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Hundreds of people gathered at a former munitions site in Thamesmead to learn how it is transforming into a stunning nature reserve.
The visitors enjoyed the wildlife activities at Tump 53 in Bentham Way in the Spring sunshine on April 12.
More than 200 residents had a go at activities including pond-dipping for mini-beasts, a nature trail, kingfisher and badger face-masks, painting pots and planting sunflower seeds.
The event also allowed residents to get involved with the project steering group for Wild about Thamesmead, which received £50,000 in Lottery funding last November.
The project aims to regenerate Tump 53, a former munitions testing site, which now contains mixed woodland, a glade, a pond, and is surrounded by a reed-fringed moat.
More than 60 bird species have been spotted including kingfisher, willow warbler and redpoll.
Wild about Thamesmead's project officer Jane Clarke said: "It's a wildlife oasis right in the heart of central Thamesmead, with lots of opportunities to get close to nature.
"We're aiming to open the reserve for up to three days a week, allowing as many local user groups as we can to enjoy the wildlife which flourishes here."
Visit wildlondon.org.uk/Tump-53-Wild-about-Thamesmead or call 07837 576786.
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Twelve blue-chip players. When we'd do research as a front office and try to determine what level of talent you needed to build a true Super Bowl contender, we'd end up at that number. There can be a debate about what a "blue chip" talent looks like, but to me, there's no debate about how much of it you need. And if you had the ability to pick any 12 current players to build the ultimate NFL roster, a team built to win for a while, which players would you choose? That's precisely what I've done below, identifying the 12 players I believe would provide the strongest foundation for both immediate and future success.
In a month dedicated to fantasy football drafts, you could consider this a "fantasy" draft for a real NFL GM.
In making these evaluations, I didn't simply select the best players in the NFL today. I wanted players who have much of their careers ahead of them so we could maximize the production we receive from them over the long term. To that end, I avoided players over age 26 in most cases, simply because we want to enjoy the most productive seasons of their careers. I also avoided players with any significant injury issues. If you're going to rely on a player to be a pillar of your organization, he needs to be available to carry the load.
As you'll see from these personnel decisions, I crafted this roster with the intent of building:
1. Dynamic offense that create matchup problems
2. Scheme-versatile defense that can be mobilized in an array of different packages.
Looking at these dozen selections -- six on offense and six on defense -- our coaching staff is going to have a lot of options.
With only 12 players, I obviously don't have enough to make a full lineup, so you'll get a sense of how much I value not only these players, but also the positions they fill. Of course, there's no disputing that the most important of all these roles is the quarterback, and that is the first slot filled.
Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts
I could have gone with Robert Griffin III here -- during their draft season, I actually had them graded the same -- but the injury history is enough of a red flag that I leaned to Luck. When all is said and done, RG III might be the single greatest mobile quarterback we've ever seen in the NFL. But the history of the league suggests that Griffin's career, or ability to utilize his running skills, could be shorter. So you're left with a quandary: Do you want a guy who will likely give you 10 good seasons working under center, or do you want an electrifying performer who can be dazzling but -- based on the odds -- will likely have a shorter career? Picking between these two talented quarterbacks was one of the hardest decisions I had to make for this roster. On this team, I'm playing the percentages, though, and we will get all we need from Luck. The numbers he put up as a rookie -- 4,374 yards and 23 TDs on a 54.1 percent completion rate -- are only going to improve.
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NOTA BENE: This headline is a LIE.
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3. Comfort: The car is comfortable, we're not squashed up with strangers (especially that person who fails on the personal hygeine front).
4. Flexibility: If I need to go somewhere during the day or on the way home it is not an issue.
I would like to bike but living 60km from work, this is a bit impractical.
As for public transport, I believe it needs to be more convenient, cost effective and reliable.
At the moment, the public transport I would use is the train from Kapiti and it is not convenient. I'd still need to walk at each end (or another form of public transport) and I have no freedom to vary my route, or go anywhere during the day without aggravation. It is not cost effective, in fact I think it is quite expensive.
My car is much cheaper. As for reliability, public transport is getting better, but not enough to convince me to switch.
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During the course of the last twelve months the OpenStack community has advanced as more users of the leading open-source cloud technology have been reporting their progress -- with the help of their partners -- towards making a meaningful impact on their business goals and objectives.
We've also learned how these progressive technology users are pioneering changes in their own organizations -- enabling them to become more competitive in the Global Networked Economy.
The OpenStack Summit 2014 opened with a keynote on the first day of the conference featuring lessons learned from industry leading organizations that have already deployed these open cloud technologies. Each case study had multiple instances of OpenStack that have been applied for a variety of commercial application scenarios.
