Comments on: 26 Degree Morning, 53 Degree Evening

By: motorcycle security

motorcycle security — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:20:00 +0000

Great Blog and good post!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:29:00 +0000

doug c: I think it's amazing how many rivers of air there are around here. With so many hills and valleys it moves a lot. Once the weather gets hot I don't notice it as much.

nick t: Thanks for your kind words. I've had the visor fog like that going over mountains here as well. Just enough moisture and lower temp to do it.

heinz & frenchie: Thank you so much. I have always wanted to be a writer and the blog has allowed me to do it. I have written things for school and work and I still have that novel in my head. But I'm not ready to call myself a writer yet. I look in the mirror and still see a photographer...

sherry CC: We had more snow than last year but nothing as bad as it could be around here. Maybe climate change has made those 110 inches of snow winters a thing of the past. Soon you'll be able to get out!

pvino: Unless I am on a long ride I don't usually take too many pictures. I'll stop when I see something interesting and make one or two exposures. When I get into more exotic territory I will stop more but still just one or two frames. I'll work on a post that describes more accurately what I do.

I stopped this morning to eat but no picture. Sometimes I am paying attention to what is in front of me and out comes the camera. Not sure why breakfast this morning eluded the camera..

lucky: Write that book! No excuses. Just do it.

Texas Sally: I think your hubby either has some designs on YOUR Harley should you get one, or problems with HIS ego should you get a Vespa.

You can have more fun with him if you get a Vespa. Just imagine how you can jab at him...

By: Want a Vespa

Want a Vespa — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:06:00 +0000

Love your scooter stories. They have pushed me towards a Vespa. My husband is almost ready to give the ok to buy a Vespa. He's worried I might get hurt. At the same time he says I should get a Harley.

You gotta love a man like that.

Texas Sally

By: Lucky

Lucky — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:32:00 +0000

Ken's book looks pretty cool! Seems like someone should do one of those for pizza and stuff here in Arizona.

Hmmm. Who could do that?

It's funny how we commuters learn to anticipate cold (and hot, in my case) spots on our ride. A couple years ago (at a different job) I could predict the stoplight where frost would appear on my gloves on the cold days (Alma School & Ray Road, for those who want to know).

By: Pvino

Pvino — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:05:00 +0000

I know how that feels when a section of road way is filled with cold air – definitely a motoring bike experience or a cyclist experience. This often happens near my neck of the woods along Highway 1 “Pacific Coast Highway” along a stretch of road between Laguna Beach and Newport Beach. Its like a wall of cold dense air where the perception of coldness hits you like a drop of 20 degrees. On my rides – having extra layering clothing stored away underneath the seat is my essential resource. The beauty of Spring around the corner. I missed the cafe stop muffin pic- but the other pics are spectacular. How many pics do you take on a ride typical ride? I truly enjoy visionary photography at its best.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:46:00 +0000

This is the first winter in a long time I cant remember seeing a single motorcylce or scooter out for a drive at all. We just had too much darn snow this year. A real old fashioned winter, just like the Farmers Almanac predicted.

Sherry CC (I can't remember my password for my blogger name)lol

By: Heinz & Frenchie

Heinz & Frenchie — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:40:00 +0000

Your rides may seem uneventful for you, but they are always interesting to us. Really enjoy your posts and your pictures. Once you said you were not a writer, but we beg to differ. You are a very good writer, otherwise you would not have such a popular blog. Many of us enjoy your writing very much. Your blogs always speaks to us. You are a gifted story teller.

By: Nick T

Nick T — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:35:00 +0000

i live in a valley along a river, and my commute takes me up a hill to the ridge-line road that deposits me downtown. i always notice the humidity -- my visor fogs as soon as i reach the crest!

this is one reason why i ride -- to feel the changes & be a part of the world around me, where ever i go.

great post!

all the best,
nick

Birmingham, AL

By: Doug C

Doug C — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:40:00 +0000

Amazing how you can feel and even anticipate the "river of cold air" on your commute. I'll sometimes feel it on my commute driving the Civic if the windows are down. Sometimes, but not always.

Excellent post. Always look forward to your perspective. Thanks!