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04-08-2010, 05:38 AM
#251
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Originally Posted by Roadkill
+While I would consider descending numerals to also be sequential, 4321 ft. for example, would you please clarify, Irish?
Can the numbers sequentially increase OR sequentially decrease?
Ride on.
Roadkill
Either way is fine
In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God. God looked down upon Ireland and said "Damn, I'm good!"
2009 POW*MIA SE5
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04-08-2010, 07:45 PM
#252
RK update 040810
Last edited by Roadkill; 04-08-2010 at 10:10 PM.
Reason: name edit
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04-08-2010, 08:40 PM
#253
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by dltang
Sounds like fun. It is safe to assume we will use the honor policy so that these pictures all have to happen in 2010. For example, I know I have some of these photos already from our previous journeys but those wouldn't count, correct. Everything has to be fresh and new. I will make sure and set the date on my camera, I'm not sure I can date the photo on my iphone but I will see what kind of app I can find. This will be fun.
So I have to get ANOTHER ticket while in Gatlinburg this year?
Spyder #1 - 2008 GS SM5 Premier Edition #1977. RIP after 80,000 miles.
Spyder #2 - 2012 RT SM5. Traded in after 24,000 miles.
Spyder #3 - 2015 F3 SM6. Put 13,000 miles on and sold it.
Spyder #4 - 2017 F3 SM6. Too good of a deal to pass up!
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04-08-2010, 08:58 PM
#254
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Originally Posted by Firefly
So I have to get ANOTHER ticket while in Gatlinburg this year?
Doesn't have to be G'burg...I'm sure you can broaden your range!!
In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God. God looked down upon Ireland and said "Damn, I'm good!"
2009 POW*MIA SE5
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04-10-2010, 08:13 PM
#255
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53. On a ferry boat (50 points)
Balboa Island Ferry {Newport Beach, CA}
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04-21-2010, 11:50 PM
#256
Registered Users
FINALLY starting on my scavenger hunt!
I am going to shamelessly borrow from Roadkill's format here. I kind of like it. Unfortunately cannot connect with Google Docs from work, so will have to link to it later to get credit for our points as I am not going to try and tally them here. Just tell ya'll about our awesome trip last Saturday.
A gorgeous day in the TX Panhandle; 80F, very little wind (5-10MPH), and the oldest son home to watch his sister. Time to RYDE! Loaded up My Lady and away we went.
First stop was right across the street from our house for a fire house photo,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0034.jpg.
Gassed up and headed out of town only to spot this at the DQ as soon as we pulled out of the gas station,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0035.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0036.jpg
After the quick stop for those pictures we proceeded on to our original destination. This unique water tower,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0038.jpg
And this is the reason for that water tower and why over half the town of Groom has Britten as a surname or one in their family tree somewhere,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0039.jpg
The we headed off to Pampa, TX. Along the way went past this cotton field full of money wells,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0040.jpg
Just thought some might find it amusing seeing oil wells in the middle of tilled fields.
We attempted to get a picture in front of a live animal other than a pet, but the subjects were not very co-operative.
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0042.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0043.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0044.jpg
If you look closely, there is a couple of Prairie Dogs about 10 yards in front of the bike. They have holes all through that area, but until those two called all clear they others weren't going to poke their heads out....Oh well, on to other things we knew we could get pictures of.
We reached our destination in Pampa, the local museum
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0046.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0047.jpg
and not sure if this will qualify as an aircraft on a pole or not,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0049.jpg
and in front of a military aircraft
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0050.jpg
After we got there and poked around a bit, we realized it was a war memorial as well,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0051.jpg
that was as close as we could get to the actual memorial, but here are the inscriptions,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0053.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0054.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0056.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0057.jpg
Close by was the aircraft I wanted to get a picture of with the bike in front, but it was too far back,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0058.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0059.jpg
Heading out of Pampa we came across this sign and I submit for judgment a sign with many arrows pointing different directions,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0061.jpg
Continuing we came across this derelict station and I submit it for judgment as an old gas station....or does it need to be a "Route 66" style station?
