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Great Blue Heron, San Francisco Presidio, Crissy Field
My bicycle commute takes me through the San Francisco Presidio and along the Crissy Field tidal pond. The views are always amazing along this stretch. The other morning, a Great Blue Heron dropped down to the shore and started strutting around. I rolled to a stop and grabbed a few photos. This is one of…
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French Cow Split
Here is a photo that really doesn’t need a caption. I’m not sure what this French cow was up to. You won’t see our Clo the Cow caught in that pose. Moo!
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Tahoe Donner Fire above Donner Lake
During the ride I mentioned in my previous post, a fire was burning across the valley above Donner Lake. A constant flow of fire planes were passing overhead on their way to the fire. The area is very dry and the amount of fuel for burning is a bit scary. Have to give a hand…
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Sunset Photo of Donner Pass California
Spent the past weekend up at Donner Pass near Lake Tahoe in a wilderness medical training course. After Saturday’s class I got a chance to ride the old railroad route that drops down from the pass towards Truckee. It’s a crazy ride that follows along the cliff and through several dark snowsheds. The light was…
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2003 Presidio Criterium Course Video
I created a short video for the California Road Club of the Presidio Criterium course. They now have it posted on the race information page. Check it out and then sign-up! Presidio Criterium Preview Video Cheers!
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Donner Lake – Purple Flowers and a Bee
Shot this with my new Canon PowerShot G3 up by Donner Lake on 28 June 2003. I liked the way the light was hitting this patch of flowers and also the constrast of the purple to the green background. Can you spot the bee that is loaded with pollen? Click image to zoom.
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Santa Rosa Twilight Criterium Video
I have posted a helmet camera video of the Cat 4/5 race from the 12 Aug 2003 Santa Rosa Twilight Criterium. Santa Rosa Twilight Criterium Video: WMV | MOV Cheers! p.s. Sorry about the small rendering.
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2003-2004 Cyclocross Season Approaches
The summer is starting to give itself up for fall and that means cyclocross season is approaching. Over in Europe they have officially started their season in Zolder, Belgium (cx world). I brought out my beautiful Sycip cyclocross bike and took it for a long spin over in Marin. Rode to the top of Mt.…
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Broken Clavicle No More!
Or maybe I should title this “What’s your problem? Look at Tyler Hamilton!” Back at the end of May I busted my left clavicle (collar bone). You can read about it here “Broken Clavicle”. It’s been almost 3 months and everything seems to be healed up fine. I have a nice little bump where the…
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Broken clavicle (collar bone)!
I broke my left clavicle (collar bone) at the Folsom Criterium in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race. Start of the last lap of my second race. Some idiot clips the bars of the guy next to him, sending the guy down, directly in front of me. Curb and fence on the left and pack on…
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