Couple pics from today's bike ride

Rode 30+ miles.
Got above 50° & light wind,
Felt good to be in the sun
& was able to go with only 3 layers on

 

Love seeing those mountains dave. Thanks for sharing

 

That's where the good picture angle was.
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Brand new paved bike trail there too , on a 6" curb above the road.

Typically I ride the shoulders but when there's good bike path,
I try to use them as long as there's not several crossings & intersections.

 

Looks awesome!!

 

Nice !!

 

Funny this thread goes up, I just got a new hybrid trail bike this spring.
My schedule and the weather hasn't cooperated much but I'm feeling the itch.
Nice post Dave, great pics...

 

I got a mt bike 29er in March.
Never thought I'd like riding distances but having fun with it & a great way to get low impact exercise.
Did 30 yesterday, few top layers & cycling padded shorts & riding pants.
Wind picked up on the way back.
Great going down hill with the wind , hit 29 MPH , uphill &/or into the wind, a good workout.

Wife say my clothes don't match
Told her it makes me very noticeable, a good thing on the roads

 

What kind of bike do you have? I just picked up a German made 'Ghost'.

 

Trek, skye 29"
added speedometer , better padded seat, rear cargo rack for rain gear , food, water, spare tube , bike tool & stuff

 

Heavier for sure, but comfortable & absorbs a lot of the road shock.
Lock out front shock for when I need to stand up to pump going up hill & Hyd disc brakes.

Did 40 miles today, longest so far,
Got some good pics
Will post a few later

 

Route click here: ROUTE

Pic of mts of course , some are same mts from home over the stack, different angle.
6 miles of paved bike trail by Pioneer Pk:


From the roadside:


Looking W across Knik R toward my house:


Road a trail out to the train tracks:





& a rare calm day with mts reflectioning off Knik river near the Glenn Hwy bridge that crosses the Knik:
(standing on the outside bridge abutment away from traffic, couldn't get the bike in pic)

 

One more pic
looking up river
Can see the trucks, camper & trailers in the background.
ATVs riding the gravel bars on the Knik R , they go up river to the glacier this time of the year when the water is low.
When it warms up the water level comes up due to snow & glacier melt higher up in the mts.
Valley on the left is the Matanuska glacier & river (just left of the handle bars) , to the right is the Knik glacier/river
The 2 rivers join a few miles down stream of here.

 

Beautiful mountain shots Dave. Thx for posting.

 

awesome pictures. Does the snow ever leave the mts over the summer? We have a couple across the water that keep just a little bit on top.

 

Can always see some snow, last year the close ones were almost bare
but up the valleys, always snow & glaciers.

 

Amazing what has changes since I got here.
Though the Mountains stay pretty constant

 

Makes me want to go get my bike out right now it's hanging in the rafters, I built it from scratch