I mapped out this ride from Sarah’s to specifically find what I could for the June Scavenger hunt. IV #17 STACK OF BRICKS (dubious at best ;’-)) IV #18 HOUSE WITH A TURRET IV #19 WATER TOWER Found the water tower in Old Town Elk Grove CA. I now concede to those who were successful … Continue reading "JUNE ALMOST BUT NOT QUITE"

Before I even come close to responding to some of you posts, I will post these three entries for July. And then a few duplicates. IV #14 SPORTS SCOREBOARD A CLOSER LOOK IV #15 BRICK ROAD IV #16 TEETER TOTTER That teeter totter is a lot different from the see saws we used to have, … Continue reading "JUNE #14, 15, 16"

Hi folks, Czar Greg here again. In the few short minutes since I posted “The River-Riding-Vulture-Fleeing-Eagle-Swooping Video Challenge,” I have gotten a flood of very negative feedback. I’ve been rudely reminded of my pledge not to make nearly impossible challenges. People have refused to participate in such a specific challenge. Some of them have promised … Continue reading "The NEW July Challenge"

Im certain I speak for all of us here at 365 welcoming Czar Gregory and VP Bing Bong An inspiring Inaugural Address!

Thank you for that fine introduction, Vice-Czar Bing Bong, and I thank all of you esteemed Cycle365-ers and citizens of the world for that warm welcome. I also want to thank you all for electing me to be your Czar of the Monthly Challenge. I am definitely excited to begin serving you in that capacity … Continue reading "Live From Minnesota: The Czar-Elect’s Inauguration Speech"

Just waiting for July and Greg’s new set of challenges Meanwhile just regular stuff type rides with  a few episodes worthy of note — maybe. Le Tour keeping the tote company before a ride across town to the park Did we have an ‘event’? Yes, we did After circling the park and heading back east, … Continue reading "Waitin’ for July . . . . Meanwhile. . . ."

Mini Liquor Bottle Banana??!! Electric SubstationPondFoot Bridge 80/80!  

IV #9 DOG HOUSE Susan thought this old time dog house as the best one, and I tried to get a better angle that would show it as such but feel I was not able to do that. Then I found this dog house that has no question. IV #10 ROAD HAZARD IV #11 GIANT … Continue reading "ROUND IV #9-13"

You all are way ahead of me, but I am now finally at our friends house where there is wifi and I can post some finds. I am going to do this in two posts. Knowing that I may need to ask permission to carry this month into July, I am trying to make up … Continue reading "ROUND IV #1-8"

Water Feature Just to the right of the heart is the reel lawnmower Gas Station Mail Deposit Boxes Service Truck

I am pretty sure I’ll get a foot bridge, a teeter-totter (we called them see-saws, and they have become rare) and a mini liquor bottle – but I don’t know about the darned dog house!

This morning I decided to take a ride up to Newfane. I thought my old town might be a good hunting ground for items on the list(s). I was right. Here we go! Just a quick story to kind of relate those last two photos together. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, we lived in … Continue reading "Progress Is Being Made"

In the fairly recent past it was possible to go to “authors” and send a message to someone. That option seems to be gone. I am wondering if anyone has heard anything form Em. It has been months since she has posted or replied to anyone on here. That is not like her. Does anyone … Continue reading "MESSAGING PEOPLE"

III #16 ANIMAL On yesterday’s ride I thought this little cutsie needed a photo taken… Then today, as I biked into Everett to find my old weathered wall, I came across these, and was surprised to see goats so near town. Another item I was really having trouble finding was a kid’s trike. As I … Continue reading "AND NOW TO FINISH ROUND III"

I was going to post this as a place holder for ROUND I… Susan said maybe I could get by with posting this since I was on my bike when she showed it to me. But I said no, that will not do. I have been prepared to look for months on, until today happened. … Continue reading "I’M SO EXCITED, AND I JUST CAN’T FIGHT IT: REEEEEEL EXCITED"

When I decided I wasn’t going to find that reel lawn mower and stopped looking, I found it. Kind of a Zen thing. Maybe. Anyway, I rode past a large garden and home improvement center and decided to look around – for a reel lawn mower of course. Bingo!

Finally I sighted a trike. I was on the way to the supermarket and didn’t have my camera or phone with me. But as soon as I got back home and put away the groceries, I grabbed my camera, attached the best zoom I have and went out again for the picture. I was hoping … Continue reading "Do you like my trike?"

It took me forever to find this one! Phew, at least I don’t have to look at the ground all the time while riding now. While looking for the flattened can I discovered the most common jetissoned object is a face mask. In order to find a trike I think I’ll have to get off … Continue reading "III ’19"

The past Saturday and Sunday were predicted to be two gorgeous days so we made quick plans for a two-day tour in the Bavarian countryside. (Still hoping to find time to write up a journal.) Saturday evening I checked and sure enough there was the new list and I got started.

