steve mercier
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Awesome pic...that place reminds me of B.C. with all the mountains and lots of room. I think I could easily live there. (-:
SHOW us YOUR PIX here .... Odd, WeiRd ,UnUSuAl or EyE CaTchIng things from your rides
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steve mercier
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Pemberton B.C. for comparison
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or Kaslo BC
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Not as deep as further north and I had to drive a bit to get to where I started out on our search for the recent snowfall that was easily visible from the valley floor but was about 15 miles into the west side of the Coast Range and up from town.
Logging roads abound here, miles upon miles and one thing they depend on is road base so you are apt to run across a pit more often than not. This one was an interesting structure because all the rocks on the top half were very cube shaped and looked like it wouldn't take much to get them to come down off of there, albeit not recommended due to the danger that would involve. But the ground pickings looked good if you had a machine and a heavy duty truck/trailer...
Logging roads abound here, miles upon miles and one thing they depend on is road base so you are apt to run across a pit more often than not. This one was an interesting structure because all the rocks on the top half were very cube shaped and looked like it wouldn't take much to get them to come down off of there, albeit not recommended due to the danger that would involve. But the ground pickings looked good if you had a machine and a heavy duty truck/trailer...
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Another challenging runway to add to Steve's collection …
Sorry, no bikes allowed in these parts although they are permitted out of peak season on some tracks.
Quintin Lodge on the Arthur River
We're still in New Zealand, this time on the Milford Track — in the same general area of South Island as Steve's 'Where is it?" photo. Taken in January, so add icing for a winter view. Sorry, no bikes allowed in these parts although they are permitted out of peak season on some tracks.
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steve mercier
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Gulp...I have fear of flying... that does not help.
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From when I left high school until I was 30 I earned my living as a club drummer in various cover bands. We traveled western Canada mostly. I have not been to many foreign countries but I have spent at least a few weeks in many of these smaller towns. Prince Rupert, (below) Prince George , Fort St. John, Cranbrook, Medicine Hat , Lethbridge etc. These small towns and all the roads between hold more charm in Summer than Winter.
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PaD
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That peak must be AmaDablam in Nepal. I was trekking there in 1977. Was the photo shot from or near Tyangboche?
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Naw, that’s not a runway. This is a runway
( well, actually the same but before asphalt was put on top of the grass)I got the seat to right of the pilot in the Pilatus Porter and took some photos during our approach. So here are three more for Steve’s collection. Now I have to get back and try to get a picture like yours with Ama Dablam and Everest in one shot. I remember seeing Everest for the first time on our way up to Thyangboche.
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steve mercier
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OH (((((( NOOOO )))))...that cannot be a runway...that is a nightmare!
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Say it ain't so PaD....that is impossibleNaw, that’s not a runway. This is a runway
I got the seat to right of the pilot in the Pilatus Porter and took some photos during our approach. So here are three more for Steve’s collection. Now I have to get back and try to get a picture like yours with Ama Dablam and Everest in one shot. I remember seeing Everest for the first time on our way up to Thyangboche.
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True it is.
Surprisingly I was the only one in our company who wanted to sit by the pilot.
The airline had overbooked so instead of flying a Twin Otter they put us in the smaller plane and said they would bring our luggage with a later Twin Otter flight. I wasn”t really comfortable until the our stuff arrived at Lukla.
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DHC-6 Twin Otter – an iconic Canadian aircraft. I first flew in one from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar in 1968, then from Kabul to Bamiyan in 1969 (before the Buddhas were destroyed), Entebbe to Murchison Falls (Victoria Nile in Uganda) in 1970 and from Kathmandu to Lukla in 2007.
Now back to bicycles with some photos taken in Kathmandu (visited 1970 on my own; 2001 with Jen; 2007 with son Ben and brother Rob)…
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steve mercier
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Going back to that photo of Davids 165mile ride with Mt Ruapehu in the background. Lake Taupo in the foreground is the crater of a volcano which blew about 1800 years ago. It was the biggest in the world in the previous 5000 years. Some reports of ash in China and in Rome.
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Anyone care to guess what makes these prints? Hint: notice how deep they sink in. Update ...no takers ...nada...zip..crickets ... zzz, ...so anyway the answer is Black bear
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I am not certain this car is better off in this carport.
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