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  • KaktusJaque
    KaktusJaque Posts: 141 Member
    Nice pictures for sure.
  • Jakess1971
    Jakess1971 Posts: 1,208 Member
    Beautiful morning in Nottingham

    To the right with some gentle morning mist floating in the background ....

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    ... and to the left is sun up

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  • KitTheRoadie
    KitTheRoadie Posts: 641 Member
    #selfie from my lunchtime ride today...

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  • KaktusJaque
    KaktusJaque Posts: 141 Member
    #selfie from my lunchtime ride today...

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    I like it kit!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    #selfie from my lunchtime ride today...

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    Very nice. :smile:
  • KitTheRoadie
    KitTheRoadie Posts: 641 Member
    Thanks guys, getting quite in to this photo lark now...

    This is where I grew up (allegedly)! :laugh:

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  • Jakess1971
    Jakess1971 Posts: 1,208 Member
    Angry clouds approaching!

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  • pmr545
    pmr545 Posts: 51 Member
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    This is my first image post on MFP. I pass this house on most of my rides... it's in Buford, GA.
  • KaktusJaque
    KaktusJaque Posts: 141 Member
    This picture is of a road called Sun Valley Parkway. The road looks like this for about 30 miles, huge shoulders to ride on and very little to no traffic. The whole length of this road was planned to be developed to rival Mesa, AZ one of the largest communities in the Phoenix area. This big road was made to accommodate that idea. Many other infrastructures were put such as electrical and cable tv etc in anticipation for this growth. The project never took off and just about all plans for this area were abandoned. The main developer was caught up in some scandal or something, and the crash of the economy back about ten years ago pretty much left this road desolate. Left a nice road for us bikers though.

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  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    There are some really impressive photos on here. That photo of the storm clouds is really nice. That "Abandoned" road would be really nice to bike on. Wish we had one of those here. I like that house in Georgia. All really nice photos. Glad I'm not judging them. :-)
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Flathead Lake from Lakeside.

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  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Down tree from the wind storms at Lawrence Park.

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  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Another down tree from Lawrence Park.

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  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Flathead Valley looking towards Glacier at 7 AM. The smoke is finally clearing.

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  • KaktusJaque
    KaktusJaque Posts: 141 Member
    Flathead Valley looking towards Glacier at 7 AM. The smoke is finally clearing.

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    That is one big tree.
  • kerrylikesbikes
    kerrylikesbikes Posts: 64 Member
    Keep meaning to post a few pics from rides the last couple weeks... not sure I've got the code right so here's one...will post a couple more if this works! Update: ok... looks like it is working, this was outside Penzance.

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  • kerrylikesbikes
    kerrylikesbikes Posts: 64 Member
    Here's another day we were trying to get to the King Harry Ferry near Truro...ended up taking forever due to mechanical issues but great view once we got there:
    14524045240_70f49679cf_z.jpgTurnaround to Truro ! by kerrycrow, on Flickr
    14524038620_b556db6db8_z.jpgFinally made it to the King Harry Ferry by kerrycrow, on Flickr

    I believe that is the English Channel out in the distance?
  • kerrylikesbikes
    kerrylikesbikes Posts: 64 Member
    Riding outside Plymouth and up the Dartmoor Plain. I don't understand why a beetle is riding a bike?
    14603144396_ea05d52bc3_z.jpgDartmoor by kerrycrow, on Flickr

    14626141765_c880422a8b_z.jpgPlym Valley Trail by kerrycrow, on Flickr


    14646071573_43ce1237c3_z.jpgDartmoor - Can I ride through please? by kerrycrow, on Flickr

    Le Tour had come and gone by the time we got to London - but lots of signs still remained
    :14523935580_1b8398e49c_z.jpgCabbing it in London by kerrycrow, on Flickr
  • kerrylikesbikes
    kerrylikesbikes Posts: 64 Member
    Here's Thursday's ride...closer to home, the Blue Ridge Parkway. Once again mechanical issues and depending on the kindness of strangers....
    14523961378_e4345ee63b_z.jpgBlue Ridge Pkwy near Craggy Gardens by kerrycrow, on Flickr
    14710602835_7b1671f926_z.jpgBlue Ridge Parkway near Craggy Gardens 2 by kerrycrow, on Flickr
    14710708005_f491887672_z.jpgIMG_1169 by kerrycrow, on Flickr
  • Jakess1971
    Jakess1971 Posts: 1,208 Member
    A few from Sundays ride out:

    Castle in Newark:

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    Half way round the century ride:

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  • Spatialized
    Spatialized Posts: 623 Member
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    There was too many times to stop and take pics this weekend, but I was going too fast and having too much fun to do so!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    This is what rest day looks like. Break 'em down and clean 'em up. :wink: :wink: Like the good bible says, "Cleanliness is next to roadliness." :laugh: :laugh:

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  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    You guys really post some impressive photos! Thanks for sharing. :smile: :smile:
  • Jakess1971
    Jakess1971 Posts: 1,208 Member
    Bit foggy ....

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  • KitTheRoadie
    KitTheRoadie Posts: 641 Member
    Love this road; undulating but fast and picturesque! :happy:

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  • phytogurl
    phytogurl Posts: 671 Member
    There are some really great photo's posted...I'm sure it will be hard to judge! :noway:

    I wouldn't consider my pic's TDF-ish, but I'd thought I'd share some more at any rate.:smile:

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  • KaktusJaque
    KaktusJaque Posts: 141 Member
    There are some really great photo's posted...I'm sure it will be hard to judge! :noway:

    I wouldn't consider my pic's TDF-ish, but I'd thought I'd share some more at any rate.:smile:
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    Love this one.
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    damn I love summer evening rides that have a purpose...

    14726834522_93187cf6bb_o.jpgJust too nice to stay home... by The Big Yin, on Flickr

    ETA: I hate flickr/instagram/my new phone.
  • kerrylikesbikes
    kerrylikesbikes Posts: 64 Member
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    Happy to help this box turtle cross to safety today! With the humidity I was moving about his speed.
  • pmr545
    pmr545 Posts: 51 Member
    The posts are awesome... no wonder people love to ride! I'm posting a photo taken this evening along my normal route, it's a simply barn on a country road. Bike-at-Farmhouse-100.JPG
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