to Teluk Intan last Sunday. This was the view to the east across the Perak River. This was the view to the west. Rain was already falling in the distance. It did start raining where I was ten minutes after I took this photograph. Fifteen minutes later the rain had stopped. … Continue reading "RIDE # 11: 20 JANUARY 2019"
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A photo with clouds, in Portland in January? Yes, I think we can manage that quite nicely. Now that I’m posting this though, I wonder if once again I’ll be short of the mark. Does it count if you can’t see the clouds for the fog? Read on if you’d like to see more Portland Grey, … Continue reading "A foggy day in Portland Town"
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January is the hardest month to find clouds. We can go days with none at all as high-pressure systems park themselves over us. In a normal summer, on average, we get just three days of rain in the month. There are plenty of years we get no rain at all in January. Our most dramatic … Continue reading "Please send more clouds… just not at night"
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The temperature dropped a few more degrees today but the roads were dry and a pale sun came out briefly so I got on my bike – inspite of the -2°C, or because of it. I felt challenged by the weather. Yes, that felt mighty cold. I rode the short distance to the English Garden … Continue reading "Sun and Clouds and Cold – Monthly Challenge"
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Today was even warmer than yesterday, 5°C which I guess you can call mild for this time of year. So my bicycle was my preferred mode of transportation for my errands of the day. In the morning I rode to my Tai Chi class (first time) and in the afternoon I prolonged my shopping ride … Continue reading "Clouded Over – Monthly Challenge"
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Well, we’ve been back in Munich for a week now. At first we saw lots of snow, no clouds since the sky was one big grey cloud. Then two days ago it was above freezing and rained, melting and washing away most of the snow. Yay! It hasn’t frozen over since and there was no … Continue reading "Wispy Clouds – Monthly Challenge"
Read MoreIt was a big ride last Sunday. A 200km / 124mi Audax. With an early start. We rode very close to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport as the sun came up. Those are contrails. And I think Venus shining brightly. There were more conventional clouds in the sky over the Strait of Malacca at lunchtime. … Continue reading "RIDE # 6: 13 JANUARY 2019"
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Plenty of rain around here so far this month, which is exactly what is supposed to happen in January. Last time I checked, we were up to 80 or 90 percent of average for the rainy season. That limits my opportunities for pedaling and means I need to hop on two wheels whenever there’s a … Continue reading "Water, death, sheep, cloud"
Read MoreI tried to post some of this on Friday but the system somehow rejected it, so will just post the photo’s. Distance – 10 miles Journey – Solo. Bike – Dawes Galaxy.
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How is it you can have a bicycle for 4 years and have never noticed that the cross bar has this really cool name on it😳😳 Little Bessie is officially now “Uptown Bessie”. I never noticed that it says “uptown ex” right there. Can’t believe it is January 12th and it is my first ride. … Continue reading "Uptown Bessie and First ride of 2019"
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I rode to Deloraine for an overnight camp. This sky looked great. The first day was very windy, the second day OK. The overall average speed was very slow. The story of the ride can be found here.
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It has been raining for a couple of days. More rain on the way, but a short break today. In order to comply with the Challenge of the Month — clouds — I grabbed the camera and headed out on the Ogre for a quick spin. Took two photos, and camera batteries died. Reached for … Continue reading "I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now"
Read MoreWell, of course we had a grey day for our ride, but Cindy, Kathy and I enjoyed being on our bike. We met at Cindy’s house and headed for Centennial Park. We stopped for a rest and snack break at the park which is home to this old school house. The school house building is … Continue reading "RIDE #3 JANUARY (WITH WISP OF A CLOUD)"
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Not many clouds around today and it’s a nice 27°C with breeze (here a helpful behind breeze) so not too hot.
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Raleigh on 7th street headed to JR’s Darker area to the south is more clouds moving in Interesting development involving a very different chain ring on a adult tricycle at JR’s — (as we know, you never know what might show up there) After some research, it turns out that is a Hagen All Speed … Continue reading "7th Street/Clouds/Mysterious Chain Ring"
Read MoreWho would have thought the weather would be so different? Not me, but when I got up this morning there were no clouds in the sky. Sue was on me immediately after coffee to get out and stop the bitching about the bad weather. So off I went, thinking I might not be able to … Continue reading "Looking for the silver lining: Clouds on the horizon."
Read MoreThe sky was quite resplendent this morning, albeit for only a short time. From pink . . . to gold in about ten minutes. All the colour had faded away soon after.
