[Leica] Nathan's PAD 19/2/2017: spring in the mountains on twowheels

[Douglas Barry]

That Garmin info is amazing. Very good average cadence.
Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" 
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Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 4:18 PM
Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 19/2/2017: spring in the mountains on 
twowheels


> Today I did one of my tougher Sunday rides, climbing from sea level to the 
> Puerto de la Carrasqueta, a mountain pass at 1020 m altitude. The fact 
> that there was a strong headwind during the last 4-5 km of the climb did 
> not make it easier. But it was a good 77 km ride, and I was rewarded with 
> some pretty signs of spring.
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> First, a carpet of pretty blue flowers along the road to Jijona. This is a 
> gentle, long climb, taking me from sea level to about 500 m after 26 km:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-knj5Q2f/A
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> Then once past Jijona, the real climb starts, 13 km constant uphill. But 
> the road is good and the almond trees are blooming right now:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-tmDMTdD/A
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> These were both taken on the way up; as the day wore on, the weather got 
> better and by the time I got home at lunchtime, it was blue sky and 
> sunshine.
>
> For those interested in the cycling itself, here is the ride:
> https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1581236441
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
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> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
> YNWA
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