Just a mish-mash of photos taken on various rides Generally, things you don't see from motorized vehicles One of the great things about cycling, as well as the peace and quiet broken only by the whirr of the tires on the pavement The non-identical Schwinn Twins The clunky saddle on CT will be dealt with On a Diamond Back ride the sunlight backlighting these weed leaves was interesting Here, the Le Tour is ready for some road time Seed heads on plantain and timothy Blue and Blue Cornflower blue blooms on chicory Grassy Weeds White roadside flowers Wheat field ready for harvest They will replant the field with soybeans Riding north to Wellington, Illinois -- That's Dave my Mentor when arriving here in 1969 Grain bin and ancient corn crib surrounding by junked vehicles Along the Wellington Road Corn is looking pretty good considering we are in 'extreme drought' ??? Wellington, Illinois Once an enterprising little place The old brick house is being restored to its origina
On my way back to the house, I met the UPS van headed west from our neighborhood Hmmmm Do you suppose? And there it was!! Ran in the to get the camera Box says Heavy -- and they ain't kidding Ready to unpack and assemble what little needs to be assembled in the, uh, living room Is that a problem? Not with CEO temporarily detained elsewhere (Back in the day I would have had my Oldsmobile in the living room if I could have) Very compactly packed! Zippy makes his way back into the light of day Very well packed and protected Beginning to take shape There he is in full form I'm 6'2 and actually fit very well Folding practice -- really, quick and easy The color appears rather red in the photo -- actually its more of a reddish orange Pumped up the tires and ready to go! As BikemanforU once said "We don't blow up tires, we inflate them" A few short rides around the block or two And a very happy Rich! This is the base model and so lacks some refinements of the
The weather so far this Spring has been anything but conducive to cycling -- as is the case for several of us So when a good day presents itself -- good idea to take advantage of it Nice day for a ride in Kickapoo State Park and the connection to the Kickapoo Rail Trail Cool and breezy, but non the less a great ride The following day -- back to 30 -40 mph winds Le Tour arrives at KSP Riding east Skyline Drive eastbound The understory of the woods is greening up nicely Red Buds in bloom Difficult to see turtles on the log Several 'plooped' into the water prior to photo Le Tour, Sorghum?, and Red Buds Must have been a siding along the RR years ago KRT looking east from Gray's Siding Red Buds along the KRT 90 feet above the river View NE from trestle KRT trestle over the Middle Fork Eagle nest in the upper left quadrant of the photo Eagle sightings are rare Middle Fork valley deeply incised into surrounding land Middle Fork Valley Clump of wild flox Red Bud trees and pond Wh
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