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Old 08-25-22, 07:56 PM
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I stopped to take a photo on today’s lunchtime ride

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Saw this guy though the trees and was like what the hell.



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Old 08-28-22, 10:11 AM
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Carrying a spare**********


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saw this guy. I think it was dark purple it was hard to get a good pic.

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Old 08-29-22, 07:26 AM
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Old 08-30-22, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by gthomson
Great little beach town to visit in the summer. I have some friends that ride there on their weekend rides from Halton area. Will have to try that ride some time.
If rail trails are your thing you can ride the Lynn Valley trail from Simcoe in to Port Dover. We have done that a few times.
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Old 08-30-22, 09:33 AM
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Near the end of the road. Pinnacles NP.
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Old 08-30-22, 12:40 PM
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What caught your attention in this one?
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Old 08-30-22, 01:55 PM
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I like this shot. It feels like a spy took it.
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Old 08-30-22, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by jppe
What caught your attention in this one?
It has that 50's mil spec sci-fi look, so I went B&W.
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Old 08-30-22, 05:15 PM
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Abalone Cove.

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Old 08-30-22, 09:48 PM
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Abalone Cove.
I heard they were trying to add some acreage to a preserve down there, maybe put in some trails and such. Is that the land?
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Old 09-01-22, 10:12 PM
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Drake Well

First commercial oil well in the US / world ?

Birthplace of the oil industry


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Well
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Old 09-02-22, 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by t2p


Drake Well

First commercial oil well in the US / world ?

Birthplace of the oil industry


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Well
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Very interesting! My well used to water my lawn is hundreds of feet deeper than Drake!!!
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Old 09-02-22, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by jppe
Very interesting! My well used to water my lawn is hundreds of feet deeper than Drake!!!
same here - I think our well is around 200 ft or so (?)
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Old 09-02-22, 01:21 PM
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I like to get up early, ride down to the lake, and watch the sunrise...........
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No traffic at that time of the morning.
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Just before sunrise
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Too bad the colors only last a minute or so.

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Old 09-02-22, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by roadsnakes
I like to get up early, ride down to the lake, and watch the sunrise...........
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Too bad the colors only last a minute or so.
What lake?
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Old 09-02-22, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
What lake?
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That`s Lake Michigan on Milwaukee`s lakefront. In the Bay View neighborhood.
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Taken from a small park on Milwaukee`s southeast side. In a neighborhood called Bay View.
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Old 09-02-22, 02:39 PM
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Guess what's on the way in my part of world, lol. Took this Aug 31. Don't remember the trees starting to change this early before. Sure hope my cycling season doesn't end early this year!
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Old 09-14-22, 01:46 PM
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Out in the London suburbs today.....

.....I couldn't see any pointy eared locals.

And not from today, but while we're on funny roads here's one from another of my rides in the burbs of London.
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Old 09-15-22, 05:19 AM
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For the Beatles fans:


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Doesn't look anything like I imagined it would.
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This is Petra ... ancient city in Jordan. Amazing place!

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Old 09-17-22, 09:05 AM
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On the way back from Pinnacles. Not unusual to see deer down in this area but usually they stay in the more wooded areas.
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