Jonathan Bryce, the Executive Director of the Foundation, introduced the growing community of OpenStack Superusers. Glenn Ferguson, Head of Private of Cloud Enablement at Wells Fargo Bank and Chris Launey, Director of Cloud Services & Architecture at the Walt Disney Company described their IT environment and how they've adopted OpenStack as a solution to their company's varied cloud infrastructure requirements.
Addressing the needs of enterprise workloads is only part of the evolving adoption story told at this year's Summit. Several broadband service providers are also early-adopters of OpenStack.
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During a lunch session on the same day, Fernando "Fred" Oliveira, cloud architect at Verizon, described his experience building OpenStack clouds with Red Hat enterprise-grade software.
He explained how the company's network is growing faster than they can monetize the infrastructure, and so they're looking at open-source technology as a way to proactively control costs - but their motivation goes beyond bottom-line savings.
Verizon will use OpenStack as a key enabler of its go-to-market business strategy - essentially compressing the time it typically takes them to reach significant new service revenue attainment.
Moreover, Verizon looked to this rapidly evolving software technology as a way to become more agile - from the initial service launch to the ongoing operational requirements. They have been a pioneer of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), and OpenStack became a natural choice to use within their numerous proof-of-concept tests and ongoing pilot projects over the last year.
Throughout this progressive exploratory experience, Oliveira mentioned how Verizon has relied upon Red Hat Consulting professional services to augment their own internal expertise with OpenStack platform adoption.
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On the second day of the OpenStack Summit Toby Ford, Assistant VP, IT Operations Strategic Realization at AT&T, described his personal experience with cloud offerings -- both internally and externally focused. He started his talk by disclosing that when he first arrived at AT&T (as part of an acquisition) "open-source was pretty much forbidden." Today, it's an integral part of their IT strategy.
The commitment to explore NFV is an example of their evolving strategy in action - and the company's contribution to the OpenStack community. In fact, Ford said that the adoption of OpenStack has become a somewhat unique proxy to introduce more innovation into their DevOps process. Moreover, he sees a tremendous value in the ecosystem that has formed around this open-source cloud technology.
AT&T first introduced OpenStack in their lab environment during 2010. Moving quickly, they had already progressed to production workloads by the end of 2011. Today, they have approximately 120 applications deployed on OpenStack. The platform has been deployed in seven data centers. At the end of 2014, it's anticipated that three more data centers will join those in production.
The virtualization use cases have expanded from the more typical back-end applications to now include new things - such as Big Data usage scenarios. Over the next two years, AT&T plans to expand their deployment from 10 to 20 data center sites. Why so many locations? Ford says it's all being driven by the promise of NFV - particularly within the mobility systems arena.
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Keeping in mind that AT&T is experiencing aggressive new competition from outside of their traditional realm, Ford acknowledged that the company's executive leadership knows that they must change - and OpenStack is seen as a catalyst to rapidly advance a flexible and agile DevOps environment.
As an example of key areas of innovation, Ford pointed to the opportunities to transform how video entertainment content is stored and eventually delivered to AT&T U-verse customers. By going beyond prior constraints of the legacy vertically integrated infrastructure model, AT&T will be able to re-engineer their network architecture. This will allow them to distribute both key functions and multimedia content - thereby placing them much closer to the ultimate user.
Ford believes that the inherent capabilities of Cinder and Neutron will enable AT&T to have a more productive relationship with infrastructure vendors - leveraging the peer pressure within the ecosystem that naturally drives all vendors to produce high-quality code that works and scales as intended.
In addition to direct benefits, OpenStack adoption is also helping Ford and his team to propagate agile methods throughout AT&T's vast IT organization. Besides, there has been a trickle-down effect from the early results. Now, AT&T has looked more closely at Software Defined Networking (SDN), and Ford says that he's really excited by the opportunity to advance substantive change in the core network.
Ford believes that it's the federation - the binding cohesion - that will ultimately make OpenStack succeed. Granted, there are recognized challenges in a number of key areas, but Ford is confident that the current path for OpenStack is both sound and stable. He anticipates more forward-thinking service providers, globally, will follow the lead of the early adopters. The positive impact is truly remarkable.
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Gnarly Adventurer
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Location: Bellefontaine, OH
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Lake Superior Circle Tour on a T100
This ride report is late. I actually departed for this ride on Sunday, July 20th. To back things up a bit, this ride was actually supposed to be the culmination of a two year rebuild of my 1975 CB200T. My first motorcycle, and first rebuild. Instead however, through a stroke of luck, I would end up with the Triumph Bonneville that took me on this trip.
