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Photography: Lesson in Terrain Analysis

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. When using a mapping service with satellite view, you often can’t really get a good image, even when the service … Continue reading

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Photography: Fire and River

Not much going on with photography right now, but there was a fire overnight on the route I chose for today’s ride. It was SLS Tires on the SE corner of NE 23rd and Midwest Boulevard. While it has changed … Continue reading

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Photography: Just a Hill

It rained last night. It wasn’t heavy rain everywhere, but enough to make today’s destination a little muddy. I rode out to the north end of Draper Lake. Just off the intersection where the bike trail runs into Draper Lake … Continue reading

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Photography: Tramping Upper East Elm Creek

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. Today was long, not because of the distance I rode, but the time I spent tramping around in the woods … Continue reading

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Photography: Not So Muddy Banks

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. I refer you to a previous trip I called “Muddy Banks” for context on today’s ride. Today I traversed the … Continue reading

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Cycling: Urban Frustration

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. Actually, today’s ride was a little nostalgia, a major miracle, along with a whole lot of frustration. The nostalgia was … Continue reading

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Photography: Lake Overholser

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. I’m whipped, well and truly. Today was my first 40-miler after the collision. Yes, I know it’s rather nutty to … Continue reading

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Anatomy of Lightning Creek, Part 2

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. Where Lightning Creek crosses Grand Boulevard, it’s called Oliver Park. At this point, once you get below the stagnant stretch … Continue reading

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Anatomy of Lightening Creek, Part 1

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. Lightening Creek is so named because of the frequent flash flooding. It was that way before it was settled and … Continue reading

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What Hath God Given?

Cycling elevates your awareness of terrain. Why do I invest so much time into surveying creeks and rivers, and then posting about it on the blog here? Pretty pictures? I’m teaching what I know of God’s Creation. I want you … Continue reading

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