Empty road ahead photos
06-06-11, 11:46 AM
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You gonna eat that?
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I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
06-06-11, 09:39 PM
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06-08-11, 10:34 AM
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Granted, it's a dirt road, but it's still pretty cool to ride Catalina Island's spine for miles with ocean on both sides of you, like you're straddling a gargantuan horse.
06-08-11, 11:40 AM
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06-08-11, 11:44 AM
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one of the roads I ride on my daily ride.
06-08-11, 08:36 PM
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06-13-11, 01:43 AM
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These are from Elk River Rd in Steamboat Springs, CO:
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06-13-11, 01:51 AM
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06-13-11, 03:58 AM
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I wasn't riding back when I took these(2008 sometime). It's the road that leads to Rocky Butte State Park in Portland, OR. One of my best pictures I think.
Last edited by sharrn; 06-13-11 at 04:00 AM. Reason: add two pictures.
06-13-11, 07:29 PM
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Section of the original Route 66 going over Cajon Pass, Southern California
06-13-11, 08:17 PM
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06-15-11, 07:13 AM
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06-15-11, 10:30 AM
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You gonna eat that?
From a 50-miler a week and a half ago
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I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
06-15-11, 10:38 AM
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06-15-11, 08:51 PM
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Sydney <3
*not my picture, but have seen similar crap often. Not wanting to complain too much - there's actually some good improvement in cycling infrastructure.
/rant
*not my picture, but have seen similar crap often. Not wanting to complain too much - there's actually some good improvement in cycling infrastructure.
/rant
07-05-11, 12:05 PM
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Rt. 27 (northwest CO):
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07-05-11, 01:18 PM
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Been a while since I posted in is thread. Here's a shot taken at the start of a descent down stunning Myers Grade Rd in Sonoma County, heading towards the pacific
(photo courtesy of ride buddy, ahmose)
(photo courtesy of ride buddy, ahmose)
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BF, in a nutshell
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07-14-11, 09:50 PM
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