2020 : Our Rides in Words, Photos & Videos

[Anna]

Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Day...
Climbing into the clouds!

On the accent I met this big fella receiving someone’s generosity. He was easily as big as a 17 hand horse. My photo doesn’t capture his true essence but I must share...

The landscape is tardy on its quest this year to become Fall.

Clouds teased me into climbing further...

Slow down...

The decent towards home...

Abandoned barn. If only I was brave enough to trespass! No signs, just my imagination.

I apologize if these files are big! Fighting my computer.
Happy riding friends!

 

[Art Deco]

Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Day...
Climbing into the clouds!

On the accent I met this big fella receiving someone’s generosity. He was easily as big as a 17 hand horse. My photo doesn’t capture his true essence but I must share...
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The landscape is tardy on its quest this year to become Fall.
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Clouds teased me into climbing further...
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Slow down...
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The decent towards home...

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Abandoned barn. If only I was brave enough to trespass! No signs, just my imagination.
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I apologize if these files are big! Fighting my computer.
Happy riding friends!

Biggest buck so far. Maybe an elk? Anyway nice shot.

 

[Sierratim]

Biggest buck so far. Maybe an elk? Anyway nice shot.

California is home to 3 species of elk. I believe it's the Thule elk that populates the central coast area. They are impressive. The largest, the Roosevelt elk, populates a few of the north coast counties. You can hear the bulls bugle from boats off shore.

I believe the doe and buck are white tailed deer.

 

[Taylor57]

Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Day...
Climbing into the clouds!

On the accent I met this big fella receiving someone’s generosity. He was easily as big as a 17 hand horse. My photo doesn’t capture his true essence but I must share...
View attachment 72683
The landscape is tardy on its quest this year to become Fall.
View attachment 72693
Clouds teased me into climbing further...
View attachment 72699
Slow down...
View attachment 72700
The decent towards home...

View attachment 72702

Abandoned barn. If only I was brave enough to trespass! No signs, just my imagination.
View attachment 72713

I apologize if these files are big! Fighting my computer.
Happy riding friends!

Good thing my hunting buddies weren't on that ride!

 

[Taylor57]

Good thing my hunting buddies weren't on that ride!

When you grow up in a small town you get bored!

 

[Art Deco]

California is home to 3 species of elk. I believe it's the Thule elk that populates the central coast area. They are impressive. The largest, the Roosevelt elk, populates a few of the north coast counties. You can hear the bulls bugle from boats off shore.

I believe the doe and buck are white tailed deer.

Yep the doe and buck look like white tails. Very common here in PA. We do have a herd of about 100? Elk ( in Elk county, what a shock ) just a few hours east of Fallingwater. They don't look quite like that big guy, though.
I've been there several times. The elk understand traffic and will just stand by the side of the road waiting for the cars to go by so they can cross. Smart, like a huge dog, instead of totally stupid like a moose.

 

[Sierratim]

When you grow up in a small town you get bored!

Hear that, but as I told my kids if you're bored there's always plenty of firewood to split and stack! They'd have friends over that they'd immediately muffle if they even statred to utter the words "I'm bor...". Worked great!

 

[Taylor57]

Hear that, but as I told my kids if you're bored there's always plenty of firewood to split and stack! They'd have friends over that they'd immediately muffle if they even statred to utter the words "I'm bor...". Worked great!

Yeah, but we grew up in Yuma!

 

[Sierratim]

Yep the doe and buck look like white tails. Very common here in PA. We do have a herd of about 100? Elk ( in Elk county, what a shock ) just a few hours east of Fallingwater. They don't look quite like that big guy, though.
I've been there several times. The elk understand traffic and will just stand by the side of the road waiting for the cars to go by so they can cross. Smart, like a huge dog, instead of totally stupid like a moose.

The California Thule elk bulls get to maybe 600lbs. The larger Roosevel elk bulls grow to over 1,200lbs! I've heard them from off shore while abalone diving, but only seen them in pics...WOW!

 

[Sierratim]

Yeah, but we grew up in Yuma!

Maybe not much demand for firewood in Yuma but Google says Yuma has over 90,000 people now. WOW! Our little place has something like 3,000. It's nearly an hour by car to a town as large as Yuma.

 

[Taylor57]

Maybe not much demand for firewood in Yuma but Google says Yuma has over 90,000 people now. WOW! Our little place has something like 3,000. It's nearly an hour by car to a town as large as Yuma.

Tim, you are officially in the sticks and when I was growing up there we were sub 30k

 

[Sierratim]

Tim, you are officially in the sticks and when I was growing up there we were sub 30k

And we're a couple of miles out of town, 1.5 miles from the last street light. Not 'country' by many standards, but it is dark out there! Lots of stars on a cool night like tonight, but the fire is sooo warm. The stars will there in August when it's warm and comfy outside!

 

[Art Deco]

And we're a couple of miles out of town, 1.5 miles from the last street light. Not 'country' by many standards, but it is dark out there! Lots of stars on a cool night like tonight, but the fire is sooo warm. The stars will there in August when it's warm and comfy outside!

We are the last street in similar sized small town. Streetlights and tons of light pollution from the university. Stars ? Not so much.

 

[Taylor57]

Lets face it, we are blessed to be able to ride new fangled Ebikes and have our health and the ability to share our stories with our "little ebike friends" as my GF calls us!

 

[Art Deco]

Lets face it, we are blessed to be able to ride new fangled Ebikes and have our health and the ability to share our stories with our "little ebike friends" as my GF calls us!

You were doing great except for the "little". Most of us are older and larger than we like to admit, methinks.

 

[Anna]

Biggest buck so far. Maybe an elk? Anyway nice shot.

Yes an elk. I should cycle with a proper camera like so many of you. Usually, I don’t stop but perhaps I will learn.

 

[Taylor57]

You were doing great except for the "little". Most of us are older and larger than we like to admit, methinks.

Lol, those are her words not mine!

 

[Anna]

Yep the doe and buck look like white tails. Very common here in PA. We do have a herd of about 100? Elk ( in Elk county, what a shock ) just a few hours east of Fallingwater. They don't look quite like that big guy, though.
I've been there several times. The elk understand traffic and will just stand by the side of the road waiting for the cars to go by so they can cross. Smart, like a huge dog, instead of totally stupid like a moose.

 

[Anna]

I think the deer are Mule deer...very big ears! . I’ll get some closer photos. Thank you for sorting out the elk varieties. These guys just take my breathe away.

 

[Taylor57]

Once we all get the shots, I am buying my EBR pals shots in Palm Springs!