Serves me right for not keeping up with the latest goings-on. I’ll look for trees. Allow me one last bridge photograph. Apropos for those slipping and sliding into winter. This was in Delft in The Netherlands.
Read MoreThe Kickapoo Rail Trail fundraiser sponsored a ride this morning — friend and former colleague Dave and I participated and had a great ride Raleigh pauses at a rock outcrop with lots of trees! The double trunked one is a silver maple, the others —– well, they treeely have me stumped! ( ok, I will … Continue reading "Trees Along KRT Ride"
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Date: 2018/06/02 (Sat) Place: Shing Mun River, FoTan, Shatin, Hong Kong Remark: My boy’s new attempt – Riding a flat-bar Fuji Ace 24-Inch Road bike for the first time. That Fuji road bike comes with a wonderful 3 x 10-Speed Shimano XT Groupset.
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June challenge! What? Is it really June already?!?! Where do the months go… We’ve had some sketchy weather in Hobart of late as we slide into winter. A couple of weeks ago the city experienced the most rainfall in a 24 hour period in something like 60 years. Many homes and businesses were flooded and/or … Continue reading "Sleeping trees"
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The Challenge of the Month for June requires photographing tree(s) and bicycle. That’s actually a fairly tricky assignment. Lining up an interesting shot of a bike with a tree isn’t always easy, especially when attempting to fit all of a tall tree into the frame. I have a few trees in mind for the Challenge, … Continue reading "Timber Cruising"
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So close! If we take the 10 hour time difference into account, this post nearly qualifies for the May Bridge challenge; but we’re off by about an hour. Still, I’ve got a few bridges to sell you if you’re interested. Six old stone bridges from the Zagori region of northwest Greece, all within about three … Continue reading "May and a day: the bridges of Zagori"
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Many thanks and congratulations to everyone who mastered the Challenge of the Month for May with a terrific variety of bridges old and new. For June, we are all challenged to photograph a tree, or trees. Don’t forget to include your bike! See details at the Challenge page: http://cycle365.life/cycle365-challenge-of-the-month/ Let’s see how arboreal you can … Continue reading "Trees"
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My ace support crew reminded me she needed to pick up her Wine Club shipment at Paradise Ridge. That winery burned to the ground in the October fires, and a temporary tasting room opened in Kenwood while the facility is being rebuilt at the original site. By my usual meandering route, Kenwood is about ten … Continue reading "Paradise Ridge"
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The calendar can be so cruel. Tomorrow we expect to see the three arched Plakidas Bridge, the bridge I most look forward to seeing on our tour of Greece. Tomorrow is June 1st – just too late. I do have one final offering for the May challenge though: this abandoned steel bridge over the Arachthos … Continue reading "May bridge challenge: in under the wire"
Read MoreWell my entry for the bridges competition doesn’t even go over water, it’s a bridge over a railway….boring. It was an important thoroughfare for horses and carriages a hundred years ago. Then devoted to cars Here’s my ride click here Sorry this site is testing my Neo-Luddite tendancies but I’ll get it eventually See ya … Continue reading "Cyclelife May Challenge- Bridges"
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We encountered a few more bridges on our weekend riding. We also wondered – does a dam wall count as a bridge or do you have to take a photo over the out-take? Most importantly, we tried for extra credit with a bridge named after Bill’s surname since he is the instigator of the challenge. … Continue reading "May Bridge Challenge: The final bridges of May"
Read MoreIt is an understatement to say I enjoy cycling. I really enjoy cycling. Enough to ride every other day so far in 2018. I especially enjoy rides to new places. This ride was mostly along familiar ground to and then along the Guthrie Corridor Expressway. We had some time to burn while waiting to connect … Continue reading "RIDE #75: 27 MAY 2018"
Read MoreMoordrecht is about 30kms from The Hague, and a neighbour of Gouda, where the eponymous cheese is still traded using a ritual system called handjeklap in which buyers and sellers clap each other’s hands and shout prices. This is the Jan Thijssenweg Bridge in Moordrecht. Jan Thijssen was a Dutch resistance fighter during the Second World War.
Read MoreAnother pre-dawn start. We crossed the North Klang Valley Expressway at an overpass which has a pedestrian and bike path adjacent to the roadway. Getting the shot.
