John Wilke
09-23-07, 02:22 AM
Well, I've made up my mind to follow in Hip's slipstream and start my own blog (not that I have much time to do so), someplace to post my pics rather than tie up space here. So this will be my final photo essay.
Anyway, Friday, I headed down to the Racine County bike trail for an easy 10 miles. I still had to work that night, so I had to keep it short. Although I really didn't feel like it, I threw my camera around my neck just for the heck of it, and pedaled out.
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/PATH1.jpg
While it's a 20 minute drive to get here, I do find it peaceful and a nice break from the city.
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/RPATH2.jpg
A few miles down the trail there is a cow path crossing. I've ridden over this thing a dozen times and thought "Wouldn't it be cool to see some cows down there?" ... oh well.
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/COWS0.jpg
A little farther up the path I see them up on the hill.
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/COWS1.jpg
Riding on, I enter a business park (only one business so far) and as you can see it was a breezy day.
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/FLAGS.jpg
Just past the flags, something catches my eye ... what the .... ????
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/CRANES1.jpg
HUH???
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/CRANES2.jpg
Are these Sandhill Cranes???
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/CRANES3.jpg
I spent probably 20 minutes shooting pics of these guys and about 3 or 4 cars stopped to see what I was looking at. One woman drove around the block 3 times ! :) It must have been during one of these distractions that turned my attention away ... just for two seconds ...
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/CRANES4.jpg
DARN!!!
(continued)
Anyway, Friday, I headed down to the Racine County bike trail for an easy 10 miles. I still had to work that night, so I had to keep it short. Although I really didn't feel like it, I threw my camera around my neck just for the heck of it, and pedaled out.
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/PATH1.jpg
While it's a 20 minute drive to get here, I do find it peaceful and a nice break from the city.
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/RPATH2.jpg
A few miles down the trail there is a cow path crossing. I've ridden over this thing a dozen times and thought "Wouldn't it be cool to see some cows down there?" ... oh well.
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/COWS0.jpg
A little farther up the path I see them up on the hill.
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/COWS1.jpg
Riding on, I enter a business park (only one business so far) and as you can see it was a breezy day.
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/FLAGS.jpg
Just past the flags, something catches my eye ... what the .... ????
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/CRANES1.jpg
HUH???
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/CRANES2.jpg
Are these Sandhill Cranes???
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/CRANES3.jpg
I spent probably 20 minutes shooting pics of these guys and about 3 or 4 cars stopped to see what I was looking at. One woman drove around the block 3 times ! :) It must have been during one of these distractions that turned my attention away ... just for two seconds ...
http://hometown.aol.com/J999w/CRANES4.jpg
DARN!!!
(continued)
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