happy summer. Friday - Sunday bike packing. slight alterations on https://bikepacking.com/routes/la-observer/, just added a bit more direct of a climb via Mt. Wilson Toll Rd.
The last person to post a picture from their last bike ride wins access to the white courtesy phone.
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Showing off that reptilian articulating suspension. No high centering for this guy/gal
This thing was bigger than a dinner plate, so I put on my "what would pinkshopphotos do" bracelet and took a nibble...will report results as they come in.
Found this 1959 vintage Coke bottle, and it was wild to see something so old, but yet still only a 1/3 of the age of @johnbryanpeters
This thing was bigger than a dinner plate, so I put on my "what would pinkshopphotos do" bracelet and took a nibble...will report results as they come in.
Found this 1959 vintage Coke bottle, and it was wild to see something so old, but yet still only a 1/3 of the age of @johnbryanpeters
What tires are you running?
Honestly... I had three beers and then got the memo that the lady friend would be late. So powered out there for a few kilometers and beat her home. Flat as all fuck.
Now moar beers planning a ride for tomorrow.
The circle continues....
Excellent ride today.
An infestation of caterpillars has destroyed parts of the area though. There is very little tree canopy in some areas and it the forest looks like it has returned to early spring. If you stop and listen, it sounded like it was raining, but it was just the leaves and caterpillars falling from the trees. That can't be good?
An infestation of caterpillars has destroyed parts of the area though. There is very little tree canopy in some areas and it the forest looks like it has returned to early spring. If you stop and listen, it sounded like it was raining, but it was just the leaves and caterpillars falling from the trees. That can't be good?
We used to call those tent caterpillars in pennsylvania. Some years were worse than others. We used to torch the nests.
Do the authorities not issue warnings when this happens? Here in Europe these areas of forest get closed because it is said that the hairs of the caterpillars detach, become airborne and have the same effect as asbestos. I would avoid the area!
Dang. Never heard that! Have definitely been around these things many times. The rain sound is not unfamiliar.
Climbed way too much, went OTB pretty hard, then railed more single track and had a bunch of fun. Tomorrow is going to hurt a bit
Pretty much my entire chest is a bruise at the moment, will whiskey fix it? Probably
Pretty much my entire chest is a bruise at the moment, will whiskey fix it? Probably
Looking worn, tire does.
If you zoom into the horizon above left of the big snow bank, that little black dot vanishing around the corner is my wife crushing us all to the top of the 4000ft climb on yesterday's ride.
The moths pose an increasing nuisance to humans as their range is extended.[6] The backs of older caterpillars (3rd to 6th instars) are covered with up to 63,000 pointed defensive bristles,[citation needed] sized between 0.2 and 0.3 millimeters, which contain an urticating toxin, the protein thaumetopoein.[7] The setae break off readily, become airborne and can cause epidemic caterpillar dermatitis (lepidopterism), manifested as a papular rash, pruritus, conjunctivitis and, if inhaled, pharyngitis and respiratory distress, including asthma or even anaphylaxis.
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The company I work for make vacuum systems for removal of the moths.
Is fire not an option? At least you don't have Cow Parsnip I guess...The moths pose an increasing nuisance to humans as their range is extended.[6] The backs of older caterpillars (3rd to 6th instars) are covered with up to 63,000 pointed defensive bristles,[citation needed] sized between 0.2 and 0.3 millimeters, which contain an urticating toxin, the protein thaumetopoein.[7] The setae break off readily, become airborne and can cause epidemic caterpillar dermatitis (lepidopterism), manifested as a papular rash, pruritus, conjunctivitis and, if inhaled, pharyngitis and respiratory distress, including asthma or even anaphylaxis.
Oak processionary - Wikipedia
The company I work for make vacuum systems for removal of the moths.
Only thing that closes forests here are fires and I guess now pandemics.
Looks like 'Nam.
