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« on: October 24, 2017, 05:41:43 PM » |
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If it weren't raining with slick leaves on the road I'd have taken the motorcycle to work. This warm weather has been terrific for riding almost the entire month of October. The leaves are now almost peak around this region.  Shouldn't complain though as in a few months folks (except for those in Florida and the southwest) will be wishing they could ride and complaining about the lack of secretary audition posts Please do not make this political I would love to see a thread that is just about anything else, in fact lets make this a post where members put up pics of the leaves in full color Oss
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When you come to the fork in the road, take it Yogi Berra (Don't send it to me C.O.D.)
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« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2017, 05:59:41 PM » |
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Gorgeous picture, Oss! We don't get much color change down here in Central Florida. About the only way I know it is Fall around here is that my Sycamore tree starts dropping leaves even faster than Hillary drops dead bodies.....errr......whoops!  Sorry, Oss....just couldn't resist that open invitation. Now....back to the regularly scheduled gorgeous Fall color photos that us Florida folks never get to see.
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« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2017, 06:34:11 PM » |
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If you didn't want this to be political why is there a picture of an arrow pointing to the LEFT??? LOL1
Hey the colors around here in the midwest have been spectacular. Been kind of dismal in recent years but this year has been a real treat. Real vibrant. Just passing the peak.
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« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2017, 06:37:35 PM » |
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lets try again 
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If you don't know where your going any road will take you there George Harrison
When you come to the fork in the road, take it Yogi Berra (Don't send it to me C.O.D.)
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« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2017, 07:06:50 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2017, 08:19:47 PM » |
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Love the Fall foliage pictures.
MSB, if the URL for the pics are showing as they are in your pics, you're doing something wrong in Postimage. Remember, just click on the picture, click on "share"(far left just above picture), then click on the far right of the second from the bottom in the next screen. When it says "copied" just go here and click "paste". You never need to copy/paste the URL from the top.
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« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2017, 08:36:53 PM » |
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Love the Fall foliage pictures.
MSB, if the URL for the pics are showing as they are in your pics, you're doing something wrong in Postimage. Remember, just click on the picture, click on "share"(far left just above picture), then click on the far right of the second from the bottom in the next screen. When it says "copied" just go here and click "paste". You never need to copy/paste the URL from the top.
Thx for the tip John...will do when I add more pics to this thread after my ride on Friday 
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« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2017, 09:02:25 PM » |
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man, what happened to summer temps. Tonight first chance of frost and dreaded spitting snow tonight into tomorrow morning, high of only 40s, low tonight of 32.
Like a light switch yesterday was upper 50's and no winds.
It seems like already about time to put up the cycles for the year but I always procrastinate and put the cycles up a few days before REAL snow is coming into the 30s for temps always thinking I will just get in ONE MORE day of riding in mid to late November.
Nice fall pics by the way, too bad around me the 30 mph winds kicked up today and rain prior day so guessing a lot of the pretty colored leaves will be gone after this weekend for sure with more rain expected Saturday darn it! Last Saturday was in 70''s and dare I say HOT...
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« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2017, 10:06:48 PM » |
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Here where I reside the leaves went from sorta green to crusty thingys lying willy nilly on the ground. Floods in April and May to a drought here bouts the last couple of months. Frost headed here in the next day or so. Winter and all That portends be just around the corner-deep forlorn sigh here.  Don't KNOW what I spect-it are near on the end of October.  RIDE SAFE.
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« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2017, 11:18:00 PM » |
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Beautiful photos!
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« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2017, 03:28:59 AM » |
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Things are turning here as well. It's 6:42 Michigan time and it's 40 degrees. Its finally quit raining hete after 3 days and over 5" of rain. Just getting around to see if I can arrow a nice big buck. I love fall, I think it's my favorite time of year along with spring. Oh, nice pics Wayne, oops, OSS.
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« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2017, 04:04:53 AM » |
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No pics here. It's been blowing and raining. Temp now is 39 degrees. The leaves are falling without much color. Forecast might include snow showers this weekend. Farmers haven't harvested all the corn yet.
Great pics posted here!
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« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2017, 04:56:35 AM » |
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This one is Beavers Bend State Park in Oklahoma surprised? 
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If you don't know where your going any road will take you there George Harrison
When you come to the fork in the road, take it Yogi Berra (Don't send it to me C.O.D.)
