Some Kodachrome photos from a walk Skunkers and I took in Cave Hill Cemetery this week. It’s where Col. Sanders, Mohammed Ali, the lady who wrote “Happy Birthday,” plus many local celebrities are buried. The geese were very noisy and it frightened the cat, but he has to get used to things if he’s going … Continue reading "I’m not the only one who took a walk on Wednesday"
Read MoreMonth: March 2021
Easter in Kodachrome
Last day of March and I thought I was getting a last chance for the Kodachrome challenge – but no, the challenge will continue through April. All of a sudden we are having heavenly weather, sun and temperatures in the 60’s and 70’s. It feels so good. Here are some Easter themed pictures from our … Continue reading "Easter in Kodachrome"
Read MoreApril 2021 Challenge of the month: colorful sounds
And now for something completely different, let’s bring a new sense into the challenge: sound. My apologies for those who are hard of hearing or are unable to create an audio file, but it’s only fair – we didn’t make special provisions for the color blind amongst us when we announced the Kodachrome challenge or … Continue reading "April 2021 Challenge of the month: colorful sounds"
Read MoreWEEK 4 MARCH RIDE PHOTOS
Somehow I fit in a ‘bonus’ ride and got five for this week. https://adventureswithnancyg.blogspot.com With all my complaining of weather and stuff, it’s been a fairly good bike riding month (so far).
Read MoreMy Ride-Along With Storm Chaser Greg
It’s been raining steadily since yesterday afternoon. At 1:30 p.m., I said “to heck with it, I’ve got to ride.” And so I did. And who did I see along the way? Why, it was Storm Chaser Greg. I’ll let him take over for a minute. The past couple of days I’ve been wearing shorts … Continue reading "My Ride-Along With Storm Chaser Greg"
Read MoreBlue/Blue
Just a short tour across town, around the park, and back, and spotted this carpet of violas Make a pretty good match for the Le Tour, or vice versa
Read MoreColour, Farbe, Color
Well colour sure beats black and white, I am old enough to remember when televisions became colour, wow, it was amazing. I used to ride my bike to my grandparents down the coast to look at their colour TV in amazement. Then later came digital photography, just after I bought a fancy SLR camera too. … Continue reading "Colour, Farbe, Color"
Read MoreMud Season
Spring in Vermont is affectionately(?) known as Mud Season. It’s the time of year when many of our unpaved roads turn into brown soup for a couple of weeks, filled with ruts big enough to swallow small cars (and presumably bicycles as well). It’s tough to find much in the way of Kodachrome-worthy images. In … Continue reading "Mud Season"
Read MoreNew Bike Path
A few days ago I saw a headline in the local newspaper: “New Bike Path Connects Forestville to Santa Rosa.” What!?! How could that be? I pay attention to that kind of stuff, and I was completely unfamiliar with any plans for, or work on, such a bike path. Read more at Bill Bikes
Read MoreWEEK 3 MARCH RIDE PHOTOS
More about the photos are as usual — on my blog. https://adventureswithnancyg.blogspot.com I was pleased and surprised that I got in four rides this week of March. That seems to be my average for most of my weeks, and I had hoped I would be able to match it. A delightful four rides mainly with … Continue reading "WEEK 3 MARCH RIDE PHOTOS"
Read MoreAn equinoctial letdown
It’s hard to feel let down on the first day of spring, but here we are. It’s all the fault of Rich-Illinois – if he didn’t make such a big thing about seeing your shadow on the equinox, I wouldn’t have minded that it was overcast today in Moab for probably the first time in … Continue reading "An equinoctial letdown"
Read MoreEjecti Happens
Its been a while since anything of real interest has appeared along the road Lots of jettisoned stuff like beer cans, paper, plastic bags etc. Im seeing more beer bottles along the road which inevitably leads to broken beer bottles littering where we want to ride Riding the Triad (7th st, 6thAve, and 2nd Ave) … Continue reading "Ejecti Happens"
Read MoreEquinox
Spring arrives tomorrow at 0437 CDT, so Im either 9+ hours early, or waiting for tomorrow’s sunset, would be 15+ hours late Clear weather today after yesterday’s rain and wind, so best to take advantage of itRaleigh readies for Equinox with shadow nearly square to garage door Shadows very nearly oriented due east Shadowy cyclist … Continue reading "Equinox"
Read MorePlaying With Kodachrome
What a week it’s been for yours truly! And, of course, I’m going to tell you about it, whether I think you’ll be interested or not. The first event came on Monday when my dad called to say he just got his second Covid shot. He was feeling good and also pretty cocky about feeling … Continue reading "Playing With Kodachrome"
Read MoreSpring Equinox Coming Up
And of course for those of you in the southern hemisphere, the autumn equinox. I’m not sure we are going to have any sun tomorrow for any equinox pictures, though. As long as I’m talking about the weather, HERE is a little recap of the past week. Sadly no bike rides.