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0063.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0064.jpg
I mean look at the gas prices. That ought to qualify for something.
Further out of town we came across this field of derelict cars. If the Mack truck doesn't pass muster as a vintage car I can guarantee that somewhere in that field is a car older than 1970
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0067.jpg
We then crossed over into the next county,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0068.jpg
followed shortly by a historical marker, which I had to put my life in danger to obtain that photo as the turn out wasn't big enough, so I had to run across to the median to get this picture,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0071.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...DSCF0070-1.jpg
We then detoured through White Deer because we saw this water tower from the road and I wondered if it might qualify for the Cap and Ball tower,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0078.jpg
On the way through the "big" city of White Deer to the water tower, we saw this,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0072.jpg
which I have always liked those old style corner car dealerships. Thought it might bring back memories for some.
We "raced" some cotton harvesters out of White Deer,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0076.jpg
on our way to the wind farm,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0081.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0082.jpg
Now those are windmills Irish. Just givin' ya a hard time.
We were able to find a little more co-operative animal other than a pet, but only just,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0084.jpg
Then for no points, another historical marker. This one to illustrate just how treeless the Panhandle was. This is "the first tree planted in the panhandle",
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0087.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0089.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...DSCF0091-1.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0092.jpg
Close by was what passes for a lake up here, I submit for judgment as well,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0095.jpg
Then as we neared Amarillo, we spied this on the horizon....it seems the local Tyson factory had a water tower like what Irish is looking for. I couldn't get an angle that showed the Tyson emblazoned on the ball, but here is the water tower,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...DSCF0096-1.jpg
Thinking we might find a better aircraft on a pole we pulled into the old airfield,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0103.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0104.jpg
Not sure if you will be able to make it out, but cut into the stone is English Field. For a good history of the airfield read this,
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/amarillo.htm
Further on we went into the decommissioned Airbase part and came across this,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0098.jpg
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0099.jpg
Does a detention center count as a prison?
With these cool water towers close by,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0100.jpg
Anyway I find them interesting.
Finally, as the sun was setting and the cell phone was ringing informing us that our children had arrived at the restaraunt we were to meet them at, we came across this,
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF0106.jpg.
which for those of you outside of TX, the TDCJ stands for Texas Dept of Criminal Justice (aka, a prison).
Didn't get a picture, but we had put 108 miles on the bike by the time we got to the restaraunt and we still needed to get home which was another 50 miles to complete the circle.
Last edited by txknight67; 04-21-2010 at 11:54 PM.
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Even duct tape can't fix stupid - Cody Stell
'08 Yellow SM5, 2" BRP handlebar riser, Super Trapp exhaust, sport rack, seat back.
Future wish list of updates, too numerous to list and too expensive to afford....and I just found Corbin.
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04-22-2010, 05:58 AM
#257
Very Active Member
Very nice work, thanks for the travelogue!
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04-22-2010, 07:04 AM
#258
Registered Users
Originally Posted by txknight67
I am going to shamelessly borrow from Roadkill's format here.
Please associate each photo with an Item number
In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God. God looked down upon Ireland and said "Damn, I'm good!"
2009 POW*MIA SE5
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04-22-2010, 10:38 AM
#259
Registered Users
Originally Posted by irish2themax
Please associate each photo with an Item number
I'll do ya one better.
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0A...YmduOWZ4&hl=en
Or do you still want points tallied in my posts as well?
Last edited by txknight67; 04-22-2010 at 10:43 AM.
Reason: To add question.
A VERY HAPPY RIDER!
Even duct tape can't fix stupid - Cody Stell
'08 Yellow SM5, 2" BRP handlebar riser, Super Trapp exhaust, sport rack, seat back.
Future wish list of updates, too numerous to list and too expensive to afford....and I just found Corbin.
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04-23-2010, 10:34 PM
#260
RK update 042210
+Riding westward after work looking for a sign-posted vista view netted me nothing at the I84 pulloff at the crest of the Shawangunk Range (just bad-numbered elevation signs), so I aimed for Elks - Brox Memorial Park overlooking Port Jervis at the Delaware, and finally Hawk's Nest over the Delaware.
