Excellent pix; thanks for posting! mary
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 10:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Gyros: 16328] To all Gyro climbers - My trip to NY For all the Gyros who love "HILLS" and love to "CLIMB", I thought it would be fun to show you what I do when I go back home to Utica, NY. Went last week/weekend and did a little climbing. I always come back here describing the beautiful countryside that Central NY has to offer so I thought I'd take some photos of some of the hills I climbed while there. (Only 2 things I miss most about living in NY - the cycling and the food - that's it!) Just to brief you a little about Utica. It is located in the Mohawk Valley. Hmmm, the word "valley" should stir up images of steep hills, lots of steep hills. Traveling north and south is exactly that - all hills. Now, this is not the "mountains" that you'll find here in western Carolina or the mountainous region of Virginia that Andy likes to punish riders on nor is it the mountains of Pennsylvania that Logan likes to hammer on BUT, nonetheless, they are great hills with climbs running anywhere from 1-3 miles in length with grades as steep as 12%. Please note the shots taken from the top of 2 of these climbs looking down on Utica giving you a sense of how high you actually are. (NewYork1, 2, 8 & 9). Also note my favorite shot which is NewYork10. This was taken from across a narrow part of the valley looking to the other side. Notice the road that goes up the side of this hill. From the bottom, that is about a 1 1/2 mile climb. Did that climb a few years back. Gotta love it! Anyway, enjoy the scenery. (THIS WILL BE UNDER 2 EMAILS) Tony -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
