Empty road ahead photos
07-26-19, 11:41 AM
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^looks like you’d need to be on a mission from god to (want to) conquer that. woof.
07-26-19, 11:55 AM
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At least I knew there was fresh water nearby. Definitely looks like "Treasure of Sierra Madre" country. No banditos encountered, fortunately.
07-27-19, 01:23 AM
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...or rubber biscuits hopefully...
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Cloverdale Road on the Pacific Coast, near Pescadero, CA. Sunday, June 28, 2019.
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08-01-19, 02:55 AM
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whitney portal rd....not empty but fewer cars this time of year and lots of long stretches with no cars
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08-01-19, 03:36 AM
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^much ouch. fewer cars in august? i guess those permit quotas for the mt. whitney trail are working 
usually takes till the fourth week of august for the sierra mosquitos (east side) to vanish. with this year's ****ndanza, guessing they'll hang around
till first week of october.
nice pics. i really need to do a dedicated weeklong climbfest up there to properly abuse the body.
usually takes till the fourth week of august for the sierra mosquitos (east side) to vanish. with this year's ****ndanza, guessing they'll hang around
till first week of october.
nice pics. i really need to do a dedicated weeklong climbfest up there to properly abuse the body.
08-01-19, 04:43 PM
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now…the heat when back on the owen’s valley floor was bothersome.
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08-02-19, 03:34 AM
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good to hear. usually, they're the worst in the shade, near a body of water of any combo of the two. really would have
potentially only been a problem up by the store/waterfall/road's end on whitney portal road. onion valley generally good
because of the lack of shade and lack of water. did run into mosquito difficulty in august at the top of horseshoe meadows
maybe a decade ago tho before i got near either shade or water. weird.
yah,,,the summer descent into owens valley is like opening an oven door to check on the progress of your frozen pizza or
like you've got a giant hair dryer on high pointed at you. hotttt.
potentially only been a problem up by the store/waterfall/road's end on whitney portal road. onion valley generally good
because of the lack of shade and lack of water. did run into mosquito difficulty in august at the top of horseshoe meadows
maybe a decade ago tho before i got near either shade or water. weird.
yah,,,the summer descent into owens valley is like opening an oven door to check on the progress of your frozen pizza or
like you've got a giant hair dryer on high pointed at you. hotttt.
08-05-19, 05:18 AM
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From the Harlem Valley Trail ride 7/28/19 in Duchess County NY. Yes I know there is a car in the background but I still like the shot.
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08-06-19, 07:07 AM
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Hwy 190, heading east over the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Summit is ~18 miles ahead @ 7000 feet. If only the Donner party had known about this route.
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08-06-19, 12:33 PM
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Great thread!
Mt Baker Highway SR-542 in Washington.
Mt Baker Highway SR-542 in Washington.
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08-10-19, 09:33 AM
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it should be 
….the north cascade highway was one of my all time favorite rides
….the north cascade highway was one of my all time favorite rides
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i don't know...i do know it was part of a welcomed descent from Washington Pass into the Methow Valley.
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08-20-19, 12:21 AM
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Completely empty state of the art bike path in downtown Atlanta.
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I've heard locals refer to it as the Mighty 190. It is a total blast on a quick moto or good handling sports car. Never experienced it on a bicycle.
