Love those spontaneous rides. Great pics and a lovely Bleriot Ray. Certainly a day to be grateful; I am very lucky local loop that includes; a ride through a wooded park, along the Puget Sound, views of the Olympic range, views of Seattle and on a really good day views of Mt Rainier. La Dolce Vita! Happy TG all
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryans_rando/5207947827/in/set-72157625470167602/ (Riv content:bars, and front bag, steel frame, leather saddle, bar end shifters) On Nov 25, 6:11 am, Ray Shine <[email protected]> wrote: > So true, BB, so true. I am a lucky guy -- in all respects. I also have the > US > Park Service to thank. The ride through the Presidio was not nearly as > accommodating or even as scenic when it was a working Army base. The > improvements, especially the ones along Crissey Field and the old gun > batteries, > have what turned the sows ear into a silk purse. Believe it or not, the Army > had > the Crissey Field meadow completely paved over. No lagoon, no grass, and rows > of > old, rotting barracks. Truth be told, I can also give credit to the '89 > earthquake. That quake was the motivation to raze the elevated freeway along > Embarcadero and replace it with the promenade and the historic trolley lines. > > Again, to the list, enjoy the holiday. > > ________________________________ > From: Montclair BobbyB <[email protected]> > To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, November 25, 2010 5:37:35 AM > Subject: [RBW] Re: Last Minute Decision to Ride the Headlands > > Ray: > > What instantly struck me was... "riding home from work on my Bleriot, > riding along Crissey Field > in the Presidio on an absolutely spectacular day"... Man, sometimes > you gotta stop and pinch yourself. You live in San Francisco, you > ride a Riv, > and you have an awesome commute... You're one lucky dude! > > Spontaneous adventure... best kind of rides, the ones you think about > for days... > And great-looking Bleriot... those panniers are things of beauty. > Good stuff, thanks for sharing. > > We all have a lot to be thankful for... Happy T-Day to all. > > Peace > > BB > > On Nov 24, 11:53 pm, Ray Shine <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Enjoy the meal and the company, Mike. > > > ________________________________ > > From: Mike <[email protected]> > > To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wed, November 24, 2010 8:50:32 PM > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Last Minute Decision to Ride the Headlands > > > Spontaneous rides like that are great. Thanks for the report. Your > > bike looks great. I remember doing a similar kind of ride in the > > Headlands one day while coming home from SF State. I ended up riding > > out to Rodeo Beach on my road bike in street clothes and with a > > messenger bag full of books. I even ended up taking Coastal Trail on > > the way back from the beach. Sometimes rides like that are perfect. > > Glad you folks are having nice weather down there in the Bay Area. > > Here in Portland it's been in the 20s in the daytime and dipping into > > the teens at night. Still, got out for a noodle today and will do > > another one tomorrow before friends and family come over to the house > > for some food. Who knows, maybe I'll even venture into Forest Park. > > > --mike > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW > > Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > >athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW > Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
