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Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 2:17 pm
by Old Grinner
The leaves are just starting to turn here on some of the trees but most are still green. It's a slow Autumn this year. . .the brilliant foliage is yet to be had in my area but it was great to be off the busy roads.

I took the Zuma out on some local forest roads for the first time today just to see if the reviews I've seen/read about it's "off road" capabilities were true. There were some slippery spots and deep gullies due to rain water run-off from the severe storms we've been having lately but I navigated successfully and stood on my previous dirt bike riding experience. The water table is still high also. Any rain we get from that storm in the Gulf of Mexico right now as it passes up the coast later this week will not be welcomed. The pics say it all . . .. :roll:

Enjoy! :D
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Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 2:48 pm
by easyrider
Riding on those roads can be annoying.. I am surprised no color as of almost mid October.. They said (weather channel) that winter is being pushed back by 17 days ??

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 3:44 pm
by you you
Here is one for Whitenoise. A ride over gravel to pick up the wife.

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:46 pm
by GeorgeSK
Some of my rides are really pretty right now, and should be for the next couple of weeks. My road choices hinge on traffic. On my usual, pretty much nobody roads, the leave don't get swept off the road by the traffic. If they are at all wet, I will avoid those road completely even though they are the favorite. With any luck I will get some new pictures, but for now...
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(If anybody wants it, I have this scaled to a widescreen monitor at higher res. PM me and I would be happy to get it to you.)

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:49 pm
by Old Grinner
Riding on those roads can be annoying.. I am surprised no color as of almost mid October.. They said (weather channel) that winter is being pushed back by 17 days ??
You are still in Florida? GGeezzzz. . .. :roll:

It's survival time again down there. May the Force be with you.

And yes I would believe the season is about half a month behind. Doesn't look like any freak snow storms before Halloween this year. It will be near 80F here tomorrow and humidity approaching 90%. Then Thursday the remnants of Storm Michael pass over us. I think the folks on Long Island are going to be sweating out the rain again as well. Whitenoise are you out there? Keep an eye to the horizon. o_O
Here is one for Whitenoise. A ride over gravel to pick up the wife.
Suitable for framing! Nice pic. . .. :D

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:07 pm
by Old Grinner
Some of my rides are really pretty right now, and should be for the next couple of weeks. My road choices hinge on traffic. On my usual, pretty much nobody roads, the leave don't get swept off the road by the traffic. If they are at all wet, I will avoid those road completely even though they are the favorite. With any luck I will get some new pictures, but for now...
Oh yes . . . the wet leaves.

Those lake shots remind me a bit of hike I took in the Mt. Everette State Reservation/Mt. Washington region bordering NY, CT, and MA a few years ago. MA has some really nice places to ride. The Mohawk Trail Rt. 2 is one of my favorites. 8)

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 11:43 am
by WhiteNoise
WOW! Really Great Pics Guys!
Fall photos are awesome. The colors, the landscapes, the shadowing....the Posing :D

Craters!
Those Backroads certainly are eaten up OG, but Look how Beautiful it is all around you 8) I'll admit, I'd be riding those dirty-danger roads too If I lived there. You're lucky to have "quiet" paths to venture on. I'm really diggin' your Zuma! It's got a "cool flare" about it!
Thank you for sharing and be careful. On Thurs our Big Rain from hurricane Michael will flood areas (a Cat 4 in the panhandle of Florida as I type) :cry: Pray for them

easyr, be safe! take heed to warnings please! I believe Michael is Florida's biggest hurricane ever to come on shore. My heart goes out to Everyone in it's path. Again, I pray

2you's....Yeh, you shared a pic!! Long time coming. A great one at that! She's looking mighty fine and Clean too :D Note his Saddle folks, a Beauty right? Thank you sir for posting Attn: WN :P

George I love love Lake photos esp when foliage is SO colorful!! Ahh the Serenity. Peace.
Yes, please do share more with us. Perhaps with your scoot and you (if you'd like) ;)

I gotta find the time to find me some color too. I'm hoping this weekend.

