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gotta love riding down a nice packed down dirt road...

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Old 06-23-07, 07:03 PM
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gotta love riding down a nice packed down dirt road...


Shot with Canon PowerShot SD400. at 1969-12-31
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Thats 80% of the roads here in Vermont except you're missing the washboards...
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Would be more fun if it was up hill with a view.
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Those are the best roads to ride on as the traffic is usually very light. Wish we had more around where I live. I have to travel out in the country a bit to find them.
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Originally Posted by johnny99
Would be more fun if it was up hill with a view.
there is plenty of that around here.....
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Originally Posted by Hammertoe
Thats 80% of the roads here in Vermont except you're missing the washboards...
wow. there are lots of nice dirt roads in connecticut/new york but probably no where near vermont.

im thinking of taking a biking trip to vermont in july sometime. i'll have to let ya know when!
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Man, I would kill for a dirty road that good. I don't think our PAVED roads are that smooth.
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Originally Posted by onkey
Canon PowerShot SD400. at 1969-12-31
I don't know why you posted an ad for your camera and I'm sure as hell the SD400 wasn't around in 1969.
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Originally Posted by slvoid
I don't know why you posted an ad for your camera and I'm sure as hell the SD400 wasn't around in 1969.
ya i noticed that.

imageshack.us did this automatically. btw, this camera sucks. don't buy it

i guess i should fix my date/time settings
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