Read MoreI had forgotten about the number of rides challenge so am starting that now with re-naming my last post to include ‘Ride #1’. That means today was ride #2 ;’-). It started as a utilitarian ride (which I don’t intend to include in the number of rides for the challenge), but ended up being a … Continue reading "RIDE #2: WITH A FEW CLOUDS ALSO"
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It’s been cloudy or I’ve been asleep or I just plain missed it – but yesterday I managed a sunset picture. Our driveway heads somewhat east / west so I took the shot there. I will probably have to walk a bit further along to get the winter solstice picture!
Read MoreThe first ride on 2019 was from where Brian lives to Putrajaya and back. Putrajaya is the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya. Kuala Lumpur had by then become overcrowded and congested because of rapid urban development. Things haven’t improved since. Architects and city planners started with … Continue reading "Ride # 1: 02 January 2019"
Read MoreAnnually my informal group of women riders do a FROSTY ride. First Ride Out Startng The Year. The same two friends host us for the event and we have been doing it for many years. There was only one year that we got rained out and one year that we actually had sun! This day … Continue reading "RIDE #1: OVERCAST NEW YEAR’S DAY 2019"
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Thanks to some warm air flowing up from Santa Rosa, California, MY Town had been experiencing higher than normal temperatures for most of December. That situation has changed somewhat, as you can see on the weather graphic shown above. The windchills have been below zero for all of 2019 so far. I don’t know what … Continue reading "FINDING A CLOUD ISN’T MUCH OF A CHALLENGE IN A MINNESOTA WINTER"
Read MoreThe sun was shining through broken cloud up until the time I managed to get out shortly before noon, by that time the sun had disappeared. Looking south the sun would be at its highest about now. Leaving this point I rode into heavier cloud that was leaking. Snowdrops, first of the winter for me. … Continue reading "CLOUDY RIDE"
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Casey’s General Store and a stratus cloud deck Just purchased a 425M$ Mega Millions ticket — one chance in 290+ million (what could possibly go wrong?) Over 2″ of rain NYE lead to flooding of the North Fork Thats last summers Corn Field Happy Geeses 🙂 Looks like clouds coast to coast
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After being out of town sans bicycle for a few days, I figured the Ogre would want to get out and bid farewell to 2018. Despite the moderate temperature, a cold wind howled and gusted out of the north. I think it blasted straight down from Hastings, Minnesota. It blew me all over the roads … Continue reading "Community Bikes"
Read MoreI work in an old two-story building in downtown Salem. Across the street to the south is the grocery store. Here’s my bike parked by the wall of the grocery store, shortly after 9:00am(CST) on December 16, 2018. The reflections on the grocery store wall are from the low mid-morning sun reflecting off the second-story … Continue reading "A wall, art(?), and a bike a few days before the winter solstice"
Read MoreThe overnight fog had lifted by first light, though that wasn’t very early as it turned out to be a heavy cloud day all day, currently around just eight hours of daylight. Not sure if this will be my last posting of the year, if so best wishes to all for the coming season. Managed … Continue reading "FINAL POST OF THE YEAR?"
Read MoreOnce again my friend Cindy and I beat some rain! The rain will now continue through at least the next two days and possibly into the third. That will leave little time for more rides this year, though I intend to get out on my bike any part of any day that it is not … Continue reading "DECEMBER CHALLENGE: MY FINAL WALLS (I THINK)"
Read MoreCool start to the day some sunny spells, managed to get for a pleasant ride in the sun. This dry stone wall has sadly seen better days. Wall of straw near Sunningwell. Extension to this house next to Abingdon Marina. Distance – 19 miles. Journey – Solo. Bike – Tifosi Classico.
Read MoreThank you Nancy, Suzanne, Rich, Em and Tony for the good luck wishes for the Rapha Festive 500 challenge. The participant count is up to 91,228. 645 people have completed the challenge to date. I am delighted to report that I am one of those. I’m hanging my bike up for the rest of 2018. … Continue reading "RIDE # 178: 28 DECEMBER 2018"
Read MoreIn our little part of the world the forecast was for heavy cloud and light winds all day. Surprisingly after our visitor left at midday the clouds slowly began to clear, at 15:30 it was time to pop out with the camera. Not sure if I’m too late to qualify? View west across the Abingdon’s … Continue reading "Unexpectedly a Solstice to Photo"
Read MoreJust had time for a quick outing before family arrive for the day. Still dull and grey no solstice shots again. Arch to the side of St. Helen’s Church. Private dwelling’s garden wall. Distance – 7 miles. Journey – Solo. Bike – Dawes Galaxy.
