Tobacco Rd
My photo of Tobacco Rd in Danville, VA is being used on the city's website
..
Pictures from the Saddle
These pictures are taken by ADVrider.com user "Frank likes to ride" from the saddle of his GSX-R. As is usual, I skipped the writing and went straight to the pictures which means I missed the part where he tells you that he doesn't use any mounts, and every shot is handheld. I immediately had assumed he was using one of the new GoPro camera set-ups, but NO he keeps his Canon 5D in his tank bag and shoots with his left hand while riding. Amazingly beautiful pics, Frank Likestoride.
Craghead St.
Driving through downtown Danville, VA near the Amtrack Station and we decided to take advantage of the setting sun and the empty old furniture buildings. All shots were from a single roll of film. I am quite proud of myself for these.
Get off the - Road Bikes
I'm a fan of bicycle riding. I like to get out among the trees and fresh air and ride for hours... on the trail. Current events here in NC have me thinking over the whole "I am allowed to do anything, but not everything is beneficial" idea. Something can be lawful, in fact you can have laws protecting you or even advocating your agenda, but that doesn't mean it is a good idea. Bicycle riders clog our roadways during the week and especially the weekend, holding up people in vehicles that paid a road tax, a gasoline tax, NC "safety" inspection tax, insurance, license plates, driver's license, etc. just to get on the road. According to the state of North Carolina bicyclists get nearly equal rights when it comes to riding on the roads that you and I paved for them.
Our state has vaccinated around 440,000 people at a cost of millions of dollars for the H1N1 virus which has claimed a total of 18 lives as of 10/21/09. How can we be so proactive about one threat while promoting another? The NC DOT says that 900 bicycle riders were injured last year in police-reported crashes between motor vehicles and bicycles, with another 20 bike riders killed and yet another 60 riders being "seriously injured." I hate to rain on anyone's bicycle parade but it's hard to feel sorry for someone who gets hurt while riding a road bike. The laws of physics are not on your side: two lane country roads, 55mph speed limits, 3,500lb SUV's whizzing by, you taking up 3ft (or more if you like to do that cute ride beside each other so's you can chit-chat thing) of that skinny country road. The fact that death/injury doesn't come more often is amazing.
sore quads
Spent a few hours riding the Gibson Park/Wendover area to the Chimney Rock Rd section of the Greenway today and I loved every second of it.
@jasonwagner
Hey, glad you could make it. I've been writing all this junk just for you to see. This is my little corner of the internets and I'm awfully glad I get to share it with you.
I love to send 140 characters of nonsense to twitter, stream music from pandora, keep up with my reading at readernaut, archive our family's story with tumblr, post pics from my phone to twitpic and tumblr, and most of all post my more refined pics to flickr. Also, you can stalk my online activity from this central location.
·
· 
· 
·My Other Sites
