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08-19-21, 01:33 AM
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08-19-21, 02:51 PM
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more pics from the recent toodle along the Mississippi & Illinois rivers near Alton, IL....
a tugboat pushing a barge up the river. Based on the noise it produced, it must be powered by one or two turbines.
some pelicans. If the wiki page for pelicans can be trusted, these are probably the American White Pelican.
posing the bike on the Chain of Rocks Bridge. This is (obviously) an old truss bridge, and crosses the Mississippi river. It was part of the old Route 66, and is now a bike/pedestrian path across the river. Very handy, and very peaceful! Perhaps the only bike/pedestrian bridge across the Mississippi that isn't part of a motor vehicle bridge?
Steve in Peoria
a tugboat pushing a barge up the river. Based on the noise it produced, it must be powered by one or two turbines.
some pelicans. If the wiki page for pelicans can be trusted, these are probably the American White Pelican.
posing the bike on the Chain of Rocks Bridge. This is (obviously) an old truss bridge, and crosses the Mississippi river. It was part of the old Route 66, and is now a bike/pedestrian path across the river. Very handy, and very peaceful! Perhaps the only bike/pedestrian bridge across the Mississippi that isn't part of a motor vehicle bridge?
Steve in Peoria
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08-19-21, 03:35 PM
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not bad advice... it's hard to tell how deep flood water might be, and if the road surface erodes away, you sure can't tell.
there's a gravel road about 10 miles from me that has a sign I haven't seen before... "dry weather road". Not sure if the road foundation is terrible, or if there isn't any drainage.
Steve in Peoria
there's a gravel road about 10 miles from me that has a sign I haven't seen before... "dry weather road". Not sure if the road foundation is terrible, or if there isn't any drainage.
Steve in Peoria
08-20-21, 11:26 AM
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A few random sights, mostly pre-Covid.
Hot day in Pasadena.
South of Ventura, near Emma Woods.
South of Santa Barbara, favorite photo spot.
Hueneme Lighthouse
Santa Susana train depot, Simi Valley
Roadside coyote, Hidden Hills.
Early morning, Long Beach
Downtown LA
Hot day in Pasadena.
South of Ventura, near Emma Woods.
South of Santa Barbara, favorite photo spot.
Hueneme Lighthouse
Santa Susana train depot, Simi Valley
Roadside coyote, Hidden Hills.
Early morning, Long Beach
Downtown LA
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08-20-21, 12:35 PM
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Had a chance recently to sample the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes in ID on the tandem. Flat, excellent pavement, great wildlife spotting.
Our 50m ride had a moose spotting ratio of around 1 moose/10 miles. Here are three of them (a second calf is under the trees). Also eagles, osprey, herons and lots of other birds.
Our 50m ride had a moose spotting ratio of around 1 moose/10 miles. Here are three of them (a second calf is under the trees). Also eagles, osprey, herons and lots of other birds.
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08-20-21, 01:34 PM
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See stuff, and see people. Always fun to stop and chat with the locals. This young chap was milking his 35th free coffee refill at the Stewart's Point Store, from the cup he keeps in his truck when he makes his weekly escape from wife and house to get groceries at the bottom of the hill.
08-20-21, 01:43 PM
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His 35th cup of coffee. His bladder must be the size of a basketball.
08-20-21, 01:47 PM
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This wrench fits...
Rather, his 35th trip down to the store to claim yet another free refill... once a week. He was quite proud of his scheme, and the store's proprietors didn't seem to mind, since he bought plenty of groceries.
08-21-21, 01:55 AM
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08-21-21, 03:37 AM
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08-21-21, 06:05 AM
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posing the bike on the Chain of Rocks Bridge. This is (obviously) an old truss bridge, and crosses the Mississippi river. It was part of the old Route 66, and is now a bike/pedestrian path across the river. Very handy, and very peaceful! Perhaps the only bike/pedestrian bridge across the Mississippi that isn't part of a motor vehicle bridge?
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08-21-21, 09:49 AM
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just finishing up the photos from the bike ride along the Mississippi near Alton, IL (which is near St. Louis).
Like a lot of old river towns, transporting goods via the river was a major consideration. Getting goods onto and off of boats requires storage of the goods, as well as land transportation to the storage facilities. As such, Alton has a huge array of grain silos with access to barges and railroad tracks.
from a bit further south, we see the grain silos behind the Highway 67 Clark bridge. The bridge has excellent bike lanes and access ramps, but no bike lanes on the Missouri side, and the shoulders are in horrible condition.
Steve in Peoria
(I rode across the Clark bridge in 2019, and managed to get 4 or 5 punctures in about a half mile once I was on the Missouri side)
Like a lot of old river towns, transporting goods via the river was a major consideration. Getting goods onto and off of boats requires storage of the goods, as well as land transportation to the storage facilities. As such, Alton has a huge array of grain silos with access to barges and railroad tracks.
from a bit further south, we see the grain silos behind the Highway 67 Clark bridge. The bridge has excellent bike lanes and access ramps, but no bike lanes on the Missouri side, and the shoulders are in horrible condition.
Steve in Peoria
(I rode across the Clark bridge in 2019, and managed to get 4 or 5 punctures in about a half mile once I was on the Missouri side)
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08-21-21, 09:59 AM
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Too bad we didn't take a picture of his brother at the Navarro General Store. I'm still waiting to use those two tickets he gave us to see Willie Horton's band.