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Another small downtown park where a building has been removed Some plaster remains — apparently, the exterior wall of one building was the interior of another Nancy’s recent post of walls in Everett got me interested in brick walls. After viewing some videos about brick laying, I went out to see what I could find. … Continue reading "Downtown Brick Walls"
Read MoreFamily Christmas for us is on Christmas Eve, so today is a relaxing day, kind of. There is no rain today and for a while I saw some blue sky with the threat of sun lurking in the wings. Time to ride! It was cold at 38 degrees as I started my ride at 11:00. … Continue reading "SOME WALLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY"
Read MoreThe Rapha Festive 500 challenge kicked off today. Ride 500 kilometres between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. I had a pre-dawn start under a bright gibbous moon. I rode a meandering route south-west to the coast, following the Langat River where possible. The Langat River this close to the sea is tidal. The morning … Continue reading "RIDE # 173: 24 DECEMBER 2018"
Read MoreSadly the weather did not permit a Solstice trip this morning, so the following are e few grey day shots of a very quiet Abingdon. A few dog walkers, a couple out rowing and a paddle boarder, and very few vehicles. Seasons wishes to all. Distance – 6 miles. Journey – Solo. Bike – Dawes … Continue reading "CHRISTMAS MORNING SPIN"
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I was a little under the weather on the 21st so didn’t make it out. However, everyone under the sun was posting amazing sunset and sunrise photos on FB and other social media. As I sat on my couch last night…….I could see the color building from our window and decided I needed to get … Continue reading "A Day Late But Not A Dollar Short……Solstice Sunset"
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The temperature was in the 30’s (Fahrenheit) this morning, but it was expected to warm up and the forecast called for rain starting around noon. Inspired by recent news about an incident from five years ago, I bundled up and headed down to Andy’s park, with a couple of detours along the way to look … Continue reading "Andy Lopez Park"
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My parents have always been super-supportive of my interests and of me, in general. They could tell very early on that bikes were my thing… and they always did what they could to encourage me to pursue cycling. My dad built me scooters and Chopper bikes and all manner of bike modifications. He didn’t have … Continue reading "Retro wall photo – Cardinal Greenway"
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So I’m at least close. I got a photo of nearly the sunrise (I’m about 45 minutes late), on a nearly east/west road (off by about 15 degrees), on nearly the solstice (one day late). The photo is taken biking east along the Xindian River near Bitan Scenic Area, just south of Taipei. There’s a … Continue reading "Winter solstice in Taipei"
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I finally emerged from the wall of work. For a few days after two weeks of standing up for 10-hour days, I did very little – it felt very nice to just lie around and watch movies: Rocket Science, Brooklyn, Paradise Road, Mad Bastards, Testament to Youth, and others. Aaaahhhh…. But, as frequently happens at … Continue reading "Historic Walls"
Read MoreThe weather forecasters keep tricking us. Yesterday we expected a bit of sun and mid to high 40d temps. No sun (but no rain this time), and temps in high 30s for most of the day. On my way to meet up with Cindy and Brenda (my buddies who joined the Little Free Pantry ride), … Continue reading "DECEMBER CHALLENGE CONTINUES: WALLS OF EVERETT"
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First – missed out. The Solstice was a cloudy time in my part of Tasmania so there were no sunrise / sunset pictures from 41 degrees south. I will try again when we return from a short Christmas break when the sun won’t have moved too much from it’s furthest position.
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Just got a shot of the sun as it disappears on the horizon here in Conil, Spain on December 21 for the Solstice Challenge. In Munich I would have had my bicycle and perhaps a street at the right angle, but I doubt the sun would have been out. Only rain and clouds there! Happy … Continue reading "Winter Solstice Challenge – without bike and road"
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So my first December submission flopped miserably, rejected by sharp-eyed Suzanne’s observation that an iron fence doesn’t fit the definition of a wall. Let’s try again. This wall is maybe open to question too. It sure looks wallish to me, but some my view it as merely a highway restraining barrier. There are still a … Continue reading "December’s challenge: a wall, a bike, and a mountain"
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Sorry Rich, but I couldn’t find a east-west road but I did discover that our new footbridge lines up with the suns furtherest point south at sunset. Of course I am one day ahead of the solstice but I don’t think it would make much difference. For more on my night ride Click here
Read MoreMore overnight and into the early daylight hours, then bright and sunny as some of the following will show. Having run out of wood screws for the latest project I’m working on and needing some wood stain as well, I took a somewhat scenic route to the relevant shops. Exposed timbers on this house in … Continue reading "OUT AFTER THE RAIN"
Read MoreBelieving the forecast for ‘overcast with some sunbreaks and little to no chance of rain’, Cindy and I met up for a ride on the Burke Gilman Trail. In that anticipated weather we would ride across the new 520 bridge across Lake Washington, or ride to Lake Union in Seattle, or at the least ride … Continue reading "DECEMBER CHALLENGE: WALLS ALONG THE TRAIL"
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Well my brain cells are in overdrive trying to go so far back into the fog of history. My first cycle must have been to my local school and back just down the road about 50 years ago, way before the time of digital cameras or even polaroid cameras. I can remember my first crash … Continue reading "First Bike Ride"
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At last I found an interesting wall. From this angle it looks like a stand-alone, curved wall built for artistic purposes.
