Stuart,
I hate to intrude but i am feeling the need for some of your fantastic photographs..... doesn't even need to be a recent trip.....maybe something from some highlands somewhere ??????? :good2:
thanks Brother!
KOokaloo!
Frank
Quote from: racerman_27410 on December 28, 2010, 05:30:38 PM
Stuart,
I hate to intrude but i am feeling the need for some of your fantastic photographs..... doesn't even need to be a recent trip.....maybe something from some highlands somewhere ??????? :good2:
thanks Brother!
KOokaloo!
Frank
Frank,
You're not intruding at all, I'm glad you like my efforts. I usually carry a camera on my travels and this time of year I sort through the pictures. I'm working tomorrow, but I'll post my "best of 2010" soon. Maybe even a video from warmer times.
Stuart
Quote from: mz_rider on December 28, 2010, 06:32:59 PM
Frank,
You're not intruding at all, I'm glad you like my efforts. I usually carry a camera on my travels and this time of year I sort through the pictures. I'm working tomorrow, but I'll post my "best of 2010" soon. Maybe even a video from warmer times.
Stuart
I'll look forward to it !
Kookaloo!
Quote from: racerman_27410 on December 28, 2010, 05:30:38 PM
Stuart,
I hate to intrude but i am feeling the need for some of your fantastic photographs..... doesn't even need to be a recent trip.....maybe something from some highlands somewhere ??????? :good2:
thanks Brother!
KOokaloo!
Frank
Frank,
During these dark days of winter I've been looking through my photos taken on my travels during the past year and post a few since you've taken an interest.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/5302886585_57dde592d6_b.jpg)
Loch Awe with the ruins of Kilchurn Castle in the background.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5303478902_90c883a2c6_b.jpg)
Hardknott Pass in the English Lake District. A challenging ride with many steep slopes.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5303478542_0891366887_b.jpg)
Back to the highlands. This is the village of Gairloch - the location of my bike club's spring rally.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5302886907_53c76dd5f6_b.jpg)
Loch Creran
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5283/5302887085_36a927828a_b.jpg)
Loch Linnhe at the village of Kentallen
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5302887215_ecacd8be47_b.jpg)
Tarbert
Anyone else care to post their best pics of the year to cheer up those of us in chilly parts of the world?
Stuart
Awesome pics Stuart! Isn't the world a great place! :yahoo:
Images like those combined with my yet-to-be-used Corbin with backrest might just get my better half on the bike this year! Nice job Stuart!
Stuart,
You live in a beautiful and magical place. All the history and ruins are just amazing. Love the pic of the Kilchurn Castle ruins.
I went through my pics and nothing even compares. I live in the desert mountains of Southern California and, well to be honest, looks pretty dull by comparison. However, we do have a really long riding season here and the roads are really fun. Here are a couple of pics:
(http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/3140/michaels027.jpg)
Palomar Mountain, South Grade
(http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8677/michaels023.jpg)
View from top of Palomar Mountain looking south
(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/8356/michaels050.jpg)
Lake Henshaw, east of Palomar
(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/3392/michaels017.jpg)
Palomar Mountain
Regards,
CraigO
90FJ1200
Quote from: mz_rider on December 29, 2010, 08:57:15 AM
Frank,
During these dark days of winter I've been looking through my photos taken on my travels during the past year and post a few since you've taken an interest.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/5302886585_57dde592d6_b.jpg)
Loch Awe with the ruins of Kilchurn Castle in the background.
Thats what i'm talking about .... fantastic shot.
is it possible for my Irish genetics to be calling me back to the homeland ?
KOokaloo!
Frank
LOL made me go back thru my pictures from this past year....no castles anywhere on any of them....
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/Racerman27410/sundaydrive008.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/Racerman27410/ECFR%202010%20Birthday%20ride/ECFR2010021.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/Racerman27410/ECFR%202010%20Birthday%20ride/ECFR2010030.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/Racerman27410/ECFR%202010%20Birthday%20ride/ECFR2010063.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/Racerman27410/ECFR%202010%20Birthday%20ride/ECFR2010040.jpg)
(http://[url=http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/Racerman27410/ECFR%202010%20Birthday%20ride/?action-view¤t=ECFR2010203.mp4%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/Racerman27410/ECFR%202010%20Birthday%20ride/th_ECFR2010203.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/Racerman27410/ECFR%202010%20Birthday%20ride/?action=view¤t=ECFR2010203.mp4)
KOokaloo!