On the morning of the 20th, I was giddy with excitement. The Bonnie was packed the night before so that all I had to do was leave. Because of a wedding I was in the night before, I got to bed later than I had anticipated, and thusly was delayed in the morning. I left at around 0930 and rode north towards Hell, and then ultimately Paridise. Michigan that is.
The mileage for the day would be around 500 miles. Not bad for a new rider! My route took me to Hell, MI where I would stop briefly for some lunch. A friend of mine had mentioned how neat it would be if I stopped in Hell and in Paradise, so I told him I would oblige. I didn't stop to take any pictures because I had to make it to Tahquamenon Falls by nightfall.
I rolled through Lansing and once on the otherside took the freeway north towards the Mackinac Bridge. I stopped only for gas, and once at a rest stop for a Snickers/Redbull break. It's funny because it was immediately apparent that the Triumph attracted a certain crowd. Gentleman of a certain age were intrigued by the Bonneville, they would reminisce about the Bonnevilles they used to ride in the 60s and 70s. Many people seemed surprised that Triumph still made motorcycles. I found this interaction to be fun and rewarding. They say you meet the nicest people on a Honda, but I maintain that you meet some of the most interesting on a Triumph.
I kept plugging along northward towards the Big Mac until I finally reached it at around 1700 or 1800. I was secretly hoping I would be forced to ride on the metal grating so that I could look down at the water far below. Such was not to be and I was able to fulfill the promise to my wife and ride on the paved section of the bridge. The weather was beautiful on the way over. No wind to speak of, pleasant temperatures and easy riding. After crossing over into Michigan's northern peninsula, I booked it north towards Rivermouth campground in Tahquamenon Falls. I arrived at around 2100.
I began the new rider dance of figuring out what to do next. Should I get unpacked and set up the tent? Or should I eat supper? Or go take pictures? It was getting dark, so I opted for the latter and pissed off to take a couple of pictures of the Tahquamenon river. I've stayed at this campground before and it always amazes me just how photogenic this river is at dusk.
Eventually, I conceded to the knowledge that I would have to eat something and erect my shelter. No sooner had I set up the tent did the mosquitoes make a dramatic appearance. I wound up cooking dinner outside the tent. I'm sure my neighbors were entertained because in order to keep the mosquitoes at bay, I performed acrobatic maneuvers accented with wild flourishes of my spoon-clad hands in a vain attempt to not get bitten. It didn't work and so began my collection of small, itchy red dots.
I ate supper inside my tent before drifting off to sleep for the night.
More later.
cb200t screwed with this post 12-14-2014 at 02:49 PM
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Great report thus far!
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"All in all you're just another brick in the wall"
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It's a neat little town isn't it?
Gnarly Adventurer
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Lake Superior Circle Tour on a T100
The next day got up, stumbled around camp in a bleary-eyed daze and got packed up. This is an entertaining experience for any new riders who haven't done this before. Until you've packed your bike a few times, everything seems to find a different place in your bags. Sooner or later though, everything finds its place. As I was nearing completion, a bald guy wearing yoga pants that came up to his ankles ambled over. Inspecting the packing job, he mentioned that he would like to start touring on his motorcycle. He said he rides a CM400T and that his wife rides a Stella scooter. I eagerly unpacked my stuff and showed him my preferred methods. Or at least the ones that were working for me so far.
I took off towards Paradise, and decided to visit the Whitefish Point Shipwreck Museum. My wife and I had visited it before, so I didn't feel compelled to pay the admission fee to get in to the museum. To satiate my curiosity, I asked a stranger to take my picture in front of my favorite giant rudder.
As I was pulling my helmet and gloves back on, a big, white Suburban pulled up and a guy and his family unloaded. The guy's son asked his Dad: "is that the bike you used to ride?" Being new, I honestly never get sick of this. It's so fun to meet new people and talk about the bike. This would become one of the central themes of the whole trip.
I motored on towards Pictured Rocks, another place I had been to with my wife during a previous vacation. Most of the time I was able to get lost in my thoughts. One of the reasons I love my full-face helmet is that I can just think. The only sounds that intrude are those of the engine of the bike. The steady thrum of the 360 degree twin providing steady companionship on the long, straight miles.
Eventually I came upon another of many unknown turns. I had plotted out the route I wished to take at home and uploaded it to my newly purchased GPS. I am navigationally challenged, and the GPS provided a level of comfort that allowed me to truly enjoy the trip. Only, the GPS occasionally deviated from my intended route. Either that or my planning deviated from rationality, because I kept finding myself riding a Bonneville down two-tracks and dirt roads on greater occasion than I think I would have actually liked. In this case, it was okay because after I exited the dirt road, I wound up looking out over a gorgeous lake on a charming little stripe of tarmac that meandered its way to nowhere in particular.
