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Old 08-28-23, 10:23 PM
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^ Tetons?
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Old 08-28-23, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by curbtender
Capturing the moment, lol. Facebook post.
This post is well timed as I've just sworn off buying my coffees here with the ridiculous increase in prices over the past few years. I'm a big fan of Pike's Place roast but $3 for a small (they call it a tall) coffee is steep. I'm told McDonalds makes a good cup of coffee so might try that.
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Old 08-29-23, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by rsbob
^ Tetons?
They look similar, eh? That is the Long Valley in the Eastern Sierra in California. The river in the foreground is the Upper Owens River and the triangle shaped peak in the distance is Mount Morrison.

Here's another view of Mt. Morrison.

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Old 08-29-23, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Biker395
They look similar, eh? That is the Long Valley in the Eastern Sierra in California. The river in the foreground is the Upper Owens River and the triangle shaped peak in the distance is Mount Morrison.

Here's another view of Mt. Morrison.
surreal!
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Twin Lakes (again, Eastern Sierra) at dusk.

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Mission San Juan Bautista. Movie buffs may know this is where the bell tower scene in Vertigo was filmed.
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Mission San Juan Bautista. Movie buffs may know this is where the bell tower scene in Vertigo was filmed.

Nice. I was thinking it looked a bit like the Mission in Santa Barbara.
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Devil’s Slide Trestle. There are actually 2 trestles. They feel like riding a 2x4 across a 1200 foot drop.




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OTET / towpath in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Peninsula

last pic is Brandywine Falls
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GAP - Ohiopyle to Confluence

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squeezed in a late Friday ride just before dark

Panhandle trail near Collier / Walker’s Mill
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Last night’s sunset glowing through wispy clouds.

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Cabernet grapes. The cool weather we’re having is making for a late harvest I think.
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Cabernet grapes. The cool weather we’re having is making for a late harvest I think.
Superb photo!
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OTET / towpath in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

top pic is near Botzum

middle three pics are the Beaver Marsh - a 70 acre wetland that was once an auto junkyard

bottom pic - two turtles on a log in one of the ‘green lagoon’ areas

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neat reflection on the Cuyahoga River

view from the Station Road Bridge - Brecksville

OTET / towpath in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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