There were some lovely clouds to be seen that day, and here's a panoramic view of some of them from the summit of Greylock, looking east. -- PL
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Showing posts with label Mt. Greylock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mt. Greylock. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Ride with Bruce
I had the great pleasure of a visit from my brother Bruce this past weekend -- he rode up on his new Victory Vision Tour (he'd traded in his beloved Gold Wing). I was a bit concerned that the weather wasn't going to cooperate, but we lucked out and got two beautiful days to ride. On one of those days, we took a blast up Mt. Greylock, enjoying the newly-paved access road.
There were some lovely clouds to be seen that day, and here's a panoramic view of some of them from the summit of Greylock, looking east. -- PL
There were some lovely clouds to be seen that day, and here's a panoramic view of some of them from the summit of Greylock, looking east. -- PL
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Mt. Greylock
Yesterday started out kind of overcast and threatening rain, although by the time I left my house to go to Mirage it was starting to clear up a little bit. Within a few hours the sky had lightened up enough that I felt it was worth trying to do something I've been wanting to do for the last couple of years -- ride up Mt. Greylock, the tallest mountain in Massachusetts.
For two years, there has been a project underway to improve the condition of the two paved access roads to the summit, which -- for as long as I can remember -- have typically been quite bumpy and potholed in places. During this process, the roads have been closed to the public... which is a bummer, because it's a great ride or drive to the top, with wonderful views.
Jim Lawson informed me a few days ago that he had ridden up to the top, and reported that the new pavement was a huge improvement. And he was right -- I rode up the Pittsfield side and came down the North Adams side, and not only had they removed virtually all of the bumps and potholes, but I could swear they widened the road a bit. They also added new guardrails in places which were pretty scary before.
Here's a shot of the bike I rode -- the Honda Fury -- about halfway up the Pittsfield side of the mountain.
And here's a panorama made from photos I took near this location, looking west.
Further up, abut a mile from the summit, I stopped and took some more photos to make this panorama of the view looking east, out over the town of Adams.
The weird kinds of distortions you can get when making panoramas with this method are evident in this image -- check out the wooden guardrail on the left, which is actually the same one as on the right (not the one closest to the Fury) and where I took the photos which make up this panorama, that guardrail is actually almost straight.
On the last leg of my ride home, I stopped near a little beaver pond. I always check it out as I ride by, hoping to see one of its Castor canadensis inhabitants. This time I was lucky, and even managed to get a little video of the action. -- PL
For two years, there has been a project underway to improve the condition of the two paved access roads to the summit, which -- for as long as I can remember -- have typically been quite bumpy and potholed in places. During this process, the roads have been closed to the public... which is a bummer, because it's a great ride or drive to the top, with wonderful views.
Jim Lawson informed me a few days ago that he had ridden up to the top, and reported that the new pavement was a huge improvement. And he was right -- I rode up the Pittsfield side and came down the North Adams side, and not only had they removed virtually all of the bumps and potholes, but I could swear they widened the road a bit. They also added new guardrails in places which were pretty scary before.
Here's a shot of the bike I rode -- the Honda Fury -- about halfway up the Pittsfield side of the mountain.
And here's a panorama made from photos I took near this location, looking west.
Further up, abut a mile from the summit, I stopped and took some more photos to make this panorama of the view looking east, out over the town of Adams.
The weird kinds of distortions you can get when making panoramas with this method are evident in this image -- check out the wooden guardrail on the left, which is actually the same one as on the right (not the one closest to the Fury) and where I took the photos which make up this panorama, that guardrail is actually almost straight.
On the last leg of my ride home, I stopped near a little beaver pond. I always check it out as I ride by, hoping to see one of its Castor canadensis inhabitants. This time I was lucky, and even managed to get a little video of the action. -- PL
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