Takashi, I love your photos. There's such a sense of serenity about them.
On Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 5:28:38 AM UTC-7, Takashi wrote: > > Awesome pictures, Mark! > Agreed about #4. Cold & miserable rides are usually the most memorable > ones. > > Cecily, your photos make me happy. > Too bad that you can't ride now. I hope that you get well soon and post > your photos again. > > I can't decide which ride is better than other, so I will just post a > picture that I think is most beautiful. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/77318553@N08/8160613734/ > Autumn is my favorite season! > > Takashi > > > 2015年6月4日木曜日 1時18分34秒 UTC+9 Mark Reimer: >> >> Someone asked me recently to send them some pictures of my Atlantis and >> as I was going through them I realized just how many awesome rides I've had >> on it in the relatively short time I've owned it. (14 months). I thought >> I'd share some of the moments that stand out in my mind, either for being >> the most fun or the most memorable... >> >> >> 1) Most recently, riding from Seattle to Portland, primarily via gravel >> roads and fire service roads. This photo was on a detour up to the Paradise >> visitor center. Climbing up was brutal, but the descent...oh the descent. >> >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aa4hg_rpIVM/VW8mIkCy6BI/AAAAAAAALHs/rUjC4kG02DE/s1600/18235999305_68f34a6445_k.jpg> >> >> 2) My first REALLY cold s24o. Rode about 2.5 hours on trails, camped on >> the riverbank next to a friends office at the local university incase we >> required an emergency escape from the weather. -38C. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1V8nPzw2BPg/VW8mg4ID__I/AAAAAAAALH0/BSLZx44bjfk/s1600/15824132104_48a1ffa7e2_h.jpg> >> >> 3) Oregon Outback! 600km of maximum comfort on the Fatlantis. I know I've >> been saying I would write up a report, but it sounds like I may have a >> report being published in a particular online magazine next month, so I'll >> hold off till that's out and share with you guys. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vJOmSIOHvoo/VW8mzZqvCAI/AAAAAAAALH8/6rpQPUEsREA/s1600/18236733691_ed20e40af4_k.jpg> >> >> 4) Solo spring s24o. Went for a leisurely and mild 40km ride out of town. >> Then got hit by a blizzard overnight. At the time it wasn't much fun. In >> hindsight, it was awesome. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l4g2NymFdP8/VW8nBijWc6I/AAAAAAAALIE/1cG5o2vPpJg/s1600/16569434209_5a54685f56_k.jpg> >> >> 5) 100km ride with my wife - her longest ride. We rode to her home town >> West of the city on a seldom used highway. We stopped for naps, picnics, >> beers, to say hi to the local farm animals, it was really quite a nice day. >> This donkey really liked the atlantis. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NsfXI1kHywM/VW8nUobrwhI/AAAAAAAALIM/WodJ8LJIisY/s1600/14914918593_374eee27c4_h.jpg> >> >> 6) This 'treehouse' of sorts is my go-to destination for evening rides. >> 32km return on bike paths, making it a nice and easy spin to a cool >> destination. I'll often sit on the roof of the treehouse to make coffee, >> have a beer, or just watch the sunset before heading back. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d_NfVacHevI/VW8nwEpJDMI/AAAAAAAALIU/hnEycF5NhVk/s1600/16227672163_bec564b834_k.jpg> >> >> 7) First multi-day tour. This was a few months after I bought the >> atlantis and my first time riding more than two days. It was a fantastic >> experience made better by the fact that my bike performed flawlessly. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dh8NHtkWYhE/VW8oCK-aH1I/AAAAAAAALIc/31Ye8h2EY5M/s1600/14948467796_8bc0b5f13d_h.jpg> >> >> 8) Single track in the birch grove. There is a large urban forest in >> Winnipeg and this past spring I found a new stretch of single track that >> would through this gorgeous grove of birch trees. It was warm enough to be >> outside all day comfortably, but cool enough that the snow stayed hard >> under the tires. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gwi_fwcFufk/VW8oZNc2dPI/AAAAAAAALIk/6treaMcrzFE/s1600/16369296007_70d38d74b9_k.jpg> >> >> >> >> Lets see your favourite rides! >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
