I remember stopping during one cycling commute to work long ago to shepherd a family of quail (a swarm of tiny little chicks with mother) trying to cross a busy street, but only succeeded in scattering the chicks across the adjoining field; good intention gone astray.
Our landscape is more severe than most, even the wooded area, but I do enjoy it even during short rides. On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 6:05 PM Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the story and the photos Patrick ! > > I sometimes see turtles, some even quite large, crossing the roads around > here. The roads aren't heavily travelled. At first there was the > inclination to assist them across ... hah hah .... a couple of snaps from > the fella and well ... if they made it this far they sure can make it > without any intervention . > > On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 6:19:06 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Monocog, 65" gear, 175 mm cranks. Depth to third knuckle of right >> forefinger is 4". Each added cm to the tires' width really adds noticeable >> float; width of course, but also the ~5 psi lower pressure it allows. (And >> IME, taller wheels float better, all equal, and all equal, fatter means >> taller, too. The Ranger wheels are 30 1/2" in diameter at least on my 27 mm >> - outside - Alex rims.) >> >> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 5:05 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> We're in a drought, with no rain for weeks (well, perhaps a sprinkle >>> while I was away the week before last) so that sand is getting deeper and >>> more widespread. I can make it through up to 4" with momentum, a good grip >>> on the bar, and standing and pushing hard, at least for a couple of hundred >>> yards, usually enough to get me through the bad patches, though I did have >>> to get off and push in 2 places. >>> >>> The tracks are mine; the sand is deep enough to cover my forefinger to >>> the 3d knuckle, and deeper yet; 3 1/2" at that point. I'd like, God >>> willing, to get a new frame that can clear a true 80 in back, and some real >>> tubeless wheels (current ones are converted tube wheels) with wider rims to >>> get the full 3" width of the WTB Rangers, and be able to drop pressure to >>> say 10 psi without fear of the tire burping. >>> >>> Tortoises: I've never seen them in the bosque before, and I've been >>> riding here at least 17 years. The solitary actually had a friend sitting >>> right behind him, but friend was shy. The other couple sat in the water a >>> mile or so south. >>> >>> Beavers! I've never seen one, but evidence exists! >>> >>> Threatening rain, or perhaps teasing; don't expect any really to fall. >>> We hope that the "monsoon" in July, August, September will bring real rain. >>> >>> 12 1/2 miles of hard work, all dirt, much firm but also much sand; 9.23 >>> mph with frequent stops. I'm very lucky all this is accessible just a >>> stone's throw from my driveway. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bc96e1ed-9134-40c1-8154-246376ab6745n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bc96e1ed-9134-40c1-8154-246376ab6745n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtqOmgsk21cq_skCP84pj3a%2BwQB%2BKjweznuNL7HnX6Qug%40mail.gmail.com.
