Pics from Pacific Grove while out on a walk with my aunt along the coast.

The sun giving up and setting:
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And the very full moon taking control
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Beautiful shots Mary. I didn't realize you were just up north. I told John this evening that you were back east....:D

Thanks, George. :) East, North - it's all the same. :p

Hey, by the way, my aunt reminded me tonight of one of my favorite expressions of all time...."Well, butter my butt and call me a bisquit." :D

as long as you aren't nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs...

From my hike this morning along the coast in Pacific Grove:
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And a few more:
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great pics ME!!!!

Thanks, Jeff. :) No talent of mine. It's so pretty up here all I have to do is point and click.

I have the same camera you do, so I know how good it takes pics, well if you pick the right setting LOL.

I wish I could be walkin on the coast rather then stuck here at work. One more hr for me, then I can squeeze in another short ride today before it gets dark.

See, and I wish I could ride. :( I had to leave Patsy at home as I couldn't squeeze in switching the wheels (I lack an extra cassette or know-how to swith cassettes).

I have a Sram 11/26 you can have if you want Mary. It only has about 200 miles on it :beer:

Note to self: Show Mary how to switch cassettes.

You are so sweet. If it will fit my wheel, I'll buy it from you. :)

I wish you would, Jim, and I'll buy you lunch! I'm hopeless. :o

It's all yours! Save your money, as it's not doing me any good sitting in a bag in my garage ;)

A lady in her 50th giving all she have in a short up hill (on valley circle). I think you can feel her pain:
http://shai.impcash.com/07/working.jpg

I drove through pacific grove yesterday, stayed the night in Monterey with my family. Great cycling community there.

Great Pictures, but you're not in them :(

I felt that same pain earlier this year when I decided to harden up a bit and take hills instead of the flat roads I'd long been traveling. On flat roads I could go for long stretches, but any lengthy hill would trip the pain switch and I'd pull back. As all of you dedicated hillmiesters know, climbing requires a different set of muscles, breathing capacity, heart rate, focus, and pain threshhold. Pushing a 40's model body with a long held approach to riding beyond it's comfort zone can be very challenging. Just yesterday I powered up a short but steep incline that months ago I dreaded climbing because of the pain. Yesterday's result was more, "Pfshh... is that all you've got?"

Last weekend going up Tuna Canyon I looked like her. Tuna Canyon is awesomely brutal.

thats beyond the point that she needed to stand and mash a bit. Thats just painfull to look at.

Ahhh...maybe it's the whole Christmas thing, but that actually made me tear up. A sweet (I imagine very cute) 28 year old man wants to see me in a picture. You just made this old woman feel like a girl again! :D Maybe I'll but my lace undies on and really feel...


....oh, nevermind. For the other forum. :p

Some pics from Morgan Hill and my hike/walk. Beautiful up here for sure.

How cute is this guy? Very friendly and wanted me to keep petting him:
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There's a bird in this shot. A very exotic one that I've never seen before, but he just wouldn't sit still long enough for me to capture him in his glory
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/mh3.jpg

Stock Dork shot:
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The hills
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ME, thank you for sharing your vacation with us; especially when we (my wife kids and I) didn't leave town. With your photos it is like we did.

That is very sweet of you, Shai. :) Thank you and you know, I'm miss camera queen. By the way, how are you doing? Healing well? I hope so.

I am back. Did a 40 miles yesterday and another 24 today. While in some pain, 2 minutes after I start cycling the body just feel at home and enjoy the next hour/s. Then back home I still feel some pain.. go figure.