If anyone out there is interested and in the area I'm up for a ride most anytime... and I almost always have my camera with me. Drop me a line and we'll see what we can work out. Is there anybody on this list that is anywhere near by?
Thanks, Dave On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:45 PM, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > Steve, Patrick, et al: > > You guys are onto something. I can't recall a recent ride with more > than a couple of other people where someone wasn't shooting photos at > every chance. I'll bet a dedicated "photo ride" in a target rich > environment would be highly attractive. Our SoCal Riv riders group > rides always generate tons of photos, probably because we stop a lot & > have the chance. If photos were a primary reason for the ride, rather > than a by-product, it would be a hit. With the right pastries, maybe > that tea kettle idea would fit right in! > > BTW, the area Dave lives in is chock full of vineyards, wineries, > horse properties, old barns, plenty of dramatic coastline, etc. Don't > let his disclaimer fool you. The Central Coast has some of the best > cycling in California. Plenty of lightly traveled, secondary roads > and numerous routing options. > > dougP > > On Nov 16, 3:30 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > Dave: > > > > Thanks for the input. I'm putting together routes for a tour next > > spring. The day in question we're going from Pismo to Solvang, via > > Foxen Cyn. I've used Hwy 1 thru Guadalupe but then it's kinda flat & > > boring into Santa Maria (Betteravia Rd, Skyway). I scoped out Los > > Berros / Thompson / Hwy 166 / Bull Cyn but then that route gets kinda > > flat & boring as it skirts the landfill, hooks into Foxen Cyn and > > finally gets to Sisquoc. On the map I looked at coming out Los > > Berros, down Pomeroy, around the west side of Santa Maria (Division > > St / Bonita School / CA 166 / Blosser) to connect with Skyway and go > > round on the south side. The roads look pretty straight which always > > suggests flat & I suppose that's why it's good farmland. All 3 routes > > are within a few miles of each other so there's no choice there. Any > > thoughts on that last alternate? Must sees? Must misses? > > > > dougP > > > > On Nov 16, 3:10 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 14:57 -0800, Rene Sterental wrote: > > > > I had never seen such a tandem! It's an incredible idea! > > > > > As the Counterpoint Opus it's been around for a long time. I rode one > > > in the stoker seat around the parking lot at (I think) Salisbury U at > > > the LAB Rally in 1989. It felt as though I was an Hors d'œuvre stuck > on > > > the end of a cocktail fork, but what a platform for photography!- Hide > quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
