https://jwde.jp/imgpub/4abb294e6f7fc...0553/s1024.jpg

Interior of a bus stop, decorated by school kids from a local school in Ogose (near Tokyo) and my Elephant Bikes National Forest Explorer.

Under the Bridge - Grand Canal
http://i.imgur.com/rnvT2fsl.jpg

Tempe Town Lake - New RR Span
http://i.imgur.com/oKG5hVcl.jpg

Downtown Phoenix
http://i.imgur.com/1WRMiqgl.jpg

A man, his bike and his dog
 

This was one of the coolest things I saw in Japan when I visited back in 2018..
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3e711246b.jpeg

I love this pic. Shiba Inu has to be one of the most often seen canine breeds in Japan. Fiercely territorial but very loyal. This one is especially charming.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3a7c18a4ef.jpg
Wildfire Smoke

Yes!! I love these dogs so much!! I saw so many of them during my trip. Here is another very happy little guy.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3a7eab490.jpeg

Classic red-coated Shibas are so identifiable especially with their curly tails. Here is an older image of my in-law's Shiba aptly named 'Fuji'. One quirky thing about him was that he hated getting his feet wet and always stepped around puddles when we took him for walks.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...dabeb4c479.jpg

Oh I love the name Fuji!!! So perfect for a Japanese dog :-) Very beautiful and majestic :love:

Desert Breeze Park
 

http://i.imgur.com/lVACPodl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/reBvhALl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/FGMORs9l.jpg

https://jwde.jp/imgpub/86e5c4a4d73e8...1884e/s800.jpg

Far off rain clouds in the mountains

https://jwde.jp/imgpub/86e5c4a4d73e8...949a1/s800.jpg

Mei (from "My neighbor Totoro") is happy to see my bicycle.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3d858a3edf.jpg
Fall is in the air.

I sure recognize that path.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...12ba4075cf.jpg
Big Moto art in Moss Landing

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3cfe501eb0.jpg
Mural in Watsonville, CA

Yesterday I finished a tour from Pittsburgh to Philly. Started out on the GAP. On the first day I took a short side trip to see Buffalo Bill’s house from “The Silence of the Lambs.” The basement scenes were filmed elsewhere.


https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...03e0d2186.jpeg


This photo is is of the west portal of Ray’s Hill Tunnel on the 8.5 mile section of abandoned PA Turnpike that is now a bike trail. It was one of the filming locations in “The Road,” starring Viggo Mortensen.


https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...97acbcf9b.jpeg

In the second tunnel I met some walkers.


https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c7b3459a9.jpeg

Hey Indyfabz, the road surface and lane markers look a lot fresher than I remember from the last time I rode the Pike to Bike. Did it get paved?!?! Or is my memory just not up to the task?

PS: You had some chilly nights!

Altair 4

Yeah. I rode it 7 years ago. The early miles west to east look to have been resurfaced. At one point they were using part of road for things like snow plow operator training. Farther east, the eastbound lanes are unrideable. Then, like magic, the westbound lanes become that way and you have to cross over, but even they are not like what you see in the photo.

It was 42 when I woke up at Cowans Gap S.P. A couple of days later it felt even colder just south of York. I didn’t hit the road until 9 that morning.

Tempe Town Lake
http://i.imgur.com/JdJRchXl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/g2fAEg8l.jpg

Crosscut Canal
http://i.imgur.com/WsDHJu2l.jpg

Grand Canal
http://i.imgur.com/dIyoDcnl.jpg

Definitely jerry-built for sure

Posted this in another thread, but thought it would work here as well. From my short 10 mile ride this morning:

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...cefca0e495.jpg

Took a couple of days ago. This mural along a rail trail is still being painted (looked like they were finishing it up when I rode past today), but I had stopped for a photo. (If you're thinking my seat's too low, it's a dropper post.)

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...96a6e1c1e4.jpg

How I recover after yesterday’s 68 miler
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f3b2ec2ed.jpeg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f7bc315da.jpeg