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08-21-21, 10:02 AM
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Perusing old photos, found this one:
outdoor Piano on Mt. Tabor.
outdoor Piano on Mt. Tabor.
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08-21-21, 11:40 AM
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@steelbikeguy Thanks for the multi-part Illinois travelogue. Really interesting! Makes me want to visit Illinois.
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08-21-21, 12:33 PM
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@steelbikeguy Thanks for the multi-part Illinois travelogue. Really interesting! Makes me want to visit Illinois.
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Well, that and the asian carp that jump out of the river and attack people fishing in boats. Dang invasive species!
If you ride the bike south from the Chain of Rocks bridge, you can get to this cool stainless steel thing.. great place to park the bike for a while...
and with the right light, it looks quite nice too.
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08-21-21, 08:43 PM
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08-21-21, 09:00 PM
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https://raulersongirlstravel.com/wor...etchup-bottle/
hmm... I'll have to put that on my "to do" list for a future trip!
Actually, I am planning another trip down to the St. Louis-ish area to see the #4014 Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive!! I missed its midwest tour last year.
St. Louis has a Big Boy at its Museum of Transport...
This is #4006. It is both "C&V" and in the category of "steel is real", for what it is worth. A great little rabbit hole to fall into, if you are so inclined.
Steve in Peoria (just back from an evening bike ride along the Illinois river)
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08-23-21, 09:30 AM
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Did you know there are 13 species of Mayflies around Lake Klamath?
Splat! by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
Splat! by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
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08-23-21, 02:33 PM
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08-31-21, 01:35 PM
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I was riding from the Chain of Rocks Bridge (across the Mississippi, near St. Louis) and heading for downtown and the Arch.....
It was a hot, humid, and sunny day, with the temperature around 91F at 1pm. Large clouds loomed overhead, suggesting at the water they were waiting to dump onto cyclists.
getting onto the bridge:
The sprinkles started by the time I was at the west end of the bridge, so I put my phone and stuff in the Carradice bag, figuring that would keep things dry.
A few miles further, things were clearly getting ugly, so after getting out the rain jacket and helmet cover, I took a quick photo of the conditions:
The weather lately has been prone to quick summer showers. Storms clouds pop up, dump a lot of rain briefly, and then move on.
I just figured this was one of those.
Well, in true summer storm fashion, it hit quickly with a lot of lightning and thunder and torrents of rain.
On the plus side, there were plenty of tall metal structures that were going to get hit before I was. My main concern was the rapidly pooling water that was hiding the trail surface under a couple of inches of water. I suppose I should have turned around, but I still thought it was blow over.
I didn't find any shelter until I was within a mile or two of downtown, where I stopped under the I-70 bridge. After 30 minutes, the intensity of the rain decreased to the point where it was closer to normal rain and the lightning had mostly stopped.
Skirting the flooded parts of the trail and mixing with afternoon downtown traffic, I did get down to the Arch. The museum had an entry with some shelter and a glass roof, providing a chance to get out of the rain and a view of the Arch. Perfect for taking a couple of photos!
The ride back to the Chain of Rocks Bridge was under modest rain, and it stopped when I got back to my car.
I was able to change out of the bike clothes, put on some dry socks (which I had packed in case of rain), and packed up the bike.
The car's thermometer said it was 75F, so definitely cooler than it had been, but not bad. There was still some rain on the way back to Peoria, but nothing like I'd seen in St. Louis.
Not a great ride, but perhaps memorable.
Steve in Peoria
It was a hot, humid, and sunny day, with the temperature around 91F at 1pm. Large clouds loomed overhead, suggesting at the water they were waiting to dump onto cyclists.
getting onto the bridge:
The sprinkles started by the time I was at the west end of the bridge, so I put my phone and stuff in the Carradice bag, figuring that would keep things dry.
A few miles further, things were clearly getting ugly, so after getting out the rain jacket and helmet cover, I took a quick photo of the conditions:
The weather lately has been prone to quick summer showers. Storms clouds pop up, dump a lot of rain briefly, and then move on.
I just figured this was one of those.
Well, in true summer storm fashion, it hit quickly with a lot of lightning and thunder and torrents of rain.
On the plus side, there were plenty of tall metal structures that were going to get hit before I was. My main concern was the rapidly pooling water that was hiding the trail surface under a couple of inches of water. I suppose I should have turned around, but I still thought it was blow over.
I didn't find any shelter until I was within a mile or two of downtown, where I stopped under the I-70 bridge. After 30 minutes, the intensity of the rain decreased to the point where it was closer to normal rain and the lightning had mostly stopped.
Skirting the flooded parts of the trail and mixing with afternoon downtown traffic, I did get down to the Arch. The museum had an entry with some shelter and a glass roof, providing a chance to get out of the rain and a view of the Arch. Perfect for taking a couple of photos!
The ride back to the Chain of Rocks Bridge was under modest rain, and it stopped when I got back to my car.
I was able to change out of the bike clothes, put on some dry socks (which I had packed in case of rain), and packed up the bike.
The car's thermometer said it was 75F, so definitely cooler than it had been, but not bad. There was still some rain on the way back to Peoria, but nothing like I'd seen in St. Louis.
Not a great ride, but perhaps memorable.
Steve in Peoria
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