(#51 +25) Nationally renowned Hawk's Nest over the Delaware River
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10212.JPG
Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10125.JPG
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04-24-2010, 05:59 PM
#261
RK update 042410
+This weekend, the City of Newburgh (NY) is hosting the Bounty II, a reconstruction of the original sailing ship Bounty, which served in the Royal Navy. Newburgh has named the event Pirate Weekend and, sure enough, there be pirates... (Aaaarrrgghhh)
(#97 +50) A pirate (or two, or three... Do we get awarded extra points per pirate? ;^D)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10213.JPG
(#93 +50) Someone playing a string instrument. One of the pirates in my previous image had a guitarrrrgghh. So he climbed aboard RAKNID and started strumming and singing, "I don't want a pickle. I just wanna ride on my motorsickle." (Arlo Guthrie)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10214.JPG
The original HM Armed Vessel Bounty began her career as the collier Bethia, built in 1784 at the Blaydes shipyard near Hull. Later she was purchased by the Royal Navy for £2,600 in May 1787, refit, and renamed Bounty. She was a relatively small sailing ship at 215 tons, three-masted and full-rigged. After conversion for the breadfruit expedition, she mounted only four four pounders (2 kg cannon) and ten swivel guns. Thus she was very small in comparison to other three-mast colliers used for similar expeditions.
Bounty II was commissioned by MGM for the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty. She was built to the original ship's drawings from files in the British admiralty archives, and in the traditional manner in a shipyard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. All dimensions were increased by approximately one third to accommodate the large 70 mm cameras used in the filming. She was subsequently used in the film Treasure Island, two Pirates of the Caribbean films, and the adult film Pirates. (Arrrggghhh, do ye want to swab me decks, Missy?)
Since Bounty II is a reproduction, these images don't satisfy "military ship" requirement for #6, IMHO:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10216.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10217.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10218.JPG
So, I then aimed for the north shore of the Rondout Creek in the City of Kingston, where not-for-profit Fleet Obsolete restores and operates the nation's largest fleet of operational PT Boats. PT Boats "played a vital role in almost every naval theater of World War II. Built of wood and propelled by powerful 12-cylinder Packard gasoline engines, and armed, in various configurations, with torpedoes, machine guns and depth charges, they were designed to be fast and maneuvarable vessels for daring offensive strikes."
Fleet Obsolete currently owns four of the remaining 18 PT boats in the world (out of an original 812): 70' long PT 728 is the last afloat in military configuration, and is used to give public rides and for educational programming, and is certified by the Coast Guard to carry passengers. 80' long PT 615 is currently being transformed from her charter vessel outfitting, back to her original 1945 configuration. 77' long PT 48, active in the Pacific theater during WW2, has an heroic war record, and is currently undergoing restoration. In early 2009, 1943 combat veteran PT 459 also joined the mix, making for a four boat fleet.
(#6 +15) In front of a military ship. Two of the four Fleet Obsolete PT Boats.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10215.JPG
And a few more images:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10219.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10220.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10221.JPG
Ride on.
Roadkill
Last edited by Roadkill; 04-24-2010 at 06:04 PM.
Reason: sig fix
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04-24-2010, 07:23 PM
#262
Very Active Member
Great Stuff, RK! Interestingly enough, I was on the very road you took the photos of the Bounty just a couple of weeks ago (sans Spyder) as my work took me to observe the Sandhurst competition at West Point. As I stayed in Fishkill, I crossed the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge a couple of times each day. Too bad I missed ya!
Happy 2010 Orbital Blue Spyder RT-S Owner TricLED Vader Lightswith Blue Tunnel Lights Option, Aqua Glo-Ryders, TricLED Fender Lights, TricLED Invisible Brake/Running Lights, TricLED Trunk Light.
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04-24-2010, 07:24 PM
#263
Very Active Member
Updated Google Doc
42. At a Spyder dealership (10 pts)
South Texas Suzuki, Lytle, TX. This picture marks the transition from the Army Spyder to the as yet unnamed RT-S. I had a lot of fun on the Army Spyder, but I'm looking forward to the touring capabilities of the RT-S.
