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Hallelujah!
6 days agoI wish we could...
6 days agoGreat! Give. Call when you're near. We'll flip for who gets the large bathroom after you arrive.
6 days agoI think we can make it by tonight! It would be a shame not to use the guest room.
6 days agoI did get gelato but not much pistachio gelato. I’m just glad I got any gelato! Scott didn’t get any.
6 days agoCouldn’t do much better than those two ol’ friends.
6 days agoSolid climb, Scott. Nice work.
1 week agoWe're quite a pair, alright. This little vignette makes me think of Frog and Toad for some reason.
1 week agoYou two make me laugh.
1 week agoThat was my impression too, actually.we were back at the same place the next day and I enjoyed the beer more.
1 week agoI agree with you about climbing! I did a lot in the past but now I’m ready for flatter rides especially when carrying a heavy load. If I want to get up high, I’ll do it on foot with a very light pack for water and a snack. When I’m walking I can do steep climbs with my almost infinite gears.
1 week agoCurious if you like the NA red wine. So far I only like white ones. The reds tasted too much like grape juice.
1 week agoI admire your climbing training - here I sit in Colorado and I have zero interest in climbing. Despite knowing I should! I've already told Jacinto that our next tour has to include more valleys and fewer mountains. He can find some climbing side trips. We had a major discussion about the type of riding we enjoy, vs what we can endure. I understand and agree that the more you train for climbing, the less it falls in the endurable category - but I find I'm not even riding at all, because I don't want to climb, and I know if I go out, that's what I should be doing. That's my own personal problem.
On the Briancon - there are several climbs in the area? How did you settle on Galibier?
The ones in America are all black, but in Western Europe they're more diverse. Jackdaws, choughs, rooks and hooded crows all have bits of color to them, but the hooded crows are the best.
The beak is interesting, alright. I noticed it myself and then looked at other photos of the bird. None of them look like this, so I think it's a deformity. I saw the same sort of thing on a great tailed grackle down in Arizona a few years ago - it looked like a bent pair of pliers - so I know that happens.
What an attractive town! Great shots.
6 days ago