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Ride Photos 11
I left the house around sunrise. The clouds were just starting to form a rain cell on the eastern horizon. The sun had to rise a good bit to get past this stuff. The dark buildings in the foreground are … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, Draper Lake, photography, trail, weather
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Ride Photos 10
I didn’t ride too far today. I was exploring routes in my area, in part because storms were too close again, and I didn’t want to get too far from home. This image shows us under the edge of a … Continue reading
Cloud Shots 01
I’m trying to learn how to capture clouds. With our storms out here in the flatlands, the views can be dramatic at times. The problem is that, if there’s anything where the camera viewscreen deceives you, it’s surely with cloud … Continue reading
Ride Photos 08
Shot from a distance over a golf course, this fancy building is the infamous Douglas High School. It’s all minorities and violence is quite common. It’s run almost like a prison, I’m told. Sylvester Stalone is in Oklahoma filming a … Continue reading
Ride Photos 07
On a ride around Draper Lake a couple of days ago I was enjoying the fact the clouds were hiding the sun, keeping the temperatures down. These were rain clouds about 50 miles away, over the next county east of … Continue reading
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Tagged Crutcho Creek, cycling, Draper Lake, Midwest Boulevard, North Canadian River, photography
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Ride Photos 06
I once rode in 112°F temps. I learned that you have to ride slower than normal, but be careful not to stop without shade, and stay hydrated. In order to make my rides right now, I have to leave at … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, Grand Boulevard Trail, North Canadian River, photography, weather
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SCIP Trails Again
The first two shots are from yesterday’s ride on the OK River Trails. Here we have a couple of kayakers training for races. This facility has become one of the premier training areas for kayaking in this part of the … Continue reading
Bicycling Roots
I grew up riding trash bikes. I can recall the first time indexed shifting was offered. At that time, I still preferred turning that feature off, but the old style friction-shift is now actually more expensive than indexed shifting. Only … Continue reading
Ride Photos 05
Looking back from the south bank River Trail, this is the Portland Avenue bridge. This is the turn-around point for one of my most frequent loops. I ride across this bridge at least once per week as one of my … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, Harrah Loop, Jones OK, North Canadian River, photography
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Ride Photos 04
A very nice homemade stock fence; this is strong enough to contain horses, but I’ve never seen any in this pasture. The upright posts between the welded frames are made of cedar, a tree that grows abundantly wild here in … Continue reading