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Times have sure changed. We used to ride our “Normal” 30 mi down to Stillwater Cove nearly every day. Yesterday was the first time for us in months……what has happened? For one thing we don’t ride together that much anymore 😂 That’s my doing as I seem to be busy doing other things and I … Continue reading "Not So “Normal” Ride"
Read MoreThere is a dearth of bridges on the routes I ride in Malaysia. Unsurprisingly, not so in Holland, the land of canals. I was spoilt for bridge choices when I lived there. One of my favourites is the Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge, a bicycle and pedestrian bridge in the outskirts of Vlaardingen.
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So let’s see if we’ve got everything right this time. Distinctive bridge, check. Month of May, check. Bicycle on the scene, check. All systems go. Built in 1956, the Old Eviprou Bridge in Chalkida (Chalcis) isn’t all that old, but it’s older than the new bridge, and is built as the newest of a succession … Continue reading "The Old Eviprou Bridge"
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Three years ago, Jeff and I bicycled through the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta with the expectation of utilizing two ferries across water to complete the loop and return to our starting point in Rio Vista. Much to our surprise, the J-Mack ferry was out of service, essentially leaving us stranded on Grand Island … Continue reading "Islands in the Delta"
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We could not let the challenge period finish without getting pics of the two bridges that span the Murray River in Corowa. These pics were taken last Monday, before I was laid flat by a rotten cold for much of the past week. The Murray River is Australia’s version of the Mississippi and its tributaries … Continue reading "May Challenge 2018: Bridges 5 and 6"
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I’m really sorry I can’t add an image in the comments, so I have made an extra post for this bridge. It’s not mine, it’s Scott’s. For some reason he didn’t even realize that his bike was in the picture. I guess Rachael lugged it along on the hike so he could get credit for … Continue reading "No Bike?"
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It’s been challenging seeking out bridges in Greece worthy of the challenge. We’ve been in the islands, and there just haven’t been many bridges around. I’ve been quite stressed about this, as I’m sure you can imagine. We finally found a second bridge yesterday though, and it was definitely a challenge. Challenging enough that we … Continue reading "The challenging bridge at Andros"
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Date: 2018/05/19 (Sat) Place: Lam Tsuen River, Kwong Fuk Estate, Taipo, Hong Kong Remark: My team-mate’s Giant Rapid taken while having late lunch. The footbridge in the background allow pedestrians and residents to cross the Lam Tsuen River.
Read MoreWe’ve been having a wet and chilly week here in Munich. Not a single day without rainshowers predicted either in the morning, the afternoon or both. But this morning was sunny, rain not expected until afternoon. Had to take advantage of that. Our favorite short ride is to a beer garden for a picnic lunch. … Continue reading "A Picnic and a Bridge"
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The sun finally reappeared this morning. Seems like it has been hidden by the marine layer around here for a week, although that might be an exaggeration. I need to wait a couple more days before I undertake a ride I’ve been thinking about for awhile, so today I figured I should stretch my legs … Continue reading "One “R” or Two"
Read MoreA moderate northeasterly breeze suggested Dave and I should head that direction for a change — seems like most often a southerly wind keeps us riding in that direction. Heading north out of town and then east we crossed the Kankakee Beaverville and Southern RR, paused for a little break and continued to the (now) … Continue reading "Ride North and East"
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The iconic (for Tasmania) Tasman Bridge is the main connection between the Eastern and Western Shores and a significant landmark of Hobart. I cross over the Tasman Bridge each weekday on my journey to work and back (aboard my motorised two-wheeler rather than by pedal power). I have cycled across it a handful of times, but … Continue reading "The Tasman Bridge Disaster"
Read MoreWe looked to avoid all the Mothers Day traffic that would be heading to eateries, scenic destinations, etc by doing a 56 kilometre loop on country roads southeast of Wangaratta. We crossed two bridges – one with water, the other with none. We also traveled over many culverts, some with water underneath and some bigger … Continue reading "May Bridge Challenge – Bridge 4"
Read MoreThe first days of May, Janos and I were still on our Lower Bavaria bicycle tour. Our route followed the Danube to Passau, then the Vils and finally the Isar back to our starting point in Landshut. Here are the pictures.