Now, I am aware that it is wrong to stereotype, and that everyone is out for their own ride and all that, but there are some stereotypes that are just true. Having stopped to take a couple of pictures of myself, I was passed by a group of individuals on cruisers. "Oh cool" I thought to myself "I get to ride in a group." As it turns out, I hate riding in groups. I felt as though we were going at a snail's pace. It was agonizing. The corners, the glorious corners, were being bludgeoned to death by the slow, plodding, burbling, drudgery of the group riders. I'm glad they were enjoying their ride, but I couldn't get away from them quickly enough. Unfortunately, there was nowhere to pass. Mercifully, a detour popped up. Even better, it was somewhere I hadn't been before.
The logslide near Pictured Rocks offers views over Lake Superior that are breathtaking. More importantly though is the old wooden shit they have stashed in the 3-sided barn on the way to the dune access point. The wheels on the log transport had to have been 10' tall. It was amazing. The sledge in there was pretty neat too, but that cart was the centerpiece.
Continuing on down the path brings you to the dune access. A short climb up a sand dune elicits some lovely views down the shoreline. On this particular day, the sun was doing its level best to melt me. Granted, I was wearing my full motorcycling garb, all black in color of course. I was hot, sweaty and was working on a syncopal episode. I did manage to get a couple of pictures worth noting though.
Having successfully lost our intrepid cruisers, and eaten some lunch, I mounted my steed and continued westward. I was enjoying the heck out this beautiful, winding, tree lined road (H58) when I happened across a BMW GS on the side of the road. Having just read the thread about doing good unto others in the Perfect Line forum, I leapt at the opportunity to help one of my fallen brethren. That's what adventure riders do, right?! Right. So, I slowed to a stop to find Bill arguing with what appeared to be a rather disgruntled GS something-er-other. Bill was sweating profusely and fumbling with something beneath the belly of the beast (gas tank, turned out to be a fuel x-over line). He had been wrestling with this for some time and wasn't getting anywhere. I offered my assistance, and before long the x-over line was reconnected. We tried the starter, no joy. I suggested we check for the essentials in engine vitality. It was getting air, it was getting fuel and it was getting spark. At this point I had reached the limit to my knowledge of all things GS and offered to call for a tow. Bill had already thought of this and had also ascertained that there was no hint of cell phone reception.
This next bit, I can only conclude really ought to have bought me some karma points. I offered to ride down to the campground and check for an attendant. If I could find a tow, I would tell them where Bill was. So, off I rode, only to find an unattended campground right on the lake. I had actually been to this campground on the aforementioned trip with the wife, so I was intimately familiar with two things: there is a shipwreck, or rather the bones of a ship, and there are an abundance of sand flies down on the beach. Either way, neither of those factoids was going to help Bill get his BMW to the BMW rally. So, I rode back to Bill and told him of the lack of attendant attendance. I told him I would be willing to ride until I had service and call someone if he had someone in mind he would like to have contacted. He fished around in his saddle bag for a moment and pulled out a BMW Owner's club book filled with phone numbers of other owners who were ready and willing to help their own. Bill gave me three phone numbers to try and I set out again. I wound up riding 25 miles before I happened across a service station. There was no cell phone service anywhere, even on roaming. The gas station attendant was kind enough to let me use the phone after I explained the predicament. I was able to get hold of the gentleman connected to the second phone number, but he wouldn't be able to come until he got out of work at 6pm. I had no way of contacting Bill to let him know that he had help coming, but would have to sit tight for three hours. Knowing that I wouldn't want to wait with no news, I elected to ride the 25 miles back and tell him personally. So, I did. I also gave him a packet of sausages (cooked) and a very melted snickers bar. Bill forced a $20 bill on me in recompense, unnecessary, but it did buy gas a few times. I hope Bill made it okay, but sadly I have no way of following up.
I puttered on towards Munising and visited Sand Point beach. I stopped to admire the lake, and being lazy, wandered out onto the beach still wearing my riding gear. I suppose it could be construed as odd to be covered head to toe in black motorcycle gear. The girl in the picture below seemed to think so. She stared at me the entire time I was there, which was only a moment or two.
Continuing along 28 towards Marquette, you might notice a funny little establishment known as Lakenland. It's a free outdoor sculpture park. If this wasn't enough to attract attention, the fact that you don't even have to get out of or off of your vehicle makes it even better. I love this place. The sculptures are fun, and in line with my way of thinking. It's worth checking out if you pass by.