Last edited by Brevet05; 04-25-2010 at 08:42 PM.
Reason: Added Google Docs Link...
Happy 2010 Orbital Blue Spyder RT-S Owner TricLED Vader Lightswith Blue Tunnel Lights Option, Aqua Glo-Ryders, TricLED Fender Lights, TricLED Invisible Brake/Running Lights, TricLED Trunk Light.
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04-25-2010, 07:04 PM
#264
Here is my attempt at the Scavenger Hunt so far. I know I have a long ways to go to catch up to the rest of you but the weather has just now started to cooperate!
Deb
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfsshq4x_24hg7dc8cd
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04-25-2010, 07:42 PM
#265
Registered Users
Originally Posted by Brevet05
42. At a Spyder dealership (10 pts)
South Texas Suzuki, Lytle, TX. This picture marks the transition from the Army Spyder to the as yet unnamed RT-S. I had a lot of fun on the Army Spyder, but I'm looking forward to the touring capabilities of the RT-S.
What picture?
In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God. God looked down upon Ireland and said "Damn, I'm good!"
2009 POW*MIA SE5
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04-25-2010, 08:43 PM
#266
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by irish2themax
What picture?
Updated Google Doc
My bad, got out of the routine while I was TDY...
Happy 2010 Orbital Blue Spyder RT-S Owner TricLED Vader Lightswith Blue Tunnel Lights Option, Aqua Glo-Ryders, TricLED Fender Lights, TricLED Invisible Brake/Running Lights, TricLED Trunk Light.
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04-26-2010, 11:26 AM
#267
RT-S PE#0311
Originally Posted by Roadkill
+This weekend, the City of Newburgh (NY) is hosting the Bounty II, a reconstruction of the original sailing ship Bounty, which served in the Royal Navy. Newburgh has named the event Pirate Weekend and, sure enough, there be pirates... (Aaaarrrgghhh)
(#97 +50) A pirate (or two, or three... Do we get awarded extra points per pirate? ;^D)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10213.JPG
(#93 +50) Someone playing a string instrument. One of the pirates in my previous image had a guitarrrrgghh. So he climbed aboard RAKNID and started strumming and singing, "I don't want a pickle. I just wanna ride on my motorsickle." (Arlo Guthrie)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10214.JPG
The original HM Armed Vessel Bounty began her career as the collier Bethia, built in 1784 at the Blaydes shipyard near Hull. Later she was purchased by the Royal Navy for £2,600 in May 1787, refit, and renamed Bounty. She was a relatively small sailing ship at 215 tons, three-masted and full-rigged. After conversion for the breadfruit expedition, she mounted only four four pounders (2 kg cannon) and ten swivel guns. Thus she was very small in comparison to other three-mast colliers used for similar expeditions.
Bounty II was commissioned by MGM for the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty. She was built to the original ship's drawings from files in the British admiralty archives, and in the traditional manner in a shipyard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. All dimensions were increased by approximately one third to accommodate the large 70 mm cameras used in the filming. She was subsequently used in the film Treasure Island, two Pirates of the Caribbean films, and the adult film Pirates. (Arrrggghhh, do ye want to swab me decks, Missy?)
Since Bounty II is a reproduction, these images don't satisfy "military ship" requirement for #6, IMHO:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10216.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10217.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10218.JPG
So, I then aimed for the north shore of the Rondout Creek in the City of Kingston, where not-for-profit Fleet Obsolete restores and operates the nation's largest fleet of operational PT Boats. PT Boats "played a vital role in almost every naval theater of World War II. Built of wood and propelled by powerful 12-cylinder Packard gasoline engines, and armed, in various configurations, with torpedoes, machine guns and depth charges, they were designed to be fast and maneuvarable vessels for daring offensive strikes."
Fleet Obsolete currently owns four of the remaining 18 PT boats in the world (out of an original 812): 70' long PT 728 is the last afloat in military configuration, and is used to give public rides and for educational programming, and is certified by the Coast Guard to carry passengers. 80' long PT 615 is currently being transformed from her charter vessel outfitting, back to her original 1945 configuration. 77' long PT 48, active in the Pacific theater during WW2, has an heroic war record, and is currently undergoing restoration. In early 2009, 1943 combat veteran PT 459 also joined the mix, making for a four boat fleet.