Read MoreNatural Bridges
We’re out of Color Country now and have moved on to the southeast corner of Utah – Canyon Country – which, surprise surprise, is still pretty darn colorful. We’ll get back on the bikes again soon but for now we’re still on foot when we’re not driving. Today’s hike through Natural Bridges National Monument is … Continue reading "Natural Bridges"
Read MoreHappy St. Patrick’s Day
Not a shamrock or leprechaun or anyone from Notre Dame to be seen around here
Read MoreMinnesota Cyclist Compelled To Stop At Girl Scout Cookie Stand
According to several eye witnesses, a man identified as Gregblood of MY Town, Minnesota, recklessly swerved across a busy street while riding his bike, nearly causing the driver of a Cadillac Escalade to hit the brakes. “The dude seemed to have spotted the cute stand over there,” said the driver when questioned by police, “and … Continue reading "Minnesota Cyclist Compelled To Stop At Girl Scout Cookie Stand"
Read MoreGood News Bad News Bad News Good News
Woke up this morning to snow flurries. That is neither good nor bad news – I no longer expect mild weather this month and will take it as it comes. It’s been snowing and raining for most of the day. While waiting for a dry window, I decided to get my blog going again. The … Continue reading "Good News Bad News Bad News Good News"
Read MoreWEEK TWO MARCH RIDES PHOTOS
We are currently in Elk Grove CA, visiting the Grands and family and I have at least taken or found the time to blog about the days so far. But here are the photos for this second week of March. Mostly short rides, but the best of times. ?. https://adventureswithnancyg.blogspot.com These are the times when … Continue reading "WEEK TWO MARCH RIDES PHOTOS"
Read MoreBack to Zion
We’ve finally moved on from our stay in Saint George. We had other plans for where to wander next, but a late winter cold front dropped snow to the valley and convinced us that we should avoid the high routes east. Instead we booked two nights in Springdale, the small town at the entrance to … Continue reading "Back to Zion"
Read MorePostcards from Sebastopol
Despite serious drought conditions, we endured several consecutive days of damp, drizzly, chilly, gray weather that kept me off two wheels. Not enough precipitation to make a dent in our enormous rain deficit, but enough to make pedaling seem unappealing. Today, on the other hand, the sun reappeared in the sky and the temperature soared … Continue reading "Postcards from Sebastopol"
Read MoreThe Day Giant Mechanical Monsters Terrorized MY Town
I’m not exactly sure where they came from (Outer space? A parallel universe? An H.G. Wells novel? Hell?) but they arrived mysteriously and wreaked havoc on MY Town today. The next few pictures are just the things I witnessed. I can’t even imagine all the other death and destruction that occurred beyond my view. We … Continue reading "The Day Giant Mechanical Monsters Terrorized MY Town"
Read MoreNew Bike Day!
Today is New Bike Day! This is my brand new Salsa Fargo, which will hopefully allow me to tackle even more of our chunky gravel roads. Because of the current pandemic-induced global bike shortage, I ended up buying this bike from a shop up in northern Vermont, about 180 miles away. So today was mostly … Continue reading "New Bike Day!"
Read MoreLEAVING BAD WEATHER FOR NOT SO GOOD WEATHER, PLUS POOR WIFI
This post has little to nothing to with any bike riding, but I wanted to check in to let you know I have not disappeared off the earth ;’-). First here is a photo of our drive to visit family in “sunny” California. To be fair — we were crossing a pass — maybe Siskyus … Continue reading "LEAVING BAD WEATHER FOR NOT SO GOOD WEATHER, PLUS POOR WIFI"
Read MoreThe pictorial guide to Paul Simon’s Kodachrome (as covered by the Muppets)
It was a long day at work. A very long day. Most of them are that way now. I dread logging in each morning. So after a day of meeting after meeting, and phone calls in between, while planning logistics, talking to people about data extraction, deciphering legalese and organisational liability, and negotiating procurement documents… … Continue reading "The pictorial guide to Paul Simon’s Kodachrome (as covered by the Muppets)"
Read MoreUtah Hill
It seems odd to find a bike route in Utah called simply ‘Utah Hill’. Why this hill specifically, when there are thousands to choose from? Maybe it’s because it’s near the Arizona border and it’s the first ridge you would cross climbing out of the Mojave Basin before they blasted a blasted freeway through the … Continue reading "Utah Hill"
Read MoreThe round-up – hazards and kodachrome
I have a few hazard photos taken in February that I haven’t had time to post, and I’ve started on the kodachrome challenge. My challenge to myself is to find colours in ROYGBIV order. I’ve made it to blue. Work is crazy and stressful and the internet is crap at the new place, so I’m … Continue reading "The round-up – hazards and kodachrome"
Read MoreAn Entire Post About Blue Bags
Yes, you read that right–BLUE BAGS. This morning I noticed they’re all over MY Town. It all started when I was riding around on a very nice day, with no intention of creating a Cycle365 post. Then, while riding along the floodplain of the Vermillion River, I noticed something out of the corner of my … Continue reading "An Entire Post About Blue Bags"
Read MoreYellow Day
It was a lovely yellow day on the Greenway, but I couldn’t figure out how to insert my last roll of Kodak film into my iPhone…. More at Bill Bikes
Read MoreWEEK 1 OF MARCH RIDE PHOTOS