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« Reply #15 on: October 25, 2017, 05:44:41 AM » |
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This one is Beavers Bend State Park in Oklahoma surprised?  I love where beavers bend. 
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« Reply #16 on: October 25, 2017, 07:19:07 AM » |
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Due to the extra moisture last winter, our fall colors were/are great this year. Lots of Oaks in the lower country turned sort of golden color, normal kind of a grungy gray color this time of year. Aspens and Cottonwoods were really golden color with some reds mixed in. Sorry not pic's.
Thought last week would be my last ride over the Cascades this year. Due to unseasonable warm temps get to ride over the hill today. Enjoying the "Indian Summer" this year (I know not PC).
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« Reply #17 on: October 25, 2017, 03:21:08 PM » |
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highway 42, the northern end Door County Wisc.  very similar to the part near Hawk's Nest along the Delaware water gap (NY side - route 97 ) except for the cliff and river come on lets post some pics of colors  dont nobody but our canadian friends take pics of scenery?
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If you don't know where your going any road will take you there George Harrison
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« Reply #18 on: October 25, 2017, 04:33:40 PM » |
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I'd almost kill for a high of 80. Today = 95. Yesterday 99. Sat might be 89.
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« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2017, 05:10:33 PM » |
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B U M P Please post pics here Oss and Rob, WITH leaves next time 
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« Reply #20 on: November 08, 2017, 05:32:54 PM » |
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Anyone who is short of fall color is welcome to rake all they can carry from my yard.
Bring your own truck.
I'm even willing to pay minimum wage for your collection.
OK, OK, I'll go to $8 an hour.
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« Reply #21 on: November 08, 2017, 05:58:43 PM » |
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B U M P Please post pics here Oss and Rob, WITH leaves next time   I`m not very good at taking pics and don`t have many. But here are a couple that have SOME leaves.     
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« Reply #22 on: November 08, 2017, 07:43:16 PM » |
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My last ride of 2017, October 28th: 
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« Reply #23 on: November 08, 2017, 07:54:49 PM » |
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Hawks nest was my regular day ride. Wayne nj rt23 up past port jervis
Good call
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« Reply #24 on: November 08, 2017, 08:00:22 PM » |
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« Reply #25 on: November 08, 2017, 11:48:57 PM » |
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Spectacular Mike. 
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« Reply #26 on: November 09, 2017, 04:40:15 AM » |
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Woke up at 5:00 AM, 31 degrees and thick fog this morning in Central Kentucky, I assume this means all those beautiful turning leaves will soon start dropping to the ground. Everything is covered with frost. Heard the trash truck outside picking up our trash, guess I need to get used to it. Every time he comes by, the hydraulic clamps/arms come out, pick up the trash container and dump it into his truck and then reverses the process and brings the trash container back supposedly to where it was. Never happens. Not sure if this is an automatic process or if the operator/driver is manipulating the controls but, the trash container always gets dropped the last 18 to 24 inches, bounces on the concrete and ends up rolling out into the street. Means I'm going go out there and haul it back in. This always results in me having to make a decision, is it worth it, dark enough, warm enough to go out there as I'm currently dressed or, do I need to get dressed and put on appropriate foot wear to go out and retrieve my trash can from the street? It's a tad bit on the cool side and I really don't know if the neighbors are looking out their windows to observe if the crazy old guy is gonna run out there in the cold wearing only........................ again. Hmmmm, decisions, decisions................. 
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« Reply #27 on: November 09, 2017, 06:54:40 AM » |
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Can't beat the colors in New England, growing up their in the late 50's ~ middle 60's makes me homesick this time of year. WI has plenty of good color but there's a difference in the intensity of the color. Enjoy it while ya can! We had temps near 80°F last week (normal high is low 50°s) but that's just a memory now. Someone in Canada left the freezer door open and today's high will be the 40° we had at midnight, as temps will drop all day into the teens. Once they salt roads from a first snowfall, most of the toy go away until Spring
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« Reply #29 on: November 09, 2017, 08:07:26 AM » |
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This one is Beavers Bend State Park in Oklahoma surprised?  That is one BEAUTIFUL picture!
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« Reply #30 on: November 09, 2017, 05:34:57 PM » |
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hoping to get a few pics from mac's ride this weekend
some nice country down that way
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If you don't know where your going any road will take you there George Harrison
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