TerranceJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1637Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hey motherbitches. I took my shitty cell phone camera along for the ride to work a couple of days ago to photodocument my daily commute. Why am I sharing this with you? Because I said I would last summer. I may be slow, but I follow through.
That being said, hold on to your pants and lets go!
Disclaimer: most of these photos suck. Deal with it.
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Thermometer outside my kitchen window. Yes, it's a few degrees below freezing. Yay!
Bye bye, Poe! Be good while I'm gone!
Pants tucked into socks = new fashion statement?
Good morning, bike! Note: derailleurs are for suckers.
Poe watching me leave
Out to my street... off we go!
Down the street, turn right.
Onto the bridge
Normally I ride on the street, but this morning I'm hitting the sidewalk. Easier to take photos that way.
Absolutely deadlocked. If I drove to work, I'd be stuck right in the middle of that bullshit.
Nose Creek, from above.
Quick hop down the stairs...
Aaand... onto the Nose Creek Trail.
Note bear-proof garbage can on the right. I have yet to see a bear while riding (yet!).
Soccer fields off to my right. After work, these are filled with little kids playing soccer. Note to Derrickito: remember this location.
Yet another garbage can. We'll take the left fork in the path.
Someday I'm going to explore that big-ass storm drain.
This construction zone along the path has looked exactly the same all summer. Wtf.
Brrrm!
Mmm, water. Usually full of beer on the way home.
If I'd stopped to take the photo proper, you could see that the sign says "ZOO."
Under the bridge downtown, Is where I drew some blood...
Closeup of the Nose Creek. On REALLY cold mornings, the creek is a giant fog bank.
This is where the Nose Creek trail officially becomes the Bow River trail. *snore*
Off to my right, the Calgary City Zoo. Normally that cage has African Wildebeests in it, but now that it's below freezing at night, they're in for the winter. Pussies.
Sometimes on my way home from work, I stop here for a smoke. When it's nice.
Taking a photo of a deer from a moving bike and through two chainlink fences isn't easy.
"On your left!" *beeps horn*
The Bow River, and a few of the Canada Geese that haven't migrated yet.
Build up some speed here...
... for the sharp uphill blast HERE.
Leafy!
"Slow" my ass.
And back out to where the traffic lies. Boo. But... all is not lost.
Is that a bridge up ahead?
Sure is! Turn left onto the bridge. We're actually riding on a small island in the middle of the river at this point.
Sign says "Local Traffic Only." Why? Read on...
Calgary City Zoo entrance. Totally silent at 7:15 am.
Normally this road is a solid wall of standstill traffic in both directions. Why so empty?
My Lee-esque Kozmo.com bag, in use.
Uh, oh! The bridge is out! What ever shall I do?
Good thing some enterprising, artistic construction worker thought to leave me some directions!
View of downtown Calgary from the Bow River. That's where we're headed.
View of the Bow River, facing back the direction we just came from.
Navigating this mess changes every day. Of course, it's better than dodging cars.
Past the bridge, heading back down onto the trail, but now we've crossed the river. Yay!
Leafy! Note to self: buy a rake. Frontyard looks like shit.
"Leaves With Motion Blur."
There's a homeless dude who's usually sleeping on this bench when I ride past. He's probably off taking a wizz in the bushes.
Downtown's getting closer!
The Bow River, yet again. The branch off to the left is the Elbow river. We're going to be following that for a bitsy now.
Fort Calgary, history, blah blah blah.
Uh oh, trail looks like it's ending.
No problem, we'll just take a right onto the bridge, and then...
...we're going to make a hard 180 to the right and go down THAT. You can't tell by the photo, but it's kickass steep.
And then under the bridge that I'd sleep under if I was homeless.
Out and back along traffic. Stupid cars.
After a legally questionable and possibly unsafe traffic navigation, we're playing with cars the rest of the way.
That tour bus has not moved ONCE since I've lived here.
Hang a right at the dead end...
The concrete median here had a 10ft high wall along it up until last week. The right side is a bus-only road leading back to the Calgary Transit maintenance garage.
Uh, oh! More cars!
After more questionable traffic crossing and stop-sign running, we're nearly there.
