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发帖数: 1189 | 1 I've been spending almost all my weekends on water this summer. Yet I had to
find something else to do for the passing Saturday.
A perfect day for biking. I wanted to go somewhere in NJ.
Pic 1. The spot where I got onto the bike lane. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 2 Not much people or cars on streets. Maybe it was still early....for a
weekend.
Pic 2.Somewhere upper west.
I stopped for I guess some big fellow on our board hangs out in this
neighborhood very often. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 3 Pic 3. Twin Towers on 176St.
Passing this point, all the way downhill leading to GW Bridge. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 4 On GW Bridge,you'd see how clear the sky was. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 5 Hudson river from GW Bridge's point of view. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 6 Right off GW bridge is Palisade Ave.
Having had enough ups and downs in Manhattan, I always consider biking on
this road as a treatment. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 7 I always passed this entry and went straight along the Ave.But yesterday I
decided to take a closer look.
Two trail lanes started here.
On the hiking trail, there was a sign: no biking only hiking. To me, it
means "prepare letting your bike ride you somewhere down the road and get
ready for scenic views exclusively for hikers".
There I jumped in. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 8 Then there I was.
The famous hiking trail along the Hudson river. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 9 GW was right above me.
So was the sun.
Together, they created a magnificent yet rather comforting shade.
For some unclear reason, I like here better than the counterpart place in NY
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发帖数: 1189 | 10 Maybe it was still a hot day.
Didn't find any serious hiker.
I peddled the trail without any hesitation. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 11 Where I had to stop and got ready to carry my bike, I found this marble
sculpture.
Simple, masculine and humanistic.
"I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human
blood in human veins". |
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发帖数: 1189 | 12 I walked my bike until I could walk no more.
How free were those wild birds! |
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发帖数: 1189 | 13 Back to the road and stopped until.... |
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发帖数: 1189 | 14 The moment I wished I could drive to Mitsuwa by car. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 15 Even though you may not drink, I guess you'd still like this__ |
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发帖数: 1189 | 17 After a short break outside Mitsuwa, I got back to the walkway.
There were more people then than earlier in the morning.
Perfect, I just had food and beer and I could ride a little slowly. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 18 Sometimes, I had to let my bike go a little ahead of myself ;-) |
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发帖数: 1189 | 19 Sometimes, I was wondering if everyone came to the big apple with a golden
dream.
Not everyone got rich and famous. Only a few did, actually.
Some Chinese saying refers to vanity as a floating cloud. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 20 I continued heading south and bumped into several construction sites.It hadn
't been much fun and I stopped at this Sheration, where the two-way road
became too narrow.
Not even able to find a bike lane. All of a sudden it occurred to me I left
this morning without shaving.So that was it. I decided to go straight back. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 21 The moment I turned my bike around, I saw this lucky number and the
fantastic blue.
Isn't it the perfect spot to make an endpoint of my trail?
Sometimes,you'd find what you've been cluelessly looking for by just making a u-turn. |
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发帖数: 1189 | 22 Then I rode straight back to under the GW bridge. To get back on to the
bridge, I could either peddle the way through which I came down early on. Except all the way uphill this time. Or, I could.... |
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发帖数: 1189 | 23 I carried my bike all the way up. Came across a hiker/cameraman.
He was a traveler and showed me some nice southern hospitality by offering
me an ice-cold cane.
Where I finally got back onto the bridge, I started being able to take a
fresh look down at the trail I just finished. At that time the gift beer was
perfect cool. So I had the beer, had the view and had a pure sense of joy.
And I rode back home.
Life is short. Be happy~~ |
