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[Jeremy McCreary]

Juvenile Cooper's hawk on our patio this morning.

Usually dozens of small finches and munios on or buzzing around this thistle feeder. But they all vanish when a raptor shows up.

 

[Geneva]

Stopped in Grand Rapids, Mi (Steamboat Park Campground) on our way south and rode all around yesterday and today on our ride we stopped by Founders Brewing. Great ride, lots of trails and a few cold drafts.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Friday's 16 mi coast ride started with a bit of an adventure.

First came 2-3 mi of sandy hardpack on our local rail trail. Destination: The new rail bridge being built over Batiquitos Lagoon — here from an earlier ride.

The bridge was already taking construction traffic, but I'd always found it fenced off on my weekend visits. Also from an earlier ride.

Still worth riding here, though — just to commune with the lagoon and its inhabitants.

But this time we were here on a work day with everyone gone to lunch and the fence left wide open. So naturally, we rode the steel plates across the lagoon.

After all, once they put the bridge into service, we'll never be able to ride here again.

Turned around under the La Costa Avenue bridge — another place that will soon be unreachable. As we saddled up, a worker came up in a truck and asked in a friendly Texas accent,
"You fellas done?"
"Yes, just leaving."
"The exit onto La Costa is right over there."

Considering the signage at the exit, he could have been a lot less polite.

Looking back toward the bridge. Eventually they'll build a twin concrete bridge next to the one we just crossed, each with a single track. The 2nd bridge will replace the 80 year-old wood trestle currently carrying trains across the lagoon.

Then it was back up the Coast Highway to Carlsbad Village for — what else? — coffee and pastries.

You can see why the bike likes this place.
;^}

 

[DaveMatthews]

Friday's 16 mi coast ride started with a bit of an adventure.

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First came 2-3 mi of sandy hardpack on our local rail trail. Destination: The new rail bridge being built over Batiquitos Lagoon. This shot was from an earlier ride.

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The bridge was already taking construction traffic, but I'd always found it fenced off on my weekend visits. Also from an earlier ride.

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Still worth riding here, though — just to commune with the lagoon and its inhabitants.

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But this time we were here on a work day with everyone gone to lunch and the fence left wide open. So naturally, we rode the steel plates across the lagoon.

After all, once they put the bridge into service, we'll never be able to ride here again.

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Turned around under the La Costa Avenue bridge — another place that will soon be unreachable. As we saddled up, a worker came up in a truck and asked in a friendly Texas accent,
"You fellas done?"
"Yes, just leaving."
"The exit onto La Costa is right over there."

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Considering the signage at the exit, he could have been a lot less polite.

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Looking back toward the bridge. Eventually they'll build a twin concrete bridge next to the one we just crossed, each with a single track. The 2nd bridge will replace the 80 year-old wood trestle currently carrying trains across the lagoon.

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Then it was back up the Coast Highway to Carlsbad Village for — what else? — coffee and pastries.

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You can see why the bike likes this place.
;^}

I'm sure the chairs were glad to share!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Stopped in Grand Rapids, Mi (Steamboat Park Campground) on our way south and rode all around yesterday and today on our ride we stopped by Founders Brewing. Great ride, lots of trails and a few cold drafts.

Jealous!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Photos of me from the Warka ride

I know how I look like, and it is rare I get any flattering photos of myself. A mate from the ride Karol did his best!

Riding a gravel connecting segment on the way to Góra Kalwaria. The Supernova headlight was as bright as I had to tonally balance any photo in Lightroom!

It started raining as we were leaving Góra Kalwaria (a town on a steep hill). The ride organiser is just lending a spare rain jacket to my mate Tommy!

Among the orchards.

In a plum orchard. The plums had been already collected by the owner. We could enjoy the last ones, delicious and very sweet!

A rare photo of me riding in a group. I was either behind them or well in the front of the group almost all the time!

Another photo demonstrating how big Zapiekanka we got in a Warka diner was! Not the AI!