The sun was nearing the end of its march towards the western sky and I was still a fairly long way from my intended destination. After a quick lap of the sculpture park, and a chat with one of the locals who frequent the place, I hopped back on the bike and converted some more gasoline into miles gone by.
The temperature was a rock-solid 90F the whole day, but something interesting happens in Baraga. The temp plummets 10 or 15 degrees. But only in Baraga, because as soon as you leave, the temp goes back up. I suppose the prudent traveler would just stay there while it was hot, but since I had to be somewhere, I muscled up and kept going towards Houghton.
Having arrived at my destination for the night, some family friends, I ate some quick dinner, drank a couple of KBC brews and whipped off to bed. The susurrus of distant thunder lulled me to sleep, while the coruscation of lightning startled me into periodic wakefulness. An epic day
Until next time...
cb200t screwed with this post 12-14-2014 at 02:52 PM
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Nice RR, I m reliving an old trip around the lake my wife and I did with some friends.
I agree it's hard to ride with others that have a different style than your own.
Joined: Oct 2008
Location: The FYYFF Institute
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Good to see it's still running strong.
My best, and keep posting reports please.
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jun 2012
Location: Bellefontaine, OH
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Honestly, I had no idea anyone was actually reading this, and we bought a house and moved and school got in the way. I've re-hosted the photographs and will be finishing this ride report up in the next few days. Sorry for the wait.
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Keep it coming!!
I do cling to my Bible and Guns!
Gnarly Adventurer
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Day 3 - Houghton to Duluth
Well, I apologize for the long delay but lets get going again. We left off in Houghton where I spent the night with some friends of my parents'. My Mom is a costume designer, and when there is an Opera performed at the Pine Mountain Music festival, will design and work on the costumes. Through that organization, she has met many wonderful people in northern Michigan, and it was with one such family that I was able to stay.
The next day I had plans to tour the Keweenaw peninsula. My wife and I had been up to Copper Harbor in June on our way to Isle Royale, but I had not actually seen any of the peninsula prior to that. This was my big opportunity to see some more of it. Unfortunately, this was not meant to be as, when I woke that morning, I just got the bike packed before it started dumping rain down. It came down by the bucket full. Even this rain wouldn't have deterred me but for the breakdown that ensued. If you will recall, I bought the bike three or four weeks before the onset of the trip. When I got it, it had 52,000 miles on it. It was also 11 years old at that point. I was riding down a large hill towards the Quincy mine. I thought I could go and do the tour of the mine and wait out the rain. As I was rolling down towards the parking lot, the bike just sputtered out. I still had power, it still cranked over, but it didn't want to start. I pulled over and waited a few minutes, and as I thumbed the starter again, it fired back to life. "Well, I won't be seeing the rest of the Keewenaw" I said to myself as I rode down the hill, back over the bridge and west towards the Porcupine mountains.
I wanted to see the Lake in the Clouds again. I had been there with my wife, and I was missing her. I thought seeing the lake might provide some feeling of her presence. Going west, there was a lot of wind. It was a welcome break from the heat in days past, but I could tell a storm was brewing. As I climbed the hill leading into the clouds, I came across a small traffic jam. A tree had fallen across the road. Thankfully, I was waived by. The lake was still, and the clouds reflected off its surface. To boot, there weren't many people there, so I was able to visit in peace.
My stomach grumbled its protest at skipping breakfast, so I sat down and had some lunch at a picnic table overlooking the bike. It dawned on me that I should probably check the chain tension. On the Bonneville, the pipes obstruct access to the axle nut and the right muffler must be removed to gain access. This presents a bit of a spectacle, and drew a small crowd of spectators.
After getting everything put back together, I took off again back down out of the clouds and back to reality. I found myself heading down a small road in the middle of nowhere (S. Boundary Rd.). It was beautiful, totally inconsistent with most other Michigan roads in that it was smooth, curvy and meandering. I continued along it for quite some time, getting nervous that I would soon run out of gas. Thankfully, that didn't happen and I eventually left the back roads and rounded Sunday Lake to a gas station where I would meet my new traveling buddies.
As I was filling up, two bikes rolled in. A guy on a Kawi, and another on an old Honda pulled off their helmets, and came over to inspect by bike. "Wow, a Triumph!" they exclaimed. Alex and Justin were riding from Windsor to Saskatchewan and we had just happened to run into one another at this junction. What was even more coincidental was that Justin was formerly a factory rider for Atom Lab and helped design and test the frames that a mutual acquaintance built. Small world! We eventually ascertained that we were all going in the same direction and decided to just ride together until it was time to part ways.