Craig,
It has to be said that Scotland only looks like these pictures on occasions. The riding season, if you are going far, is only about 6 months long and there will be a lot of bad weather during this time. The secret is to keep an eye on the forecast and get out there when you can. I had to include a castle in one of the photos - a picturesque ruin does improve the landscape. Actually they are very common. I live in a typical suburb and I can see one from my upstairs window (Mearns Castle, 550 years old and in good condition - a cube of stone really - Google it)
Don't sell Southern Calif short. In the 90s I had a couple of fly-drives to the West Coast. I love the desert and when I stayed in Death Valley I drove out to Zabriskie Point at dusk and it was the most amazing landscape I'd ever seen.
Stuart
Just beautiful, so I have to ask myself, is it because I have been on these roads for 30 years, or just wanting to see something new that I find this area dull and dry? I know that when I visit other areas I go, "OOOHHHHhhhh, nice!!! But I know these roads so well, I guess I take them for granted. I have to remember that I am in the area that produced 2 Moto GP legends, (Eddie Lawson and Wayne Rainey) so I have to remember that these roads are some of the best in the world. IMO
CraigO
90FJ1200
I think we all become bored with our scenery, after seeing it everyday year after year.
Here are a couple photos from the north east, I can't touch your pic of the castle though, If only them Indians would have built some :pardon:
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy56/Travis398/NE%20FJ%20Rally/100_0848.jpg)
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy56/Travis398/NE%20FJ%20Rally/100_0847.jpg)
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy56/Travis398/NE%20FJ%20Rally/100_0842.jpg)
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy56/Travis398/NE%20FJ%20Rally/100_0900.jpg)
No doubt it is your Irish genetics calling you back to Scotland.
Quote from: Klavdy on December 29, 2010, 10:10:17 PM
No doubt it is your Irish genetics calling you back to Scotland.
Where's the 'like' button.... :)
Quote from: Klavdy on December 29, 2010, 10:10:17 PM
No doubt it is your Irish genetics calling you back to Scotland.
i KNEW it!...... i can even understand Nobby (mostly) so it HAS to be true!..... I'm Irish! :good:
.... i can always count on you K-man :drinks:
Happy New year mate!
KOokaloo!
Keep the pictures coming...it's making me feel like spring is just around the corner and its time to start planning my first trip of the year ! :good2:
Fresh water lakes and ponds are everywhere around here
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy56/Travis398/NE%20FJ%20Rally/000_0073.jpg)
Quote from: Travis398 on January 02, 2011, 03:47:52 PM
Fresh water lakes and ponds are everywhere around here
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy56/Travis398/NE%20FJ%20Rally/000_0073.jpg)
That's nothing.......you should check out northern NSW and Queensland at the moment.......half the country is a fresh water lake!
Harvy
yeah, I saw that. You guys have it pretty bad right now, hope that gets better soon.
Quote from: Harvy on January 02, 2011, 05:25:57 PM
Quote from: Travis398 on January 02, 2011, 03:47:52 PM
Fresh water lakes and ponds are everywhere around here
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy56/Travis398/NE%20FJ%20Rally/000_0073.jpg)
That's nothing.......you should check out northern NSW and Queensland at the moment.......half the country is a fresh water lake!
Harvy
The nice thing about our lakes is you can swim in them with out something trying to kill you.Oh,and you can ride bikes on them in the winter....
Quote from: Travis398 on January 02, 2011, 03:47:52 PM
Fresh water lakes and ponds are everywhere around here
I have one of those right outside the door of the shop...
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc517/racerrad8/ParkingLotLake.jpg)
Gonna have to get the property owner to address the storm drain out there by the pallet. I put my submersible pump out there by the pallet to keep the water from coming into the shop.
Randy - RPM