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 2:07 pm
by easyrider
Love those Fall photos..absolutely stunning !! Great job..
Thanks for best wishes but Hurricane Michael no show around these parts.. Coastal areas perhaps some flooding..
Keep those Autumn pics coming from Long Island and from wherever you see them..

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 2:45 pm
by Zulda
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Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:37 am
by Mel46
Speaking of Hurricane Michael, we are feeling the outer bands of it way up here in Atlanta. I feel for those who will get the main part of it.

We have a friend down where it hit, and she called during it to give us updates. What we DIDN'T know was that she lives in a mobile home and had decided to stay instead of leaving like sane people did. They have their home tied down but she told us that she could feel it pulling at the tie-downs and trying to break loose. Their truck was destroyed when a big tree fell on it during the storm, and the house was leaking through all of its seams...and part of the roof blew off.

Some people take too many chances. Not me. I would have packed up and left!

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 12:29 pm
by Old Grinner
Speaking of Hurricane Michael, we are feeling the outer bands of it way up here in Atlanta. I feel for those who will get the main part of it.

We have a friend down where it hit, and she called during it to give us updates. What we DIDN'T know was that she lives in a mobile home and had decided to stay instead of leaving like sane people did. They have their home tied down but she told us that she could feel it pulling at the tie-downs and trying to break loose. Their truck was destroyed when a big tree fell on it during the storm, and the house was leaking through all of its seams...and part of the roof blew off.

Some people take too many chances. Not me. I would have packed up and left!
Just starting to get the effects of it now. . ..

Quickly ran an errand and just got back in time while the first drops were starting. Wiped off the windshield and left it at that.
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Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:28 pm
by Mel46
Just in time! Hopefully Michael is moving out so fast that it will be gone by tonight. Good luck everyone.

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:29 pm
by Mel46
Duplicate post. It do happen sometimes ;)
I hope all is well by you too Mel
WN

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:58 pm
by you you
Old Grinner wrote:
Speaking of Hurricane Michael, we are feeling the outer bands of it way up here in Atlanta. I feel for those who will get the main part of it.

We have a friend down where it hit, and she called during it to give us updates. What we DIDN'T know was that she lives in a mobile home and had decided to stay instead of leaving like sane people did. They have their home tied down but she told us that she could feel it pulling at the tie-downs and trying to break loose. Their truck was destroyed when a big tree fell on it during the storm, and the house was leaking through all of its seams...and part of the roof blew off.

Some people take too many chances. Not me. I would have packed up and left!
Just starting to get the effects of it now. . ..

Quickly ran an errand and just got back in time while the first drops were starting. Wiped off the windshield and left it at that.
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Did the visiting Irish do your drive?

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 5:14 pm
by Old Grinner
Did the visiting Irish do your drive?
Yeah. . .and in waves. . .may as well have been a mob of wild roaming horses! :lol:

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 5:42 pm
by you you
Old Grinner wrote:
Did the visiting Irish do your drive?
Yeah. . .and in waves. . .may as well have been a mob of wild roaming horses! :lol:

:lol: :lol:

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 5:48 pm
by Old Grinner
Just in time! Hopefully Michael is moving out so fast that it will be gone by tonight. Good luck everyone.
Thanks!

And thanks to all the first responders helping those storm victims.

I remember seeing them patrolling the air in helicopters the day after Storm Sandy 6 years ago assessing damage. There is a beach under all that water. . .. o_O
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Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:36 am
by Mel46
It looks like you have a bit of beach erosion going on there.

Re: Autumn Forest Ride

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:35 pm
by WhiteNoise
That looks a bit intimidating uh no....unnerving to the folks whose homes overlook that View! Holy Smoker's, look at those wall craters!
On another note, I bet the fishing was good :D