| Our
first day out on the road. What a beautiful day it was
too! Starting temps were in the 50's and they rose into
the 70's later in the day. Perfect! |
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| Another
shot that I took on our first day on the road.We were
totally knocked out with the deep blue of the sky and
snow white clouds. |
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| Another
shot across the grain fields of this farm. |
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Here
are some of our cohorts on the road. From the left,
my wife, Jill, and new friends Dave, Al and Cindy.
I believe everyone had a wonderful tour. |
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| Another
beautiful shot across a farm. Every direction you turned
was one beautiful scene after another. |
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| I
was tooling on my bike through a wildlife preservation
area and happed to spot this beautiful hawk. I was, literally,
25 feet from him. He was watching me too! I watched him
for about five minutes- just enjoying the experience. |
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Well,
I guess he grew tired looking at me and decided to
fly off. Just as the hawk flew away a person stopped
by who was having a frantic moment. He said he had
tried for a week to get a shot of the hawk with no
luck. And, you, riding a bicycle happed to get these
awesome shots. He was destroyed. He had this huge camera/lens
setup and I had my little hand-held digital. I believed
that made him feel worse. Sorry.. |
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| One
of the many beautiful covered bridges we saw and rode
through. |
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| Jill
and I enjoying the beautiful scenery of this covered
bridge that crossed over a tumbling stream on one of
the many country lanes which we rode. |
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| Still
another pristine farm. |
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| Our
fearless leaders, Scamp and Rascal owners, Karen and
Paul. They did a super job with the tour. Check
out their web site. |
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| And,
still another of the endless, beautiful landscapes in
the Amish Country. |
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| Jill
begins her trek through another of the many beautiful
covered bridges of the region. |
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| Sunflowers
galore. You'd think you were at the tour de France instead
of Pennsylvania. There were scenes like this wherever
you looked. |
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| Jill
is looking like a pro as she rides alongside a beautiful
patch of sunflowers. |
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| Now,
this is my kind of place. I love autumn scenes where
there are vibrant colors intermixed with hues of autumn.
There is just something about the contrasting hues that
I like. |
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| Here
is another picture I took similar to the one above. Lots
of contrasting colors and some great reflections in the
water. |
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| Here
I am taking a quick break to enjoy this beautiful, peaceful
place. I could learn to love this type of bike ride. |
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| One
of the many beautiful barns that you see in this area.
What a melting pot of history and beauty. |
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| Why
am I standing in a cemetary? Nothing weird here folks,
I was looking at several graves that had been marked
as resting places of soldiers who fought in the American
Revolutiuon. You couldn't help but to feel some sense
of respect and reverence. |
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