Tom Stormcrowe
03-10-06, 05:26 PM
If you are in Northern Indiana, I'm leaving for a spring ride from Here in Lafayette to Lake Wawasee and back! See y'all in a week! :D Here's an approximation of my route from Gmaps Pedometer site
Touring - Headed out in the Morning!
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cyklehike
03-10-06, 07:48 PM
Have a good trip. I'm right behind you; heading out to Death Valley, CA ASAP.
SteveA
03-11-06, 08:07 PM
Your attached maps sure show a lot of railroads. Are there a lot where you're traveling - or are they just presented differently on these particular maps?
Tom Stormcrowe
03-13-06, 02:11 PM
If you are in Northern Indiana, I'm leaving for a spring ride from Here in Lafayette to Lake Wawasee and back! See y'all in a week! :D Here's an approximation of my route from Gmaps Pedometer site
Update: Indiana!
The weather went south on me, snow expected tomorrow. I still did a 106 mile weekend ride, to more or less Peru, Indiana and back using the WRCC route for Fort Wayne to Evansville here's the URL,
http://wrcc-in.org/routes/fortwayne-evansville.pdf
:D
Update: Indiana!
The weather went south on me, snow expected tomorrow. I still did a 106 mile weekend ride, to more or less Peru, Indiana and back using the WRCC route for Fort Wayne to Evansville here's the URL,
http://wrcc-in.org/routes/fortwayne-evansville.pdf
:D
Tom Stormcrowe
03-13-06, 02:15 PM
There are a lot of rail routes in Indiana. As they are abandoned, there is a movement to make them bike trails! Yeehaw!
GiantDave
03-13-06, 02:30 PM
Tom--I feel your pain. Im in Martinsville below Indy and it was 70 this morning and now the temp is dropping (strong winds too). Winter here sucks. I have to wait till May for my trip. I like riding here on the back roads--corn and soybean fields as far as the eye can see. I hope they do make the rail routes into bike trails!
Oh - thanks for the maps!
Oh - thanks for the maps!
Tom Stormcrowe
03-13-06, 02:41 PM
Tom--I feel your pain. Im in Martinsville below Indy and it was 70 this morning and now the temp is dropping (strong winds too). Winter here sucks. I have to wait till May for my trip. I like riding here on the back roads--corn and soybean fields as far as the eye can see. I hope they do make the rail routes into bike trails!
Oh - thanks for the maps!
No problem, Dave! Keep an eye open for me on the route! I plan at some future point to ride the whole thing from Fort Wayne to Evansville! :D
I love the solitude though, so I am a solo rider for the most part. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy riding with other cyclists as well, but if I am pushing hard, I crawl into my own head and ride the pain if ya know what I mean! Drop by my blog if ya want at http://theamazingshrinkingman.blogspot.com or the MSN address on my profile, either one!
Oh - thanks for the maps!
No problem, Dave! Keep an eye open for me on the route! I plan at some future point to ride the whole thing from Fort Wayne to Evansville! :D
I love the solitude though, so I am a solo rider for the most part. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy riding with other cyclists as well, but if I am pushing hard, I crawl into my own head and ride the pain if ya know what I mean! Drop by my blog if ya want at http://theamazingshrinkingman.blogspot.com or the MSN address on my profile, either one!
imafencer
03-13-06, 04:00 PM
So where did you stay up by Peru? (or are you a stealther?)
I'm in W. Lafayette and went for 8 miles straight into that 25 mph wind today. I thought I would make it to Otterbien, but the temp was dropping more than I had thought it would, so I turned around and had an AWESOME tailwind run back into town.
I'm in W. Lafayette and went for 8 miles straight into that 25 mph wind today. I thought I would make it to Otterbien, but the temp was dropping more than I had thought it would, so I turned around and had an AWESOME tailwind run back into town.
mr bill
03-13-06, 04:31 PM
Tom--I feel your pain. Im in Martinsville below Indy and it was 70 this morning and now the temp is dropping (strong winds too). Winter here sucks. I have to wait till May for my trip. I like riding here on the back roads--corn and soybean fields as far as the eye can see. I hope they do make the rail routes into bike trails!
Oh - thanks for the maps!
I grew up in bloomington (which wasn't all that long ago...) and the winters were just terrible. Slushy all the time, and unpredictable as hell. At least now in minnesota I know it's just gonna be cold the whole time.
Oh - thanks for the maps!
I grew up in bloomington (which wasn't all that long ago...) and the winters were just terrible. Slushy all the time, and unpredictable as hell. At least now in minnesota I know it's just gonna be cold the whole time.
Tom Stormcrowe
03-13-06, 04:52 PM
So where did you stay up by Peru? (or are you a stealther?)
I'm in W. Lafayette and went for 8 miles straight into that 25 mph wind today. I thought I would make it to Otterbien, but the temp was dropping more than I had thought it would, so I turned around and had an AWESOME tailwind run back into town.
I was going to stealth, but the weather was too bad! I wound up in this cheap, crappy motel owned by a branch of the Patel Family! Generically known as Hindu Inn! It was clean and dry though! Just cost too much!
:eek: Are you one of the PCC Cyclists? Drop me an email if you want, or a PM!
I'm in W. Lafayette and went for 8 miles straight into that 25 mph wind today. I thought I would make it to Otterbien, but the temp was dropping more than I had thought it would, so I turned around and had an AWESOME tailwind run back into town.
I was going to stealth, but the weather was too bad! I wound up in this cheap, crappy motel owned by a branch of the Patel Family! Generically known as Hindu Inn! It was clean and dry though! Just cost too much!
:eek: Are you one of the PCC Cyclists? Drop me an email if you want, or a PM!