Comments on: Saturday Morning Biking http://thedailybubbletea.com/2008/07/05/saturday-morning-biking/ Now in Nantou County, Taiwan Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:11:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Todd Alperovitz http://thedailybubbletea.com/2008/07/05/saturday-morning-biking/#comment-6050 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:42:38 +0000 http://dailybubbletea.wordpress.com/?p=320#comment-6050 Sandy – Thanks, the almost daily afternoon downpours clean up the air very nicely.

]]> By: travelswithsandy http://thedailybubbletea.com/2008/07/05/saturday-morning-biking/#comment-6046 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:20:11 +0000 http://dailybubbletea.wordpress.com/?p=320#comment-6046 Todd, it seems like you always have perfect weather for your photos! These pictures are stunning. Looks like a beautiful bike ride.

]]> By: Todd Alperovitz http://thedailybubbletea.com/2008/07/05/saturday-morning-biking/#comment-6045 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:58:09 +0000 http://dailybubbletea.wordpress.com/?p=320#comment-6045 Jiangli – thanks for stopping by! It seems every time I go out without my camera I encounter something amazing or unusual. I’ve made a habit to take it everywhere now just in case.

Craig – I actually turned down a basic one that the store wanted to bundle in with the price of my bike for a discount on my helmet and pouch. After this ride I really wish I had one. I’ll probably get one in time for my next outing.

]]> By: cfimages http://thedailybubbletea.com/2008/07/05/saturday-morning-biking/#comment-6044 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:13:15 +0000 http://dailybubbletea.wordpress.com/?p=320#comment-6044 Cool, thanks Todd. Jiji is not as far as I thought it was. You might want to look at getting a cycling computer for your bike – great for speed, time and distance. The basic ones are under NT$1000 and ones with a few more features closer to NT$1500-2000.

]]> By: jiangli http://thedailybubbletea.com/2008/07/05/saturday-morning-biking/#comment-6043 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:40:46 +0000 http://dailybubbletea.wordpress.com/?p=320#comment-6043 Somehow, my bicycle commuting is considered related to this, thus the link. But I appreciate finding your blog-sounds like a beautiful ride! We did a 6 hour ride around Denver yesterday, and I was lamenting all the way that I hadn’t brought my Nikon-dragonflies, herons, a house with the yard decorated with bowling pins, my toddler chasing the geese, and all the lovely views along the creeks and river. Thank you for sharing your lovely ride-I won’t forget my camera again! ~lmc

]]> By: Todd Alperovitz http://thedailybubbletea.com/2008/07/05/saturday-morning-biking/#comment-6042 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:09:20 +0000 http://dailybubbletea.wordpress.com/?p=320#comment-6042 Hi Craig, I left Jhongsing around 6:30 am and made it to Jiji around 8:30 am [about 25 km / 15 mi]. I stuck around Jiji so long because I was waiting for the Endemic Species Research Center’s butterfly garden to open [not till 10 am] I left Jiji around 11 am and was at Tsu-Nan Temple by about 11:30 [around 6 km / slightly less than 4 miles]. I rested there for about 15 minutes and headed towards Mingjian followed by Nantou City. I took the city streets because those were the only ones I knew would get me home so I didn’t stop for pictures along the way [it was getting pretty hot]. I got back to Jhongsing a little later than expected, 12:30 pm [about 20 km / 12 mi], but that’s because I ran into a former coworker along the way and chatted a bit.

Note: the distances are a little screwy on account of using Google Map’s distance measurement tool, but should give a rough estimate

]]> By: cfimages http://thedailybubbletea.com/2008/07/05/saturday-morning-biking/#comment-6040 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:19:03 +0000 http://dailybubbletea.wordpress.com/?p=320#comment-6040 Nice report and photos. That’s a decent distance – how far and how long did it all take?

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