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Commute Scenery Pics....
Hey,
Anyone have pics of the scenery of their commute?
Heres my contribution:
https://photobucket.com/albums/a6/Aadhil/
From a 40 mile round trip to Fremont and back...
Anyone have pics of the scenery of their commute?
Heres my contribution:
https://photobucket.com/albums/a6/Aadhil/
From a 40 mile round trip to Fremont and back...
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nice pics!
I have a friend who lives in fremont and often rides to coyote hills area on an MUP. I thought of riding to his house in fremont before, but each time i try to choose a route i end up looking sout of the bay, like taking San Tomas to N. First st then through milpitas. I think taking the bridge might be better.
Hows riding on the bridge? I've never been across it, not even in a car.
I have a friend who lives in fremont and often rides to coyote hills area on an MUP. I thought of riding to his house in fremont before, but each time i try to choose a route i end up looking sout of the bay, like taking San Tomas to N. First st then through milpitas. I think taking the bridge might be better.
Hows riding on the bridge? I've never been across it, not even in a car.
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Man, I bet I have the ugliest commute here. Nothing but cars, subdivisions, wallmarts and strip malls for 9 miles each way. I really can't even think of any trees along the roads. Pictures would be a waste of band space.
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Here is one not so good picture of my commute as I go towards the Nations Capital.
In the foreground is the Potomac River with Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Mounment in the background.
In the foreground is the Potomac River with Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Mounment in the background.
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always love sharing mine! the road damage in the fourth pic has been fixed again for the fifth time
https://tinyurl.com/8fefe
this is in denver (if i didn't note in on the page)
https://tinyurl.com/8fefe
this is in denver (if i didn't note in on the page)
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Originally Posted by aadhils
<snip> Anyone have pics of the scenery of their commute? <snip>
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Originally Posted by Sawtooth
Man, I bet I have the ugliest commute here. Nothing but cars, subdivisions, wallmarts and strip malls for 9 miles each way. I really can't even think of any trees along the roads. Pictures would be a waste of band space.
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Jack:
The building you work in almost looks like the bike shop that I bought a bike from when I was at Duke for graduate school in 1983.
The building you work in almost looks like the bike shop that I bought a bike from when I was at Duke for graduate school in 1983.
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Originally Posted by tibikefor2
Jack:
The building you work in almost looks like the bike shop that I bought a bike from when I was at Duke for graduate school in 1983.
The building you work in almost looks like the bike shop that I bought a bike from when I was at Duke for graduate school in 1983.
East Duke Bldg, ca.1904
^ Actually, I work on East Campus ^ - I don't work at that bike shop, if that's what you mean...
The LBS in my pics has been around for a while... but from 1983, you probably remember Bull City Bikes (or Cycles?). Bull City Bikes is actually where my 1983 Motobecane GT was purchased new by its previous owner... small world, huh? Sadly, that place went out of biz a few years ago...
As far as commute scenery goes, I consider myself lucky. I wish I had sweeping vistas, or a ride through a park or garden, but small-town campus commuting is alot of fun, nonetheless. I wish I had a body of water to ride by, though...
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Originally Posted by super-douper
Hows riding on the bridge? I've never been across it, not even in a car.
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Originally Posted by jamesdenver
always love sharing mine! the road damage in the fourth pic has been fixed again for the fifth time
https://tinyurl.com/8fefe
this is in denver (if i didn't note in on the page)
https://tinyurl.com/8fefe
this is in denver (if i didn't note in on the page)
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Originally Posted by super-douper
nice pics!
I have a friend who lives in fremont and often rides to coyote hills area on an MUP. I thought of riding to his house in fremont before, but each time i try to choose a route i end up looking sout of the bay, like taking San Tomas to N. First st then through milpitas. I think taking the bridge might be better.
Hows riding on the bridge? I've never been across it, not even in a car.
I have a friend who lives in fremont and often rides to coyote hills area on an MUP. I thought of riding to his house in fremont before, but each time i try to choose a route i end up looking sout of the bay, like taking San Tomas to N. First st then through milpitas. I think taking the bridge might be better.
Hows riding on the bridge? I've never been across it, not even in a car.
My knee has been bad since April, but I'm thinking of trying it out on the club ride Sunday. We'll be riding over the Dumbarton Bridge from Newark.
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Wow, people, you have some scenic commute! Aren't you lucky! My commute is all through pretty boring, sometimes ugly and mostly trafficky streets. There really is nothing remarkable the whole way. Still, the idea is interesting. Maybe next time I go I take a camera along.
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Originally Posted by Sawtooth
Man, I bet I have the ugliest commute here. Nothing but cars, subdivisions, wallmarts and strip malls for 9 miles each way. I really can't even think of any trees along the roads. Pictures would be a waste of band space.
https://www.southeastroads.com/louisi...om_la-0023.jpg
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No large greenspace on my commute, no water, not even a pretty bike path.
*sigh* i need to move...
*sigh* i need to move...
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Some images here (if my host is not screwing up again):
https://www.borealphoto.com/plein-air...ing_images.htm
I found two new routes since I took those pictures. Scenery isn't any better but the road conditions are better and I don't have to zig-zag all over to avoid potholes. There's a section not photographed. It's a residential area with good tree cover. Looks nice in fall.
https://www.borealphoto.com/plein-air...ing_images.htm
I found two new routes since I took those pictures. Scenery isn't any better but the road conditions are better and I don't have to zig-zag all over to avoid potholes. There's a section not photographed. It's a residential area with good tree cover. Looks nice in fall.
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Hmm, I was riding a couple of days ago and saw a semi, you know, one of those BIG trucks, on its side on Bowers just north of Kifer. Ouch! Cops around, another trucker and a driver, who knows how it happened. I need to start carrying a camera everywhere. That poor guy who flipped his truck has some 'splainin' to do to his boss!
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These were taken on my commute last year. Still doing the same route and loving it. Can't wait for the foliage this year!
https://www.naputi.com/com.html
https://www.naputi.com/com.html
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Originally Posted by TXChick
Click here for mine.
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Originally Posted by Longhorn
Wow, I've been to Amarillo many times but I've never seen all those pretty buildings or a brick street. Your commute looks so tranquil -- and the photos don't show how hot it probably is! Thanks for sharing!
gudel's city looks really nice. We have a few ponds and small lakes here, but that's it. The funny thing is, my next door neighbor has a boat in his front lawn (you can kind of see it in my first pic) and I can't for the life of me figure out why!
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Here's the link to shots from my commute. The shot below is of Old Salem, this represents the worst traffic on my ride home.
Dave's Commute on Webshots.
Dave's Commute on Webshots.
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Originally Posted by mirona
These were taken on my commute last year. Still doing the same route and loving it. Can't wait for the foliage this year!
https://www.naputi.com/com.html
https://www.naputi.com/com.html
Wow, those are nice. Not just good scenery, but beautifully composed.