johnnytheboy

espi-JG

Road & track. 31 miles @ 21mph average with an elevation change of around 200 ft (typical florida topography).

TimothyH

bonsai171

Where is that? Looks really nice!

TimothyH

Allatoona Creek Park, Acworth. It is Army Corps land leased by Cobb. Lots of trails maintained by SORBA and is a big MTB destination on the northwest side.

Same below. These are some of the approach trails used to get to the various MTB loops.







-Tim-

Wspsux

That Niner makes me think of my Vaya if it were on a diet. I bet they see similar rides

TimothyH

I was looking at your Vaya on the other thread. Looks like it is just right - comfy but not overly done. Congratulations.

The forest photo makes me want to skip work for the rest of the day. Nothing going on and I'm looking at trail maps right now.


-Tim-

johnnytheboy

67 miles today on the mr pink.

illenvillain

It was a good day!

scoho

Nice day for a ride—but no fishing:




Visited Lotte World Tower, with its 123 floors rising 1,819 feet into the sky making it the tallest building in the OECD and fifth tallest overall in the world:




Whoops, couldn’t get the whole thing. Here it is:




Completed this month, after 13 years of planning and 7 more of construction, the building brought over 3,000,000 square feet of space no one needed to a neighborhood where no one wanted it, at the cost of at least three lives, numerous construction-induced sinkholes threatening the foundational integrity of the host district, and incalculable disruption to the mostly residential neighborhood it inhabits.




The only other large-scale commercial developments nearby, in what is one of the most affluent neighborhoods in Seoul? Lotte World Amusement Park, Lotte World Mall, and Lotte World Hotel. The largest residential development? Lotte Castle Apartments. And the CEO of Lotte, which is one of the largest and most powerful conglomerates in the county? Recently indicted in connection with the corruption scandal that ousted the Korean president last month.

Ain’t it impressive?

SquidPuppet

Crazy stuff man. I didn't know much about that. Are you a native or a transplant? I ask because your English is so good.

TimothyH

I love to see photos from far away places. The photos of South Korea are great!

These are close to where I live. 40 mile mixed surface loop today. Welcome to the South.
















-Tim-

scoho

Lol. I live here permanently now, but I'm from the US. Texas, in fact, so maybe I still deserve the compliment.

scoho

Thanks Tim. I always love seeing your nature ride photos.

Isn't your daughter in New Zealand? You should have *her* send some far away ride pics!

TimothyH

Yes, currently with a bunch of Brits, crammed into a camper van and touring the south island.

I took her to task because she is posting all kinds of photos to facebook but I don't do facebook. Argh!

What are those geometric shapes on the left side of the last photo you posted? They look like tents.


-Tim-

SquidPuppet

What sent you there? Work? Or just wanted to get out of Dodge?

scoho

You're exactly right. It's popular to day camp on the river banks with beer and fried chicken when the weather is nice. I'll get a picture today if I can--it's a pretty wild scene.

scoho

This is my second stint. The first was right after university just to get away and experience something new. Now I'm here for family and work. I should officially become a permanent resident (not citizen) next year, although I may spend some time back in the US soon for career purposes.

TimothyH

Love this stuff, hearing about how people in other cultures live, what kind of cars they drive, what they eat for breakfast, etc. That's real life.

Do the Korean's line up for Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas like the Japanese?


-Tim-

scoho

Lol, no, but KFC is super popular at, of all places, baseball games. Speaking of baseball, here's one of Seoul's pro baseball stadiums, in the background on the left. Not too many campers out yet early on a Sunday morning, but this plaza will be totally packed by mid-afternoon:



Lots of bikes already though:



EDIT: Later this afternoon, the same plaza (viewed from the opposite direction). Strangely, not quite as many people as I expected today:



Found a nice place to relax mid ride. While I was lining up the shot, I realized that same damn tower is right in the background:

SquidPuppet

That is one of the oddest things I've ever heard of. It's a great story.

TMonk

loving the photos @scoho and @TimothyH

Carcosa

+1

I love all the blankets made from reflective material. Cool stuff.

scoho

If you really want an unusual Christmas celebration, get down with Donald Duck in Sweden.

scoho

Thanks y'all.

And good eye, Carcosa. Those are cool little picnic mats that cost 5 bucks and fold up to the size of a small weekday newspaper. Super useful.