As we were riding, I noticed that the CB750's headlight was out. I advised Justin of this, and advised him that it just took a standard size 7" bulb that could be found at any autoparts store, Walmart, Meijer etc. We stopped in Wisconsin to buy a headlight and have some dinner. We stopped at a great restaurant called the Deep Water Grille (Ashland, WI). They had great beer, and better burgers. Afterwards, to wake ourselves up a bit before continuing we grabbed an espresso. Justin decided to check his oil, and in a state of mild panic noted that his oil tank was bone dry! He jetted back off to the autozone nearby and bought a couple more quarts. He decided he would check his oil more frequently after that little scare.
Once we arrived at the camp area I was planning on staying at, it was still light out. The sun was shining, and shone down warmly on our backs. It was a relief from the cold wind we had been riding through all morning, so we decided to proceed on and stay in Duluth.
The barkeep advised us that Fitger's had good beer, a nice atmosphere and that his brother worked there. We parked the bikes after puttering around in Duluth, and walked in to Fitger's only to discover a horrific line and high prices. For a group of guys doing this on the cheap, this wasn't going to work. We walked back across the street to Pickwick's and while Alex and Justin flirted with the wait staff, I concentrated on finding somewhere to sleep. We eventually found our way towards a campground called Indian Point Campground. We rallied our money and bought a campsite for the night. We were told we could "ride down the little trail and park onsite". This turned out to be a bit of a joke between we three. The "trail" was a small ravine filled with loose rocks, roots and 6-8" drops. No big deal on anything with a bit of ground clearance, but difficult on the Kawasaki cruiser that Alex was riding. The Bonneville handled it handily, but it seems that I snagged my saddle bag on a small tree or something because I noticed one of the straps that holds it to the frame was torn free. I couldn't do anything about this during the night, so I opted to deal with it in the morning.
What I was able to fix that night was Justin's tent pole. One of his buds has run it over with his dirtbike while "out for a rip". I wrapped it with a piece of beer can, some zip ties and some gorilla tape. To my knowledge, the repair is still holding up.
After it got dark, Alex and Justin took off to get some "pops" (beer). I have to be honest about something, and I still feel guilt about this. I had a sincere sense of apprehension about riding with Alex and Justin. You hear all this terrible stuff in the media, and although I would have denied it, it had a deeper affect on me than I thought. I honestly felt as though I was going to wake up to find my stuff gone. This was such a disservice to these two guys. They were both just free willed, open, friendly guys. I felt really shitty about doubting that We still talk on facebook, which I am grateful for. I guess this makes me the weaker person as they never exhibited any of these apprehensions, or never betrayed them if they did.
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Day 4 - Duluth to Grand Marais
After a night of somewhat fitful sleep, I woke fairly early and starting rustling around in my tent trying to get packed up. I was a bit apprehensive about whether or not the saddle bags would work, and whether I could repair them in some manner. I looked at the broken pieces, fussed with them, tied them this way and that and ultimately accepted that without a sewing machine of industrial proportions, the strap and bag were not going to be reunited. This got me thinking, if I remembered correctly, Aerostich was located in Duluth. I wondered if they would be able to sew the bag back together. Just then a dog came bouncing through the open doors on my tent and it's owner came jogging up looking for it. Alex and Justin kept the jogger distracted with conversation as I shooed the dog out. We eventually got the bikes packed up and rather than trying to get back up the ravine, Alex showed us the access path he'd found long the river trail that ran along the lake. It was a pedestrian walkway, but it was not heavily trafficked and we wouldn't be on it for very long. We puttered along the crushed gravel path, up the small embankment and pack onto paved roads.
Once we reached Aerostich, which was only a few minutes down the road from where we had stayed, we went inside and I set about trying to find someone to talk to about fixing my bags. It became evident that it was going to take a little while longer than what Alex and Justin could afford to wait. We bid a brief farewell, and they were gone. I talked to a very understanding staffer there who informed me that they would not be able to repair my bags, but if I decided to buy a set of bags there, could mail them home for me free of charge. I really hadn't planned on spending that much money, but ultimately I got a nicer set of bags. I bought a set of Ortlieb Moto saddle bags, and an Aerostich tire inflater. Both were excellent pieces of kit, and they shipped my old bags home for me. [Just as an aside, when I got home, Wolfman repaired my other saddle bags free of charge as a warranty. They now reside on my CB200T.] As I sat out in the parking lot putting my new bags together, a couple of different people came over to talk about the Triumph. Nearly all of the other bikes in the lot were BMW, and through talking to their owners I would ascertain they were headed to the same rally Bill (stranded GS) was heading to. I have to say, I was a little intimidated by these guys. Some were on the 1200 ADV bikes, others on sport tourers, but they were all a whole lot more prestigious than my humble Triumph with its mismatched luggage and greenhorn rider. These bikes and their pilots made me feel small, and out of place. I'm sure there was no intent to do so, but I felt out of my depth none the less, like an imposter amongst seasoned travelers.