I don’t (and won’t) normally post two in a row like this, but I have fallen behind here. Again… these are also on my blog. https://adventureswithnancyg.blogspot.com Better photo of the stump… Photos of the Snow Geese are on the blog, and I posted one here the other day. It was an awesome experience to watch … Continue reading "WEEK 1 OF MARCH RIDE PHOTOS"
Read MoreWEEK 4 (AND THE LAST) OF FEBRUARY RIDE PHOTOS
I am not quite sure if I should be posting all my photos here each week as I do post them on my blog. https://adventureswithnancyg.blogspot.com But — it was first as a challenge here to post xxx number of photos and so here I still am. That ended my riding in February and now March … Continue reading "WEEK 4 (AND THE LAST) OF FEBRUARY RIDE PHOTOS"
Read MoreZion in black and white
I’m feeling badly about this month’s challenge, and owe an apology to my compatriots to the north and down under. Pretty thoughtless and self centered to declare this Kodochrome month while we’re in Color Country and most folks are still stuck with a pallet of grey, white and brown. Oh well. What’s done is done. … Continue reading "Zion in black and white"
Read MoreThe Conclusion Of “My Colorful, Kaleidoscopic, Kodachrome Day In The Sun”
PART TWO: The Kodachrome of Alien Art I sure left you hanging yesterday with my promises of mind-blowing colors, didn’t I? When you see the things I saw, I’m quite confident you will agree that it was worth the wait. I thank all my Cycle365 friends for your kind comments about the rock formations and … Continue reading "The Conclusion Of “My Colorful, Kaleidoscopic, Kodachrome Day In The Sun”"
Read MoreThat Kodachrome Look
Many of us have a geographical disadvantage when it come to bright colors at this time of year. But who says Kodachrome was only used to photograph striking colors like red, yellow, purple and magenta? Brown photos matter! Or did someone else say that already. My photos aren’t exclusively brown but brown remains omnipresent. Nevertheless … Continue reading "That Kodachrome Look"
Read MoreMy Colorful, Kaleidoscopic, Kodachrome Day In The Sun
PART ONE: Like St. George, Utah’s Color Country, Zen Trail, and Virgin River Canyon All Rolled Up Into One . . . Only Better My Colorful, Kaleidoscopic, Kodachrome day in the sun was SO colorful and kaleidoscopic and Kadachromatic that I’m going to have to separate it into two posts. Otherwise, I’ll certainly exceed the … Continue reading "My Colorful, Kaleidoscopic, Kodachrome Day In The Sun"
Read MoreSNOW IN OUR MOUNTAINS, FAKE SNOW ON THE GROUND
I have been away from here for a bit and am behind in my posts. I have days of cycling photos for the last week of February that I will post as little later today, but they are also on my blog, https://adventureswithnancyg.blogspot.com Posted there as well is the ride I did yesterday that will … Continue reading "SNOW IN OUR MOUNTAINS, FAKE SNOW ON THE GROUND"
Read MoreOn the Zen Trail
For a change of pace from biking through the endless colorful panorama of southwest Utah, we decided to take a walk today. Rocky found a fine hike for us, one close enough at hand that we could just start from our front door: The Zen Trail. We were still surrounded by spectacular views everywhere … Continue reading "On the Zen Trail"
Read MoreWalking with a Buddy
On Wednesday, I had two things on my agenda…meet with a prospective renter for one of our buildings and go to the bank. It was a nice day here and I was longing to be outside, so I came home between the two errands, put Skunker Doodle II, better known as Skunkers, in his backpack … Continue reading "Walking with a Buddy"
Read MoreBrown Brown Everywhere
Brown is the color of the month here Suzanne suggested taking some photos of brown fields nearby — we have plenty of those! Brownish road, brown grass, brown weeds, brown trees From what (little) I understand, the Raleigh’s paint had brown added to red and blue to produce the burgundy More brown along the North … Continue reading "Brown Brown Everywhere"
Read MoreI’m A Color Expert!
I’ve claimed to be an expert on so many things here — from psychology, to storm chasing, to cooking, to biking in the snow, to wine tasting, to snowman building, to head-standing, to bird-languages, and to basically every aspect of life in between — that I probably have no credibility at all when I write … Continue reading "I’m A Color Expert!"
Read MoreIn Color Country
The BLM (Bureau of Land Management) is a major stakeholder in Utah, having responsibility for over 23 million acres of public lands. They divide the state up into five districts: We’re in Color Country for the next ten days, and then will move on to stays in the Paria River, Canyon Country and Green River … Continue reading "In Color Country"
Read MoreWalks and Rides: February 2021
In keeping with my plan to either walk or ride every day, I was out on 28 days in February. We had snow, some very frigid days and a few days of unusually high temperatures for this time of year. I was happy to have walking as an alternative form of exercise on the colder … Continue reading "Walks and Rides: February 2021"
Read MoreThe Opposite of Kodachrome
For several days I had been anxiously waiting to see what the subject of Cycle365’s March Challenge would be. In fact, to say I was “anxious” would be too much of an understatement. You could say I was “chomping at the bit.” You could say I “really had the juices flowing.” You could say I … Continue reading "The Opposite of Kodachrome"
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