I post this photo only to prove you can eat a lot if you are really hungry Pawel could finish it all, I had to leave a little piece.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

The post-tropical remnant of Hurricane Rachel passed over us to the NE 36 hrs ago, bringing wind, rain, and more big waves.

Today's 11 mi coast ride was cut short by a straggling shower coming right at me at a pretty good clip. But still had time for several remarkable sightings.

First, the aliens were back for their yearly beach trip to South Carlsbad State Beach. I know some of these guys from my time on the mothership.
;^}


They were really bummed to see all the beach damage. No sand left on the 2 miles of beach from the Camp Store south to the far end of South Ponto Beach.

But still a good bit of sand to the north all the way to Terramar Head. Beach erosion patterns are pretty inscrutable, but near-shore bottom profiles have a lot to do with the sometimes striking long-shore variation.

Rode north through 0.8 mi of near-empty campground. There's a cocktail called "Sex on the Beach". Guess "Sex on the Roof" is next.

Stopped at a bluff overlook only to stumble on a good-sized hawk hunting the bluff face and seemingly playing on the wind at the same time...

Hovering on the west wind. Imagine being that hawk.

Patrolling the lower bluff face before rising again on the bluff-face updraft, no flapping involved.

Patrolling the upper bluff face.

Hovering on the bluff-face updraft high above me before diving in a tight tuck to a landing on a ledge far below. Never saw the target, but no shortage of ground squirrels here.

 

[Chargeride]

Careful they are only green while the truck is nearby.

 

[JGcycle]

The post-tropical remnant of Hurricane Rachel passed over us to the NE 36 hrs ago, bringing wind, rain, and more big waves.

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Today's 11 mi coast ride was cut short by a straggling shower coming right at me at a pretty good clip. But still had time for several remarkable sightings.

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First, the aliens were back for their yearly beach trip to South Carlsbad State Beach. I know some of these guys from my time on the mothership.
;^}

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They were really bummed to see all the beach damage. No sand left on the 2 miles of beach from the Camp Store south to the far end of South Ponto Beach.

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But still a good bit of sand to the north all the way to Terramar Head. Beach erosion patterns are pretty inscrutable, but near-shore bottom profiles have a lot to do with the sometimes striking long-shore variation.

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Rode north through 0.8 mi of near-empty campground. There's a cocktail called "Sex on the Beach". Guess "Sex on the Roof" is next.

Stopped at a bluff overlook only to stumble on a good-sized hawk hunting the bluff face and seemingly playing on the wind at the same time...

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Hovering on the west wind. Imagine being that hawk.

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Patrolling the lower bluff face before rising again on the bluff-face updraft, no flapping involved.

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Patrolling the upper bluff face.

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Hovering on the bluff-face updraft high above me before diving in a tight tuck to a landing on a ledge far below. Never saw the target, but no shortage of ground squirrels here.

Nice shots of the hawk.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Nice shots of the hawk.

Thanks! Got really lucky. He kept coming back by my location, and I could see my phone screen well enough to keep him in the frame through most of it.

Definitely requesting hawk for my next life after watching this one work the bluff.

 

[alejoeder]

This is around in the Pacific Northwest, Washington State


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I was taking a break for responsabilities checking the forum and this pics delighted me

 

[Chargeride]

Jeez they wont be there for long, how far is this from you Jeremy?

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Jeez they wont be there for long, how far is this from you Jeremy?

That was Long Beach, about 90 mi north. Long Beach was hit especially hard because, unlike most of the SoCal coast south of Santa Monica, it faces roughly S to SW, right into the storm swell coming from those directions. I suspect their sea wall also had an amplifying effect.

Our generally WSW-facing coast turns to face this way in several other places, and all were hit hard by waves from Genevieve, Marie, and now Rachel.

Ignore everything the narrator said about Kelvin waves. El Nino will bring us several before it's done, but the first hasn't quite arrived in SoCal, and his explanation of Kelvin waves is very misleading.