(#6 +15) In front of a military ship. Two of the four Fleet Obsolete PT Boats.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10215.JPG
And a few more images:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10219.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10220.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10221.JPG
Ride on.
Roadkill
Very cool pics
Wheeler~ Spyder rydin' tyre syde down!
2013 Spyder RTS SE5 [CENTER] Respect is common ground we all can share![CENTER]
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04-26-2010, 11:34 AM
#268
RT-S PE#0311
Originally Posted by Brevet05
Updated Google Doc
My bad, got out of the routine while I was TDY...
A really nice TX pictorial. Lived in Round Rock for a couple years and worked in Austin. Pics brought back memories of cycle tours taken when I lived there. You have a couple of locations I never got a chance to see. Very nice pic descriptions also. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
Wheeler~ Spyder rydin' tyre syde down!
2013 Spyder RTS SE5 [CENTER] Respect is common ground we all can share![CENTER]
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04-26-2010, 11:41 AM
#269
RT-S PE#0311
Wheeler~ Spyder rydin' tyre syde down!
2013 Spyder RTS SE5 [CENTER] Respect is common ground we all can share![CENTER]
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04-26-2010, 11:51 AM
#270
RT-S PE#0311
Wheeler~ Spyder rydin' tyre syde down!
2013 Spyder RTS SE5 [CENTER] Respect is common ground we all can share![CENTER]
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04-26-2010, 01:01 PM
#271
Registered Users
Originally Posted by txknight67
Nope...this is fine. THANKS!!
Irish
In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God. God looked down upon Ireland and said "Damn, I'm good!"
2009 POW*MIA SE5
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04-26-2010, 01:03 PM
#272
Registered Users
Originally Posted by Wheeler~
I would love to have a city sign of WHEELER. It's been my ride handle for over 35 years. Great pics and better information display. Again, great job!
There's one in NY, one in OR, and another in TX
In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God. God looked down upon Ireland and said "Damn, I'm good!"
2009 POW*MIA SE5
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04-26-2010, 01:07 PM
#273
Registered Users
Originally Posted by Wheeler~
Looks like it was a very interesting scavenger hunt. More great pics and details. Bet it was a lot of fun.
Not over yet, Wheeler...goes through September
In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God. God looked down upon Ireland and said "Damn, I'm good!"
2009 POW*MIA SE5
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04-28-2010, 07:54 PM
#274
RK update 042810
04/28/10
(#38 +250) Photo of you and a celebrity; Can be from any profession.
Co-worker Marisol Soto has seven published albums as a Latina Gospel singer. "With an angelic voice and the anointing from God above, Marisol Soto, has been privileged to travel the world sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ through her music. She is described by audiences all over the world as a dynamic singer who touches the lives of those who hear her sing. Not only does this worship minister enjoy praising the Lord, she lives and passions for that moment to be before God’s presence. Her mission is to encourage people of all ages to have a personal relationship with the almighty God and to bless the world with her music... During more than 20 years of being in full ministry, she has had the opportunity to perform on television, radio, and in many places in the metropolitan area of New York. She has toured throughout New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Arizona, Florida, Ohio, Michigan and Texas. She has also had the privileged of performing in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica. By His grace she has seen thousands of souls receive healing, refuge, strength and salvation..." (See more at http://www.marisolsoto.com/ Please note, however, that her 7th album isn't listed on the website yet.)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10222.JPG
Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10125.JPG
Last edited by Roadkill; 04-28-2010 at 08:03 PM.
Reason: It seems I broke the internet this evening...
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05-04-2010, 12:05 AM
#275
RK update 050110
+In coordination with some dealer maintenance followup, Saturday provided another gain.