As I was playing with my new inflater, I recalled hitting a bird along the westward road of the UP. The stupid thing flew straight up, and attempting to cross my path, got caught by a wind gust that blew it right in front of my headlight, or so I thought. I never actually saw it deflect off the hard glass lens...I would now discover its fate. It had evidently hit the regulator/rectifier and had affixed itself to it. I felt bad for the little guy, but at least it was a quick death. I was glad it hadn't hit me, as I hear that's quite uncomfortable.
My destination for that night would be at a small municipal campground in Grand Marais. I was to meet a fellow ADVer there by the handle FotoTex. Along the way, I really wanted to ride the Gunflint Trail. The gunflint would be the first new bit of the trip that I had been exposed to. Up until that point, I had traveled everywhere else on previous vacations with my wife. However, I am getting ahead of myself. We still have the entire Superior Coast of Minnesota to get through! I passed Pierre the Explorer, and had to grab a photo. This larger than life creation is truly a spectacle. A true testament to gaudy road side attractions, it is not to be missed if it can be avoided. I really wanted a picture of the bike in front of him, but to do that would require riding out onto the garden of a hotel. I didn't think they would take kindly to that, so I settled for walking out and getting my trophy picture. As it turns out, and I'm sure you've noticed, I left the exposure compensation open, and my picture was blown out.
I stopped in Two Harbors at the little park near the ore loading dock to watch the lake freighter get loaded up. The noise is immense, and it is just so extraordinary and foreign to see something that large, and then to know that it is at the mercy of the water and the wind of the great lake. I chatted with another rider, on another Beemer who was headed to the rally. He had ridden across the top of the lake, and was on his way south now. I finished my lunch and set off north again.
Along the shore road, you will have no choice but to notice the stunning beauty that Minnesota offers up. The rocks, trees, and water all come together to paint a picture of the romanticized notion I imagine traveling should be. It doesn't disappoint. The road stretches until it is interrupted by this fascinating tunnel that was blasted through the cliff some time ago. If you pull over before the cliff, you'll find a bicycle path that goes along side the water cut along side of the cliff. This was the old auto route that has since been converted to a bike path. It's a really neat experience to walk along it if you take the opportunity.
Continuing along, you'll come across a tiny little park entrance to Palisade Head. On a clear day, the views are spectacular. You can see forever, or so it seems. I honestly just wanted to ride the windy road to get up there. Just for fun.
A little while later, I pull off again because I'm having a difficult time locating my camera quickly to take pictures while moving. The little pull off I find myself at has three guys on bike at it. They are on a sport bike and two cruisers. They are intrigued by the Triumph, and come over for a chat. One of them sees me fumbling with my camera and gives me a lanyard. Perfect, I'm set for the remainder of the trip as far as having easy access to the camera while riding. I take off and ride for a short while before finding a bridge that catches my eye. I can't remember the name of this park, but I snuck in to grab a couple of photos. I notice this guy strip down and jump in the bay for a swim. This is lake superior water, and although it is July, it was still very cold.
I walked along the beach that separated the lake from the bay, and asked a couple to take my picture in front of the big lake.
This spot was just so pretty, desolate, but pretty. I wanted to stay there for the rest of the day, but had made other commitments.
The temperature grew colder, and I found myself a bit uncomfortable. I should have stopped and put on more layers, but in the end I decided to carry on. It was during this long stretch that I remembered that the bike had heated grips. Now, I don't know how hot heated grips are supposed to get but on low, these were imperceptible. On high, I could at least feel them. They did make a huge difference. The right one worked a lot better than the left, so I would rest my left hand on the valve cover and use the right grip to heat that hand. Not the most elegant solution, but it worked. I will be replacing them in the future as they were a very nice luxury to have.
I eventually got to Grand Marais, and although I was supposed to meet up with FotoTex, I realized that if I did that, I would miss out on seeing the Gunflint. I decided that I had to see the Gunflint while I was up here. I pulled in to buy some gas, and not knowing what time it was asked a a girl who was headed back to her truck. I took note of the truck for some reason, a black Suburban, filled my tank, and continued on my way.