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For the Challenge of the Month, all bridges are welcome. A few miles down the road we have a famous one. It might not be the longest, the highest, the newest, or the fanciest bridge on the planet, but it’s pretty nice. Around here, we think of it as a breathtakingly beautiful symbol of the … Continue reading "One Bridge to Rule Them All"
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A survey of bridges, trestles, overpasses, viaducts, spans, etc to help stoke your imagination for the Challenge of the Month. Read more at Bill Bikes
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Date: 2018/05/06 (Sun) Place: Sai Sha, Sai Kung, Hong Kong Remark: My team-mate’s Giant TCR SLR 1 taken on our return trip from Sai Sha. The footbridge in the background facilitates residents and pedestrians to safely cross the busy motorway below. By the way, I’m a little bit lazy and tried to … Continue reading "2018 Cycle Days Challenge – Photo #002"
Read MoreThe crew and I did an overnight ride on the weekend. We rode over about seven bridges. But were they worthy of the Challenge? Did a bridge need to span a watercourse that had a certain water volume to count? I pondered this for awhile. In the end, I decided to take pics only of … Continue reading "‘You call that a bridge?’ – May Challenge – Bridges 1-3"
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It started as a simple ride out the Greenway bike path. Then I decided to photograph some of the Greenway bridges for the current Cycle365 Challenge of the Month. Then I ran into Rich and Sandra. Then I detoured to campus for a quick inspection. Then, the next thing I knew, I was in double … Continue reading "Greenway Bridges & Double Trouble"
Read MoreJust downstream from the 7th street bridge, the North Fork makes a 90 degree turn to the south. “Party Bridge” crosses on County Road 4000N. Newly tilled and planted field. It is subject to flooding, so we will see what happens as the summer progresses. Here is the view a few days later with the … Continue reading "“Party Bridge”"
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My first, possibly only submission for the May Bridge Challenge. There don’t seem to be many noteworthy bridges in Crete, and it took some research to ferret this one out. I’m grateful to Bill for posting this challenge, because I would have missed this bridge otherwise. Not too impressive from the road surface, and there’s … Continue reading "The Keritis Bridge"
Read MoreThis 1970’s style concrete road bridge is not as romantic as “Ferry Cross The Mersey” by Gerry and the Pacemakers but it got me from West to East Devonport. While crossing I didn’t sing “Ferry C T Mersey” much to everyone’s relief. Devonport is big on petroleum and bunker fuel imports. It smells very rich. … Continue reading "Brompton on a “Bridge cross the Mersey”, Tasmania"
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There just aren’t many unless you ride south to Big Sur then you have several options. With current road construction and my lack of riding I don’t see that happening anytime soon. So, today I present to you the bridge on Pearl street in Monterey. It takes you across Lake El Estero which is a … Continue reading "Finding Bridges in Monterey….not so easy!"
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The Ogre isn’t really a mountain bike—no shocks—and it’s built for fire roads and gravel and the like, not steep, rocky singletrack. The South Burma trail in Annadel is very rugged and rocky. Rocky in the sense that big, half-buried, immovable rocks practically block the trail and make it impossible to pick a smooth line. … Continue reading "South Burma"
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The Diamond Back always likes to stop at a bridge and see what might be seen along the stream bed.
Read MoreMy entry for the Old Grumbleface May Bridge Challenge is going to be a history lesson. Not a very in-depth history lesson, but certainly an exciting and self-serving history lesson. When I set out this morning I thought I would simply meet the minimum requirement of a picture of my bike strategically placed in front of … Continue reading "The Famous Spiral Bridge: My O.G.M.B.C. Submission"
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In honor of the current Cycle365 Challenge of the Month: Around northern California, “the Bay” usually refers to the broadest demarcation of San Francisco Bay, including its assorted lobes and other features such as San Pablo Bay, Carquinez Strait, Suisun Bay, etc. That large body of water defines and divides the landscape of our “Bay … Continue reading "San Francisco Bay Bridges"
Read MoreChallenge for March, 2020: This month’s theme is Music, hosted by Greg. All you have to do in order to meet the March Challenge is match a bike ride to a piece of music. There are NO RULES! Well, there are two rules, I guess. 1) Provide the title of your song, and 2) tell us … Continue reading "Cycle365 Challenge of the Month"
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