Chris L

Did I mention some of the waterfalls?

Chris L

Or rainforest?

(OK, so I moved the camera a little on this one, sue me!)

Chris L

who can tell I'm having fun with my spanky camera?

orguasch

How about Lake Ontario, that is a great scenery!!!!!

Nobby

The Rocky Mountains and LOTS of wild life!

Me n the sheep in my pre-bent days (this past summer)

RainmanP

Wow! Many people have great rides! My everyday ride home is not much by comparison, but I do go through City Park and along the lakeshore here in New Orleans.

Here are some of my "buddies" that I pass every day. Brown Pelicans, our state bird. Brown Pelicans all but disappeared in Louisiana because DDT accumulation in the fish that are their diet caused thin eggshells so few eggs hatched. We actually had to import some birds from Florida. They have done well. In my early life I spent many days fishing in the marshes of Louisiana and NEVER saw a Brown Pelican. Now they are commonplace again. As Martha would say, "It's a good thing." Oh, the little smudgy area at the horizon on the left side is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. It is the longest bridge in the world at just over 24 miles.
Regards,
Raymond

wabbit

I saw some scenery not long ago that wasn't terribly attractive. On the way to a popular Montreal-area bike path and park, cyclists coming from our area have to pass through a rather seedy, grungy neighborhood, full of single teen moms, druggies, and other denizens of the underclass (it also seems to host a number of yuppies who have bought formerly grungy homes and turned them into condos). In this neighborhood is a grungy tavern. One day a few weeks ago, parked outside this tavern was a car with a giant moosehead on its roof! Obviously the hunter was in the tavern having a few after hard day's hunting. Needless to say I was horrified and grossed out through the entire rest of the ride. Even worse, the poor moose was still there when we were on our way home. It was just gross. I get upset if I see a squished squirrel when on our rides! Needless to say I was grossed out for days afterward.

Walter

While in college not far from Orlando we'd ride past a house with a very large yard, a field really, in which the owner kept a large camel. Eventually found out the camel's name was Gus. Quite often people would be stopped along side the road sharing a 6-pack with Gus. Met the owner who explained that Gus was a "Shriner"s camel." That explained the taste for beer. Gus would be happy to accept a squeeze from a water bottle but if somebody showed up with beer Gus would leave the water behind.

While younger and living in S. Fla the old Ft. Lauderdale "strip" was a frequent destination. Definitely a "see and be seen" type of ride as opposed to a workout but then I was younger and much more willing to be seen.

Here along the Treasure Coast some real nice stretches of beach visible from A1A and nowhere near the traffic of Ft. Lauderdamdale. I like it fine. I guess I'm getting older.

Campag Fetish Boy

Here's the lovely rolling hills and mountains from around South Wales.

RainmanP

Wow, Greg, that is just the way I pictured Wales. I can almost see Tess trudging along the road.

velocipedio

Hen wlad fy nhadau...

PapeteeBooh

Mountain, desert, occasionally roadrunners, lizards and joggers while on the bike trail (not in the winter though) and homeless men (often hanging out on a bike on the pavement) while passing through a dilapidated part of town.

The mountains are really pretty. YOu can't see it from everywhere but from a large part of the city. It help to find direction bec the mountains are on the East (and it goes up hill that way). They turn red at sunset.

Many commuters cyclist are students but there are older working people too (like myself) who generally have better equipment.

wabbit

I should mention that aside from poor Mr Moose, there are some pretty scenic rides out here. One of the most popular among local cyclists is a park known as Ile de Cuvee. Once you get past the yukky neighborhood (where i saw the poor moose) you go over a bridge, where you can see lots of huge, black-backed gulls (during the summer) and occasionally even harbor porpoises. The Ile itself goes on for about 11 km all the way to a popular park, the Recreopark, where there is a beach and a spectacular view of the city and the Lachine Rapids. There is no traffic along this road, save for the occasional Parks Canada Vehicle. And because it's a national park and wildlife preserve, you get to see more birds- kingfishers, cardinals, herons, cormorants, ducks and canada geese. There are also otters, groundhogs and of course, squirrels and chipmunks. Once, I saw a garter snake in the road- I thought of stopping to get it out of the way, but I didn't. Then I saw a couple of guys time-trialling in the opposite direction- I hope they didn't run over the snake. I didn't see it squished in the road on the way back, so I assumed it was okay.

Running parallel to the road is a fire road which is great for mountain bikes, although at some parts it's actually pretty hairy. I mentioned this elsewhere- it's also popular among gay men who seem to use the woods and waterfront as a hangout. The woods are beautiful though- some parts of the path are great.

Chris L

I just spent the day in the dense rainforest of Lamington National Park

wabbit

Ya fink!

Chris L

It's been so long since I heard that word, I had to look up the meaning at dictionary.com

fink (fngk) Slang
n.
A contemptible person.
An informer.
A hired strikebreaker.


Really??

Anastasia

I get urban, suburban and downright rural....

I live about 9 mi. outside of Cleveland - so going in town is filled with cars, cars, colleges, cars, businesses, cars, buses, trains, hospitals, cars.......you get the picture.

Going into the suburbs...cars....other cyclists, cars, kids, pets, cars, small road kill (squirels, the stray cat or two), cars....lawn maintainence vehilcles - one of which I ran into.......hard hit - my water bottle became a projectile - but the bike survived! (it was my mountain bike w/road slicks).

Into the rural....rolling hills, horses, forest, and Amish too. I love riding around Amish country the best, few cars, more cows - oh, and a one room school house with outside lavatories - no kidding - one marked boys, and the other marked girls.. I've seen hawks, eagles (once) , herons, deer ... I love the rural rides, I sometimes stop and just listen to the silence - it is so cool.

I love my bike,
Anastasia

cyclezealot

Another of my favorite rides is through the California wine country. In nearby Temecula we have Southern California's largest wine region.
Travesing through the valley where all the vintners are is delightful. Looking up on all those fields of grapes and in the Spring , smelling a blend of orange blossom- delightful. Like to ocassionally stop at one which has a deli. Combine a good ham and cheese sandwich with a glass of red and I am on my way for another 50 miles.
On last September's Central Coast tour, had a run in with my favorite Santa Barbara Region Vintner. She did not want to sell me a bottle of wine. Said the bike would shake up the tannin and destroy the wine. We had about 35 miles to go to camp.
On a cool night in camp the Merlot was excellant. We all Really slept well that night.