We start out in little Bohemia - this is where all the late-blooming hippies would come to roost. Ten years ago, the typical issue for the area was corduroy pants, flannel shirts, and a VW of some sort - the dude in the white house had a Karmann Ghia. Riding down this street was the first time I ever smelled weed smoke...
Tarabithia...need I say more? In the front yard is a tombstone dedicated to "Duke, the Mailman's Dog"
Pedestrians? Yeah right...
Getting onto the Park lake-path, we see the Culver brothel
It was once a legitimate brothel, right next to the town park (and railroad station). It originally had a staircase going up the outside of it, and no provision for getting upstairs from the inside of the house. It's obviously been repurposed since.
The bike path:
All the boats are in, and the lake is once more peaceful
No swimmers at the park today
Now on campus, you see the Math and Science building in the foreground - Huffington library behind it
Need I say more? Near the Senior Ring
"Where we're going, we don't need...roads
Through the rabbit hole
And back out
The Council Ring. Originally built in the teens, this structure dates to 1979 (East portion), 1980 (West portion), and 1981 (center portion). It's scheduled to be completely replaced within the next 5 years
The High Ropes Course
My favorite place...might not look like much now, but in the 3 growing seasons, it's amazingly gorgeous.
Decked out for an afternoon of Max-Relax
Leaving, we look left and see...primordial soup
Inspired by this,
http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2008-09-01
(which is a fantastic read no matter - it's daily wake-up material for me)
I decided to go off-roading...kinda. Horse trails!
Yeah, we're not going up that trail...
Well, it IS a horse trail!
no comment necessary:
There are two wild turkeys in the direct middle of this photo - can you spot 'em?
Queen road!
Onto Queen, and off the off-beaten path:
Queen and SR10
Let's play "find the deer!"
The abortion that's become the Fleet Field. BRING BACK AVIATION!!!!!!
Bastards...
There are three deer in this photo - can you find them?
To the left lives a professor and good friend of mine:
I need to take photos of them during the day (as it was getting really dark), but in the little garage of the Guest House is a Whippet Model 4 and a Model T, both in as-new condition. I'd wet myself to get one of those things...
Across the road, the golf course:
This one's for Ben:
The Culver Homestead:
The Bedwetter (Ledbetter) Drydocked:
West shore sunset:
South Shore sunset:
Why fenders are invaluable:
And then back home - if you've been this far, you've seen the return route. Still thinking about a route for next weekend.
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