Originally Posted by cooker
(Post 16804453)
Thanks, I did it 30 years ago but it was a gloomy summer day, not a glorious autumn one.
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Originally Posted by Roody
(Post 16804766)
Is there still ice in the lake? On the news they showed people sunbathing at the beach in Marquette with huge ice floes in the water.
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Back in Toronto.
I had to got to the bank near my old office to sign some papers, but the bank didn't confirm the stuff was ready 'til today 9 am. So I biked 11 km to the new office first thing for a short meeting, then backtracked 4 km to the bank and also took some stuff to drop off at the old office, then back to the new office. So an extra 8 km mid-morning ride. Can't complain! |
Walked up to the drugstore after sunset to get some stuff, then back through a dark schoolyard, hoping to get a glimpse of "earthshine". This is an occasional astronomical phenomenon often seen at this time of year. It's when a new moon is setting, just after the sun, and you see the usual bright crescent illuminated by the sun, but you can also faintly see the rest of the face, lit by reflection from the earth. It was supposed to be good tonight.
Well, I saw it, but it turned out it wasn't very spectacular. |
Originally Posted by cooker
(Post 16807042)
No, apparently it is all gone even though this was the first time in 35 years all the great lakes iced over almost completely. The Great Lakes Are Even More Beautiful When They're Frozen As I flew in I didn't see any ice floating in from Superior in the river. The limo driver told me that last week there was still some snow in the woods, but it was super warm all week so it's probably gone too.
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Originally Posted by Rowan
(Post 16810162)
Say what???
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Yesterday and today, I pedaled over to Pioneer Park, just to get out of the house for a bit. On the way home, both times, I stopped and picked up the mandatory beer for an after ride drink.
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12.2 miles around my little town. Not very scenic, but, I guess it's good exercise!
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It's Sunday, but I rode my usual 11 km route to my office with my Garmin GPS watch, just for fun to see where the km markers would be and the halfway point and so on. Then on to a larger loop along the waterfront and home partly via the Humber River trail.
I had an odd experience on the part going towards work. Usually I ride pretty slow going to work on warm days, trying to avoid sweating, and I don’t usually ride the same route on weekend fun rides. So even though it was the weekend, and I was in a mix of casual and sports clothes, I kept finding myself thinking “I’m getting sweaty, slow down”, and then remembering it wasn’t a work day and sweat didn’t matter. Once I passed the office, I didn’t have that experience again. View of downtown across Humber Bay. http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=384584 |
Originally Posted by Ridefreemc
(Post 16802211)
Not today, but over the Memorial Day weekend. Doing what I call "barefoot walks" with my dog (one of the three dogs that is). Saturday we walked downtown and back - about 7 miles total. Monday to a local fast food joint - about 4.5 miles.
Most of the walk is barefoot. The exception is one gravel driveway with some big rocks. The reason for the bare feet being that it feels better on the legs and posture, and I seem to walk at a better pace - not faster, but just more relaxed and natural. Oh, and the dog walks barefoot everywhere, even over the big rocks.:thumb: |
Yes, I keep those in my back pocket sometimes so that i can go into stores, etc, but I still like the feel of the bare feet on the ground. Of course, you have to get your feet tough to begin with.
Another use for the barefoot shoes is when you are in areas with thorns. I don't care how tough my feet are, they cannot overcome those. |
Ridefreemc, I'm having a computer glitch where I can't see the last page of the thread except in "print" mode. What kind of shoes do you keep in your back pocket?
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Vibram Five-Fingers. They are great for protecting your feet from glass, thorns, sharp gravel, etc. and still allow your feet to feel the ground. They are very small overall and easy to stuff in my pocket. I keep them just in case I need to go in an establishment or go through areas with the above listed terrain.
Again, I really like going without shoes altogether. Once your feet get acclimated (toughened up) you can walk over a lot and it is so much more relaxing and good feeling for some reason. EDIT: Yesterday I had the DW pull out a thorn from one week ago. Then went with a small patch of Gorilla Tape over the hole so that we (dog and I) could do a five mile walk yesterday without getting dirt in the sore spot/hole in my foot. |
A lot of people here in Australia walk around barefoot everywhere ... down the street, grocery shopping, to cafes. Even at work people will wear shoes to work, but a little later in the day you'll see them padding around the office barefoot.
Coming from Canada, it's a bit unusual to me, but then the weather there wasn't really conducive to that sort of thing much of the time. Nevertheless, I've gone from a shoe-wearing Canadian to someone who will walk around barefoot much more frequently. I just can't quite get used to the idea of walking barefoot on the sidewalks on the main street or downtown ... or to the public toilets. |
Originally Posted by Ridefreemc
(Post 16813202)
Vibram Five-Fingers. They are great for protecting your feet from glass, thorns, sharp gravel, etc. and still allow your feet to feel the ground. They are very small overall and easy to stuff in my pocket. I keep them just in case I need to go in an establishment or go through areas with the above listed terrain.
Again, I really like going without shoes altogether. Once your feet get acclimated (toughened up) you can walk over a lot and it is so much more relaxing and good feeling for some reason. EDIT: Yesterday I had the DW pull out a thorn from one week ago. Then went with a small patch of Gorilla Tape over the hole so that we (dog and I) could do a five mile walk yesterday without getting dirt in the sore spot/hole in my foot. Vibram Settles Class Action Lawsuit | Runner's World & Running Times |
Originally Posted by Roody
(Post 16814418)
Vibram settled class action lawsuits for making false advertising claims. You can get $94 back for every pair you bought--even f you don't have the receipts.
Vibram Settles Class Action Lawsuit | Runner's World & Running Times |
Originally Posted by Ridefreemc
(Post 16815228)
I guess I didn't "get the memo." I like them and they have earned my $$ so they can keep it.
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Have you walked or cycled anywhere lately, @Roody? :)
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Originally Posted by Roody
(Post 16816208)
Every day, Machka.
That is what this thread is all about ... our everyday trips, our unusual trips, our trips of any sort using human-powered transportation. |
Originally Posted by Machka
(Post 16816213)
Well ... what about posting about some of your trips here then? :)
That is what this thread is all about ... our everyday trips, our unusual trips, our trips of any sort using human-powered transportation. |
Originally Posted by Ridefreemc
(Post 16813202)
Once your feet get acclimated (toughened up) you can walk over a lot and it is so much more relaxing and good feeling for some reason. LCF Content: It's been an interesting mix of nice weather and nasty weather, and I've been doing the usual work commutes as well as a few recreational rides and errand runs. I was defeated by County Road K, a nice road with a rather large hill that I am trying to ascend on a fixed gear bike, but I'm determined to take it without any walking by the end of the month. (Fixed gear climbs are, in my opinion, as much a psychological battle as a physical one - that's why I find them fun.) I also had a gnarly grocery run in a storm with heavy rain - car free people gotta eat! Somehow, magically, my 15 lbs. of flour made it home without any damage. My need for all the flour is largely due to this forum, which inspired me to start baking my own bread. |
Originally Posted by wipekitty
(Post 16816237)
I also had a gnarly grocery run in a storm with heavy rain - car free people gotta eat! Somehow, magically, my 15 lbs. of flour made it home without any damage. My need for all the flour is largely due to this forum, which inspired me to start baking my own bread.
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I managed to walk up to the corner store. I did so to get a celebratory Mello Yello after getting 3/4 of the yard mowed (hopefully my knee doesn't regret it in the morning).
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Originally Posted by Roody
(Post 16816195)
They already paid the settlement amount into an escrow account. So why don't you take the money and use it to buy shoes for poor kids or something? Vibram got off easy for outright lying that their shoes were good for people's health.
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