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| Picnic Bike Ride; with pictures | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 9 2010, 01:20 PM (318 Views) | |
| Free Rider | Apr 9 2010, 01:20 PM Post #1 |
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Fulla-Carp
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I went riding with Zack in Grand Teton Nat;l park a few hours ago...here's some photos. You can see there's still plenty of snow here.![]() I guess you could caption this one "Parenting FAIL" because it looks rather reckless. ![]() Here's Zack ready to hit the road again.
Edited by Free Rider, Apr 9 2010, 01:21 PM.
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| John Galt | Apr 9 2010, 01:23 PM Post #2 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Amazing pics, amazing scenery, amazing kid! You must look forward to every minute of your day, FR. |
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| Aqua Letifer | Apr 9 2010, 01:25 PM Post #3 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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That is so awesome. Zach's one seriously lucky kid. ![]() Does his place on the bike mess with your steering at all? |
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| Kincaid | Apr 9 2010, 01:27 PM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Srsly? You stopped and had a picnic in the snow? |
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| Free Rider | Apr 9 2010, 01:29 PM Post #5 |
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Fulla-Carp
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No..it messes with where my knees have to go to pedal properly. I pedal with my knees splayed out a bit and just poke along 5-10 mph most of the time. The cruiser style bars can hit me in the leg and "pin" a turn and I anticipate sharp turns by winging my knee all the way out so the bar end can pass it. It is also tricky getting on and off the bike because you have to swing your leg around back by the baskets. It's a blast riding and having conversations with Zack. |
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| Free Rider | Apr 9 2010, 01:30 PM Post #6 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Yes. |
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| apple | Apr 9 2010, 01:31 PM Post #7 |
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one of the angels
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nice pics |
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| Free Rider | Apr 9 2010, 01:35 PM Post #8 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Thanks, apple! |
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| brenda | Apr 9 2010, 02:39 PM Post #9 |
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What did you talk about with him today? |
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| sue | Apr 9 2010, 02:47 PM Post #10 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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That is so perfectly cool. What a way to bring up a kid. I love your pictures; I feel like I can almost smell that clean crisp air. |
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| Free Rider | Apr 9 2010, 02:49 PM Post #11 |
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Fulla-Carp
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It's a back and forth thing. He mimics me sometimes and sometimes we play "I Spy" or just exclaim loudly when we see unusual things. The mountains are just incedible and the solitude is a vacuum. I feel like this place must be the polar opposite of something...what I'm not sure what. So Zack will comment on following the yellow line on the road and I'll start weaving around and he'll giggle and I'll ask him what the mountains sound like and he says, "echo...echo...echo.." and then I start to get near the snowy edge of the road and the tires go crunch crunch across the thin skin of ice. Zack loves this. So it goes. It's a lot of work to get ready for these excusions, but well worth it. |
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| brenda | Apr 9 2010, 02:50 PM Post #12 |
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![]() He's a travelin' man. |
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| brenda | Apr 9 2010, 02:51 PM Post #13 |
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I love that. Thanks! |
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| sue | Apr 9 2010, 02:56 PM Post #14 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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That picture is fabulous. A real keeper. |
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| kenny | Apr 9 2010, 03:58 PM Post #15 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Great pics!
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| CHAS | Apr 9 2010, 05:32 PM Post #16 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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You will have to come to the Rockies in the spring. It is amazing. |
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| RosemaryTwo | Apr 9 2010, 06:26 PM Post #17 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Love him. E trade. |
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| Horace | Apr 9 2010, 06:26 PM Post #18 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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+1. Thanks for the question, Brenda, and the answer, FR.
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| CTPianotech | Apr 10 2010, 03:37 AM Post #19 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Very cool pics, FreeRider. Loved reading about your trip. ![]() |
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What a way to bring up a kid.
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