Fall is here, missing the leaves
10-30-13, 12:12 AM
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Fall is here, missing the leaves
Corn that is. I live in Central Iowa. While it isn't dead calm flat, there's only gentle undulations for the most part. The state is windy enough that it supports thriving crops of windmills. M If I want to avoid the wind on those 20mph days, I have to drive 25 miles to the rails to trails path which is bordered by trees.
The scenery is mile after mile of corn or beans. The corn is shoulder high or more by the 4th of July and helps to break the wind. I haven't figured out if my increase in ride speed through the summer is indicative of increased fitness, or higher corn. But it's been harvest time for several weeks and the crop is more than half in. The shelter between a crop that is still in the field and a harvested field is marked. FWIW, I really don't care for beans. They're only waist high and useless as windbreak.
The scenery is mile after mile of corn or beans. The corn is shoulder high or more by the 4th of July and helps to break the wind. I haven't figured out if my increase in ride speed through the summer is indicative of increased fitness, or higher corn. But it's been harvest time for several weeks and the crop is more than half in. The shelter between a crop that is still in the field and a harvested field is marked. FWIW, I really don't care for beans. They're only waist high and useless as windbreak.
10-30-13, 12:20 AM
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I hate the leaves, they're slippery, & hide junk underneath!
I don't miss the leaves @ all, wish they we're gone actually.
I don't miss the leaves @ all, wish they we're gone actually.
10-30-13, 10:02 AM
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Yup ... I've always noticed a change when the corn gets tall enough to be a windbreak. One of those things us "flyover state" types notice.
10-30-13, 12:34 PM
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Like riding near the coast over this way, the wind is your hill. Ride and relish the workout.
10-30-13, 01:02 PM
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I live in Long Beach, CA, and most of my riding is one along the coastline. Anytime after around 10:00 am, you're gonna get blasted by the wind coming off the ocean. If you're lucky, it will be "head out, tail home."
10-30-13, 03:46 PM
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Same thing in South Florida! And as for leaves... they stay on the tree thankfully.
