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Oh, lord. That's downright disgusting.😠 I have seen only two instances of "tipping" around here - both were a truck load of used tires alongside the gravel roads. Once I saw them a quick call to VDOT had a clean-up crew out the following day to pick up and remove all the discarded tires. VDOT...

Raising hand: I carry a small assortment of zip-ties. Does that count?

Locally discarded from the trades and workers, not the landowners. The tall roadside grass hides the litter through the seasons, so it tends to "grow" if not cleaned up at least once a year. Blow-ins are rare. Trash (mostly empty feed bags) are sometimes blown out of the open beds of trucks, but...

Thank you. 💗54 miles and 9 bags collected. I look at your 100 mile rides - you really do us proud, you know - and wonder how you do it. And I'll say it again - I love your photos. And your cycling territory. As for my ride yesterday, my second to the last day of road clean-up - I "hit the...

@Chargeride That was some gnarly ride there in the beginning! Makes my rides look like old lady rides (which they are, honestly speaking). AWESOME job on those trails-from-the-depths-of-the-underworld. You are either brave or crazy...or both.

The weather here in Northern Virginia has been stunning. Perfect for riding - although Monday I spent more time riding in the car and truck then on my bike. It wasn't by choice, either. This week I have set my task to pick up litter from the 70 miles of routes for the Gravel Grinder this...

Still raining here, too, but tomorrow afternoon is expected to be sunny. I'll be out with my Giant and it's trash trailer cleaning up any road litter from the short route that will be used this coming Saturday. Tuesday I'll add and clean the miles for the longer route. Wednesday and Thursday...

Wonderful that you had a day for relaxed riding. And with a new helmet as well!

And yes, I am thrilled that we are finally getting decent riding weather. Finally! [she says, looking out the windows at the rain splashing down outside.]

You were more than lucky! Next time buy a lottery ticket in the last town you fly through, and then tell us later how much you've won! You might find that you've hit the jackpot ! 😎😆 As always, gorgeous photos. Instantly reminded me of my ride yesterday. Scenic no matter which way you turn. But...

Gosh, so sorry to hear about your planned ride, Stefan. You were smart to reevaluate and re-plan, even if it meant separating from the group to do your own thing by yourself. The Vado is an amazingly strong ebike, but it is honestly designed for commuting. You were pretty brave to take it cross...

The elevation chart seems benign enough, but trust me when I say if you weren't going up, you were going down. Usually at a breakneck speed. Even with an ebike - of which there were many in the crowd of 200+ cyclists at the ride - it was a tough ride. And that was on the paved roads. I heard the...

Same one. 🙃 She has a lot going on right now with the renovations in her house, and she said the electrician was working in the garage and may have turned off the power to the plugs. Something she never noticed when she plugged in her bike the prior day. She was pretty annoyed at herself and...

I feel your pain. We are used to 80°F with humidity, but the tolerance for our recent high 90°F is lacking. The number of bikes out on our roads dropped to zero last month, and I have heard from a few friends that heat sickness has been going around. So you're in good company @RabH . Yesterday...

Even if you're limping and bleeding, walking away is always good. I walked away from my ride yesterday, sweaty and hot. The air was so thick and humid you could swim in it. No amount of speed could produce any cool air, so after a while I stopped trying and just set my brain on "pleasure...

Sadly, the recent brutal temps - 97°f (36°c) yesterday and 99°f (37°c) the day before and before that and before that ad nausum - have kept me off the bike and inside anywhere there is AC. (Sorta off topic but not entirely because my ebike is in the pics) Anyway....we took a trip to Maryland...

Thank you.💗 Am definately feeling much better. As always I love reading about your rides and especially love the photos. Unfortunately, riding here has screeched to an abrupt halt for next few days in the face of some really awful hot weather moving through. 100°F heat with high humidity...

Summer must be over. We're now into Fall. 🙃🚲

@DiggyGun - I didn't get any zig-zag in my GPS recording. Guess my RWGPS didn't think my fall was worthy of recording. Funny now that you mention your smart watch. Mine didn't activate either. Guess because I went down and got up so quickly. One of my riding buddies took a fall off her horse...

@DiggyGun Sorry to hear about your fall. If it's any condolence, I've just joined your ranks the other day. Not a lot of damage - just a scraped elbow and a sore arm bone. How it happened: friend called and wanted to ride. I was way too busy but thought I'd steal an hour since the temps were...