Read MoreI DO live in the Pacific NorthWET, so there is no surprise that we have moss all around ;’-). Not long ago — well maybe a year and a half or so, but that doesn’t seem so long ago — city maintenance cleared off the moss from the wall and walkways here. Helps to keep … Continue reading "DECEMBER CHALLENGE: A LOW WALL WITH MOSS"
Read MoreHeavy rain was forecast for early this afternoon, so having a couple of errands to run I managed to get out in what turned out to be a very strong Southerly wind. This weather beaten wall in Milton village has slowly deteriorated over the last few years. From Milton it was through Sutton Courtenay to … Continue reading "out before the rain starts"
Read MoreThis past weekend was the annual ‘Holiday event’ for our little informal biking group of friendfs and we had, once again, a fine time. We did a different ride this year that involved a ferry ride from Fort Casey on Whidbey Island to Port Townsend. After about a mile of riding we connected with the … Continue reading "December Challenge: another wall"
Read MoreAfter a visit from our eldest son and one of his girls, I was able to get for an hour or so. It has taken me more than a little while to remember where I had seen the following. This thatched top garden wall is to be found in the village of Appleford, a few … Continue reading "in search of an unusual wall"
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My first wall to climb was uploading these photos….I seemed to experience some technical errors 😳but I’m ready now I think. I haven’t been on my bike in nearly a week….to much work and not enough fun. Today that changes!!
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Looking at the Analemma, the sun is so close to 23.5 S Latitude any date between now and January 1st would be a good time for a photo as weather/clouds allow. Just over a week until the Solstice. As we can see by the analemma the direct ray of the sun is very nearly at … Continue reading "Solstice Challenge (Updated)"
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Hi ho! Kermit the Frog, here! I am doing a guest post as The Navigator is recuperating after another 10-hour day. We haven’t been riding much at all this month as she has been in a work frenzy after awarding a contract worth hundreds of thousands of dollars on 28 November. The record digitising contract … Continue reading "Another box in the wall"
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My 2018 challenge is to ride 100 k each week. This changed to 5,200 k in the year (average 100k) after some weeks not making the 100. 2 weeks and 161 k to go. To help the totals along this week I “did” an S24O ride. Notes can be found HERE. This coming week I … Continue reading "Shhhhh …. My 2018 Challenge is going well"
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Out the Greenway and back. Made a couple of short side trips to see about photographing walls. Other than that, not much excitement except when the garbage truck stopped in the middle of the road and tried to back up over top of me while I was pinned in place by traffic and parked cars. … Continue reading "Wonderwall to be here"
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North wall of a church on Chestnut street. In addition to the brick, is a central column of Indiana Limestone flanked by stained glass on either side. It was widely used across the United States including most of the exterior of the Empire State Building. Wall along an alley behind the home of a former … Continue reading "2 Walls & A Few Snowflakes"
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Today we crossed over into Spain, crossing the Pyrenees over the low Col de Panissars, the ancient route the Romans took through the mountains. To call the day adventurous would be an understatement. With a treacherous descent and a barefoot walk in the water, it was a ride not quite like any we’ve experienced, a … Continue reading "December’s challenge: crossing the Tech"
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After my brief interlude in Minnesota — it seemed like a fevered dream, almost a fantasy — I returned to Santa Rosa where I discovered the temperature was not expected to rise above 55 degrees Fahrenheit today. In bone-chilling, life-threatening conditions such as that, my Gopher State host, Greg, never rides his bike. He just … Continue reading "Another brick in the wall"
Read MoreMany thanks for all of the positive comments on my previous postings, much appreciated. It was very mild with sunshine and showers and a fresh SW wind when I set out on a morning ride. Bit of a cheat this one, I took this yesterday when I had to collect a few items from our … Continue reading "Various Walls and a Lucky Escape"
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