Squirrel taking the high line over Euclid Avenue Approaching cable TV junction boxes Investigating who is taking photos of his transit There he goes to a tree in the neighbors yard

I finished up Round 2 (gotten mostly on our camping outing) and got a few for the next round (3) on my ride yesterday. It was such a gorgeous day before our rain has begun today for the next couple of days. We arrived home from our four day outing to rain. A break with … Continue reading "BEGINNING ROUND 3"

I have posted #1 Outdoor Art, and #2 Cell Phone Tower. I start this post with Greg’s somewhat personal challenge to me to add to the Public Art. I did not have much time to search for an item to add, so let it suffice that I added these… Now to go forward… II #3 … Continue reading "FINISHING ROUND II"

I know, it doesn’t look like a school bus. This is the parking lot of the Gauting campus where there is a complex of three large schools. At one o’clock when school is out, most bus lines are routed to stop here. I was there at one and it seemed many of the kids were … Continue reading "Round II Complete"

If any one these qualifies for a cell phone tower, it is II #2 CELL PHONE TOWER. If not, I will continue the search for that one. It has taken a ton of time to simply upload these three photos ;’-0. We will be getting home sometime tomorrow and I will be posting all my … Continue reading "IS ANY OF THESE A CELL TOWER?"

Now I just need school bus and tire swing. Tomorrow! P.S. We found the glasses!

      Not long after the previous photo, a guy hailed me from his driveway. He needed an extra hand getting the rear wheel back on his motorcycle. This has nothing to do with the Hunt, but it sort of does, since I ‘almost’ included a recumbent bicycle on a list As far as … Continue reading "Scavenger Hunt 2 — Outdoor Art"

Needing yet to find the elusive reel lawnmower to complete Round I, I have begun my collection for Round II. With such weak signal here I will post only one of my finds and number them in this way: II #1 OUTDOOR ART For those who could possibly doubt this is art — here is … Continue reading "ROUND II START"

I still have to find a tire swing (I know where but not an interesting ride to get there), a bicycle shop decal, a school bus (not so common here) and a real birds next. And just in case I don’t find a birds next made of twigs and such, I found this information in … Continue reading "More from Bavaria for round II"

In Germany porch swings are called Hollywood swings (Hollywood Schaukel), but I wasn’t able to spot a single one. Besides people over here love to plant thick, inpenetrable hedges aound their yards. So to see what they have out on their porches, or more often terraces, I’d have to get off my bike and crane … Continue reading "Another one for round I"

I will continue my search for a better HYDRANT WITH ART, but for now this will do since all our hydrants are yellow and I found a multi-colored one that seems “artsy” I think. I #18 FIRE HYDRANT WITH ART I #19 SMOKESTACK (at Shell Oil Refinery) and with smoke ;’- I have one more … Continue reading "TRYING TO FINISH ROUND I ;’-)"

On my way home from the gym this morning (finally open, hurrah) and with Janos’s help (I hope that’s not cheating) I found six more items for the second round. That makes 13 down, seven to go.

In my first post for the scavenger hunt challenge, I posted 14 finds. Today I found four more but I doubt I’ll be able to find the missing last two: a porch swing and a reel lawnmower. That’s 18 finds for round 1, but I haven’t given up. Today I scavenged in a light rain, … Continue reading "Four more items for round 1"

I managed to post a steeple, a roadside find, and a silo in my previous two posts, but those posts weren’t seriously dedicated to scavenger hunting. I was distracted by MY Town’s two visitors. The day before they arrived and today were different. I really did get down to the business of serious scavenging. I … Continue reading "SCAVENGER HUNT"

I will have a few days off the saddle as rain is due in and I will be doing some preparatations for our RV outing for this week coming up. I took the opportunity to ride in somewhat the end of our sunny days today and found more ‘things’. #14 DISCARDED TIRE (actually the entire … Continue reading "MY BIKING AND SEEKING CONTINUES"

You didn’t think I was going to let my random cycling friends escape town without me intruding on another one of their touring days, did you? What bike touring couple needs “alone time?” Especially when they can be entertained by a doofus like me who just won’t go away. They got a second dose of … Continue reading "Random Cyclists From Portland: Day Two"

With the prospect of beautiful weather and the hotels now opening, Janos and I took a little three-day jaunt in the countryside. More on the three days when I get around to writing the journal. I actually did make a print-out of the list, even one in German for Janos so he could help. I … Continue reading "Biking and Seeking in Bavaria"

So I was riding north along the Mississippi River Trail, just minding my own business, when I noticed two bicycle riders coming from the opposite direction. They had panniers on their bikes, so I assumed they were on some kind of bike tour or something. Being a bit of a bike tourist myself, I thought … Continue reading "Random Strangers Show Up In MY Town And Charm The Heck Out Of The Feeshko And Me"

These rain and cloud free days with such blue sky and sun will not be endless — gotta ride a bit more than on those cloudy days. So. — more finds. #10 LADDER (from Rich’s looooong ladder to this very short one ;’-)). #11 TRAMPOLINE #12 RED ROOF #13 RAILROAD CROSSING A couple of days … Continue reading "BIKING AND SEEKING MORE"

I truly was thinking I would never find a silo unless I was somewhere way out of my area into some farm place. Look – look, look what I found today… #9 SILO On the Tuesday group ride today that takes us through some farm type areas, but I never recall ever seeing this silo … Continue reading "JUST BECAUSE GREG CHALLENGED ME…"

I’m thinking this month is going to be fun, doing lots of scavenging. Here’s just a few to start out. Note that there’s two different bikes, since these photos were taken on two different rides. Rich, thanks for a great challenge idea.