I needed a festival sign, so enroute to Dutchess Recreational Vehicles, I headed to the 20th Annual Beltane Festival at Stone Mountain Farm in Tillson. At symbolicstudies.org we're told, "The Center for Symbolic Studies is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) healing and performing arts center exploring the psyche through the window of myth. Our mission is to provide a theater of opportunities for conscious myth-making, leading to personal growth and communal awareness. We see this as essential to a creative participation in the richness and variety of human cultures and in our extended ecological family."
There was a cool dome home near the entrance, and the proximity to the rail trail was likely an added attraction to some, but it lacked signage satisfactory to my needs. (No banner; not even any signs for the festival.)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10223.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10224.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10225.JPG
Onward to the dealer then, but first, I took some random images of a swamp off VERY ziggedy-zaggedy Old Post Road in Esopus. It could be any bayou by you, but this one's not by you, it's by me. (Did I say that right? 8^D) This road is 6-1/2 miles of enjoyment I'll likely add to future rides.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10226.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10227.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10228.JPG
After installation of some exhaust packing at Dutchess Rec, I aimed north to Hudson, providing me an enjoyable 40-minute ride up the Taconic State Parkway, before heading back west toward the Hudson River and city of Hudson, NY, where the Hudson Children's Book Festival is...
(#64 +25) Banner of a festival welcome sign that mentions the festival Banner for the Hudson Children's Book Festival ("spouting literacy") http://www.hudsonchildrensbookfestival.com/
Montgomery C. Smith Intermediate School sign with festival reference (top) and Hudson Children's Book Festival banner (bottom).
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I had a large circuit drawn on my map already, and a westerly route back across the Hudson over the Rip Van Winkle Bridge toward the Catskills, in hopes of snagging Hunter Mountain's metric elevation somewhere.
Route 23 is one of the most traversed pathways into the Catskill region, and easily accessible to major metropolitan areas both north and south. Climbing Route 23, the Siuslaw Model Forest is the newest addition to the Model Forest system. Located in the Town of Cairo, directly off of Rt. 23, the model forest is managed by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County as part of the Agroforestry Center. The ARC features a 5,000 sqft educational facility with a classroom and exhibit area. Across the street from the educational facility is the 142 acre Siuslaw Model Forest, featuring a "Perch Tree" and a nice view from a hand-hewn bench. (Perfect coffee break.)
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At the top of the climb up Route 23, one can find the Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Festival sign. (Not a banner...)
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No go on the elevation sign, too but, as is my nature, I couldn't pass up a 7-mile deadend road up a mountain in my attempt. Trailheads are a great place to rest your bones for a few minutes. (Another perfect coffee break.) At this point, "just around the corner" about an hour from here at the Full Moon Resort in Oliverea near Big Indian was the Truck Festival, in its inaugural year across the pond, and hereabouts I captured images at an old rock quarry on Rt. 42, and a Ukrainian Church on Rt. 28.
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At the Truck Festival, I could only capture this rock sign, though, as there were no banners. (Or trucks, if that's what you were thinking...)
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At this point, I'm well into the heart of the Catskills again, and along the Neversink River north of Claryville, I captured a waterfall and a bald eagle. This aged old coot (the bird, not me) didn't seem too concerned when I turned around and stopped nearby, but he adjusted his stance as he watched my every move. About six miles south of here, I tried to snag an image of another bald eagle on a nearby log protruding upwards out of the river, but he wouldn't have any part of me and RAKNID and off he took downstream.
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Almost home, but first...
Hang gliding is an air sport in which a pilot flies a light, unmotorized foot-launchable aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite-framed fabric wing. The pilot is ensconced in a harness suspended from the airframe, and exercises control by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame. Modern technology gives pilots the ability to soar for hours, gain thousands of feet of altitude in thermal updrafts, perform aerobatics, and glide cross-country for hundreds of miles.
(#95 +50) A person wearing sports paraphernalia
I live just east of Sam's Point, the highest elevation on the Shawangunk Range. On the western slope of the ridge, legendary thermal updrafts permit hours of gliding to the expert. In Ellenville, I snagged a hang-glider doffing her gear, and mated it to my images from last week or so. On many sunny summer days, you can count tens of pilots compiling hours of air time.
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Ride on.
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