My favorite part is climbing this 10% hill and still going faster than traffic:
I've been doing this commute a couple of times a week for years and haven't been bored with it yet.
jillita
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:23 am
Joined: 13 Oct 2005Posts: 744Location: the westside
Torch wrote:
*beeps horn*
Yeah you do, baby!
You need to come down and ride before they send you into the barn for the winter, too. End of October Halloween Trifecta: Thursday night ride, Full Moon Critical Mass, then Messquerade. You can even be our (Alice in Wonderland) white rabbit for the race. You got something BETTER to do that weekend???
Torch
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:36 pm
TerranceJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1637Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
jillita wrote:
You need to come down and ride before they send you into the barn for the winter, too. End of October Halloween Trifecta: Thursday night ride, Full Moon Critical Mass, then Messquerade. You can even be our (Alice in Wonderland) white rabbit for the race. You got something BETTER to do that weekend???
if you're offering to take up a collection to fly me down for the weekend, i'd be all over it!
_________________ "the only difference between me and a madman is that i am not mad."
- Salvador Dali
jillita
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:30 pm
Joined: 13 Oct 2005Posts: 744Location: the westside
Torch wrote:
if you're offering to take up a collection to fly me down for the weekend, i'd be all over it!
You just gave proof that you have a job. And that you really are in Canada. Our pansy dollar is losing ground to your loonie so quite whining and git down here.
Aaron
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:43 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
Is that the SAME orange handlebar tape I put on a few years ago?
Thanks for the pics Scotty, miss you!
Torch
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:25 pm
TerranceJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1637Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Aaron wrote:
Is that the SAME orange handlebar tape I put on a few years ago?
the very same. it's nearly due for a replacement, though. that'll be one of my projects over the winter.
_________________ "the only difference between me and a madman is that i am not mad."
- Salvador Dali
langston
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:51 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
jillita wrote:
Torch wrote:
if you're offering to take up a collection to fly me down for the weekend, i'd be all over it!
You just gave proof that you have a job. And that you really are in Canada. Our pansy dollar is losing ground to your loonie so quite whining and git down here.
If I remember correctly, Scotty's got one of them there deadbeat wives to support. I want to see some ROI and a Scotty Jr.
zuvembi
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:21 pm
Joined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 942Location: Little Addis Ababa
langston wrote:
jillita wrote:
Torch wrote:
if you're offering to take up a collection to fly me down for the weekend, i'd be all over it!
You just gave proof that you have a job. And that you really are in Canada. Our pansy dollar is losing ground to your loonie so quite whining and git down here.
If I remember correctly, Scotty's got one of them there deadbeat wives to support. I want to see some ROI and a Scotty Jr.
A filthy habit. Personally I'm a person concerned about the purity and essence of our natural fluids. I can't condone talk of such filthy practices.
Also: Damn it Scotty. Come visit already.
_________________ When the revolution comes, we're going to need a longer wall
lantius
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:43 pm
1337Joined: 22 Jul 2005Posts: 6705Location: right over
langston wrote:
If I remember correctly, Scotty's got one of them there deadbeat wives to support. I want to see some ROI and a Scotty Jr.
omg, langston, are you pregnant?
langston
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:48 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
lantius wrote:
langston wrote:
If I remember correctly, Scotty's got one of them there deadbeat wives to support. I want to see some ROI and a Scotty Jr.
omg, langston, are you pregnant?
deadbeat? Me? Puhleez. I do more with less (less talent, initiative, skill, drive, motivation, etc) than most people could ever hope.
Remington
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:50 pm
Joined: 23 Jan 2006Posts: 457Location: Remington Country
lantius wrote:
omg, langston, are you pregnant?
Langston wasn't fired, he's on maternity leave.
joeball
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:57 pm
Joined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 6037Location: Ether
Remington wrote:
lantius wrote:
omg, langston, are you pregnant?
Langston wasn't fired, he's on maternity leave.
masturbation leave?
keyholefish
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:56 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 268Location: somerville, ma
[quote="langston"]
lantius wrote:
deadbeat? Me? Puhleez. I do more with less (less talent, initiative, skill, drive, motivation, etc) than most people could ever hope.
i loathe your kind.
langston
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:10 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
[quote="keyholefish"]
langston wrote:
lantius wrote:
deadbeat? Me? Puhleez. I do more with less (less talent, initiative, skill, drive, motivation, etc) than most people could ever hope.
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