I got back with several other Club members from North Carolina late last night. We travelled there last Friday so had about 8 cycling days. We left about 20C sunny weather to come home to -3C and snowing (grrrr). My bike had a nice covering of road salt. Yum. I cannot carry my camera while cycling, here are some links to aerial photos and maps of the area: Here is an overview map of where we did most of our cycling in North Carolina (Moore County): http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.asp?S=17&T=2&X=25&Y=152&Z=17&W=0 Here is an aerial photo of the hotel we stayed in, near Aberdeen (Motel 6). It is the three buildings side by side: http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.asp?S=10&T=1&X=3221&Y=19454&Z=17&W=0 Here is a notorious corner in Carthage where we made numerous wrong turns. If you go next year, watch out for this one. I don't know how many times we road around that building in the middle. You can see the track we wore in the pavement (teehee): http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.asp?S=10&T=1&X=3219&Y=19562&Z=17&W=0 We had lunch in a Fried Chicken Restaurant here in Robbins. It is the building closest to the bottom of the photo to the left of the Y in the road. A dump truck almost turned several of us into strawberry jam at the interection after lunch: http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.asp?S=10&T=1&X=3141&Y=19612&Z=17&W=0 We had lunch in a Hot Dog Stand in Ellerbe. It is the building in the upper right. That trip was the pick of the week - little wind and about 15C. There were about 20 of us who did that loop: http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.asp?S=10&T=1&X=3064&Y=19406&Z=17&W=0 There were over 20 OBC members there. I cycled almost 600 kms and we only got rained out on one day (Thurs) which my legs desparately needed. Most of the roads were in near-perfect condition, and the motorists were very bike-friendly, even on busy, narrow roads. I do not recall anyone giving us "the bird" and many motorists waved to us....hmmm...I hope waving in "southern drawl" does not translate into "Get the hell out of the way!" Members going to Virginia should use the above website to recce there cycling routes. The photos are a little dated ('93) but do not appear to be that much different. Note the "Styles" options in the blue menu bar (under "advanced find") - "Topo" view is easier to navigate but "Image" gives you the actual photos. Also note if you zoom in too much and try to switch back to Topo view, it will say "not found" so you have to un-zoom first. Natural Resources Canada is going to have a similar web site, but it is not up yet. Hopefully, it'll be up before Rideau Lakes: http://airphotos.NRCan.gc.ca/SIPA_coverage.html Thanks to all who were there for the fun. Sometimes I wish I was old enough to be retired. I would have loved to stay at least another week. Cheers for now. -Rod Plunkett ------ To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.aVHtMM Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 ==^================================================================
