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[BlackHand]

This was the scene in Edmonds this morning about 40 minutes after sunrise and 30 minutes before moonset...

The container ship is from the same line as the one the got stuck in the Suez a couple years ago.

 

[Prairie Dog]

Footage from today’s ride at Heritage Ranch. The local single tracks during snowy periods are typically tight and are not very forgiving if you happen to stray outside of the safety of the hardpack.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Today's Plan A was to finish chores, then ride a few 3.2-mile late-afternoon laps in the largely empty bluff-top campground at Carlsbad State Beach. But when I got down close to the water at North Ponto Beach, the north Plan A turn-around, I got a pleasant surprise: The tide was very low, and the sand looked rideable for quite a ways in both directions!

Well then, on to Plan B: A 3.6 mi up-and-back beach ride between Terramar and the stairs up to the campground store. What a treat!

Looking south toward the La Jolla Peninsula. This drop-dead gorgeous October day was one of the clearest since last winter. At 5 pm, it was still over 70°F with a steady 10-knot breeze from the north.

Turned around here, just short of Terramar, to keep well away from the saltwater standing on the beach. Turned around at the south end for the same reason.

Looking south along the beach toward the campground bluff with South Ponto Beach and the cliffs of Encinitas beyond.

My 2.3" hybrid tires were wide enough the whole way this time. PAS 2/9 left me with just the right combo of exertion and speed over the sand.

Very few people on the beach and no other bikes. Communing with the Pacific at its best!

Once home, rinsed off the salt and sand with a garden sprayer bought for that purpose. The fan pattern makes it fast, precise, and thorough. Thanks again to @m@Robertson for teaching me that trick.

 

[DiggyGun]

@Jeremy McCreary

What’s the Green 01 Sticker on your rear mudguard?

DG…

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

@Jeremy McCreary

What’s the Green 01 Sticker on your rear mudguard?
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DG…

It says "Total Stud Onboard" in Chinese.
;^}

Actually, no clue. Bike came that way.

 

[JGcycle]

A few pics from today's 20km ride:

 

[DaveMatthews]

Was feeling a bit tired but got out for a short ride between rain showers anyway. Maybe 12km.

And the only picture was again the work of spiders...

 

[Te. S]

Here is beach view ride and a very cool Bird House rest stop on the way.

 

[Kayakguy]

Here is beach view ride and a very cool Bird House rest stop on the way.

Birdhouses remind me of a little story from many years ago. I had been blocking the entrance to a birdhouse with the idea to discourage English sparrows. Then I noticed a chickadee hovering around it, seeming frustrated because he couldn't get in. He finally gave it up and move over to a very unsuitable building site (exposed directly to any rain and whatever predators might take an interest in him). I finally relented and removed the blockage to the house, and he immediately spotted that. He was just about bursting with excitement as he summoned his wife, and brought her over to see what he had found. He popped into and out of the entrance half a dozen times demonstrating to her what a marvelous place he had scored. Meanwhile, the sparrows had moved on.

I find it rewarding not only to see the many species, especially anyone exotic, as we are now starting to see as global warming expands habitats farther north, but also to watch their behaviors and habits, which can be very amusing and revealing of both intelligence and individuality.

So, do birds take up residence in any of those birdhouses, or to they regard it as an overcrowded tenement?

 

[JRA]

There are a couple of old growth grove holdouts by my place. The one with all the green on it was huge at the base and then branched off into two.

Unfortunately the green vine will eventually kill that tree.

 

[BlackHand]

Evening commutes are now full dark. But still some decent weather for a few more weeks.

The leaves are mostly still holding on, though with a few more waves of wind and rain this weekend most will be on the ground by next week.

 

[ChezCheese:)]

There are a couple of old growth grove holdouts by my place. The one with all the green on it was huge at the base and then branched off into two.

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Unfortunately the green vine will eventually kill that tree.

English ivy is such a scourge, because it grows happily in sun or shade. But you can stop that from happening. Get in there with loppers and remove the vines to a height of 6 ft or whatever you can reach. Clear away the ivy around the base of the tree. The vines above will die. Go on now: it'll thank you.

 

[Art Deco]

Here in Pennsylvania, it's not just the regular English ivy, we have some poisonous ivy like vines as well that grow year round.

 

[CodyDog]

Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.

 

[JGcycle]

A few pics from today's 21km ride:

 

[Rome]

This is on Oahu Pearl Harbor Historic Bike Path.
I miss @theloafer.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Weather, work, and life have gotten in the way of riding over the last couple of weeks, but I had a break from all three and cobbled together a 50km ride.
Seemed like the circumnavigation of Delta was the easy choice, and felt just right on a sunny afternoon...

Somewhere down the crazy river...





After riding River Road, I headed along the Millennium trail, then underneath the hwy to Ladner...





After riding through the burbs of Ladner, I headed South to the Mud Bay trail...



Gravel it is, for 15km or so...



An abundance of birds...



At 40km it was time for a short stop and a drink of after Nuun delight...



Sun going down, along with the temp. Hightailed it out of there for the final 10k home...





Almost dark when I got home after 4pm. Note to self, leave at noon, not 1pm...

 

[Rome]

my display doesn't show elevations.
Beautiful pictures
Really nice pathways!!

 

[Rome]

I use throttle on this hill can maintain 30 mph.
Picture of my bike left unattended while I devoured Dim Sum
Bought a bottle Stoli.
Now thinking if this knife is worth $500.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Usually don't ride on my patio, but bobcat sightings are pretty common in the neighborhood— especially along our stretch of the canyon wall.

Wife caught this big boy on our patio wall. The Humane Society website says they're typically twice the size of a house cat but can weigh up to 30 lb. This one looks bigger than 2 house cats to me.

Roxie loves to sun on the patio. But between the coyotes and bobcats, we don't dare leave her out there unattended at only 23 lbs.

Addendum: Doesn't help to have 2 patio bird feeders and a fountain that by itself attracts hundreds of birds a day.