The Gunflint trail is right around 60 miles long, a round trip of about 120 miles. I took off and was puttering at a pretty good pace, 50-60mph. Then, I look at my mirrors and notice headlights, and sure enough a few moments later the back Suburban came into view. The truck came up on my tail, slowed, indicated and passed swiftly giving me plenty of room. Fine, no problem, but then they slowed down a bit. We were in that awkward speed entanglement where I was going fast enough that I was keeping up and they were obstructing my view, but we were going fast enough that I really didn't want to pass them back. Normally I would have slowed, or pulled over, but time was of the essence. I opted for the pass, and then it seems the game was on. This truck and I played leap frog for a few miles and were running at 60-70mph on these twisty roads. I was surprised at the agility of the Suburban. That thing was no slouch! Eventually, my nerves got the better of me and I pulled over and let the truck go by. I settled into a more comfortable speed and cruised on ahead determined to make the terminus of the road and return before dark.
I continued on, and eventually came across this dirt road with a river running along it. I turned up it to a have a little explore. I take another two-track up a hill and wouldn't you know it, the Suburban comes around a corner and starts heading down towards me. The truck pulls down beside me (I'm facing up hill on some slippery gravel) and all four windows descend. A whole truck full of blonds look at me, and I at them. The eldest are my age (late 20s), and the youngest had to be in her early teens. I had a chuckle inside my helmet, and it suddenly made sense why that truck was so spry. A young person with a sense of humor was driving it! In a chorus of giggles, they asked me where their destination was. I was not familiar with the name, but then it dawned on me that I had seen a sign for it along the road I took before I turned on here. I told them, they asked where I was from, I told them and they took off towards their lodge/camp/whatever. I chalk it up to a strange, but entertaining encounter!
Going further along the Gunflint, you'll notice the water. Just a beautiful place. You have to ride this road if you come up this way!
Eventually I reach the end, a campground, and turn around for home. The trip back is slower paced and very enjoyable. I watched the sun go down as I kept a watchful eye out for deer or any other woodland creature the Triumph might entice to come out for a peek.
I finally reach the campground and after riding around in circles for a while looking for FotoTex's camper, give up and start heading out to the road to find somewhere else to sleep. As I was heading up the driveway, a man walks out and we exchanged that look where you are certain that's the person you're supposed to be meeting. Sure enough, it was FotoTex! He showed me to the spot earth that was to be mine for the night and I set up my tent.
Tex took me over to his camper, gave me a beer and we ambled over to watch some live music being played by the family of a man who was in the area building log homes. They were pleasant to listen to, and it was fun to see the kids playing. It was evident they did this a lot because they didn't appear to have a whole lot of apprehension about it. Just the little guy that was a bit nervous.
After they finished, it was getting dark and Tex and I took our beers and conversation down to the lake. We talked for a while before I headed off to thaw in the hot showers they had available. I had a shave and wallowed in the hot water before settling down for a much needed sleep.
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The recently revised Circular A-76 should accelerate the administration's drive to make federal jobs compete with the private sector. Feds can't be happy about this development.
The Bush administration has long been enamored with the concept of competitive sourcing, which allows companies to compete with feds for work deemed not inherently governmental. The new A-76 is intended to provide a more equitable basis for comparing the cost and value of outsourcing work vs. keeping it in-house.
The work done by about 850,000 federal employees is subject to competition. The administration is urging agencies to open 127,500 federal jobs to contractor competition by Sept. 30, but so far only a small fraction of those jobs have been.
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It sure seems that way. How can you outsource a federal job because of promised performance? Why should you? Administration officials said that President Bush's goal is to encourage competition and that federal workers could win the contest and keep their jobs. Not very comforting.
One of the few features of the revised rules that I like is that they require commercial work to be reopened for competition every three to five years, regardless of who wins. Therefore, tasks that were privatized can theoretically be returned to the government — but don't hold your breath.
Another piece of good news: the elimination of direct conversions. Direct conversions allow agencies, after making minimal cost comparisons, to turn a government service over to a private contractor without competition if 10 or fewer federal employees are involved.
Nevertheless, federal employee labor unions are right about denouncing the changes. They grant far too much discretion to government managers and will be uncompromisingly used by the administration to pursue its agenda of outsourcing as much government work as possible to private contractors.
I love this president's attitude toward our foes, but his advisers are steering him wrong if they are characterizing feds as foes. Sadly, all the evidence suggests that this is exactly what they are doing.
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I am retired too...never worked so hard as lately.
If I dig anything out, I dont think of it as dumped, just put back into the earth in a different form...compost.
I enjoyed the Norfolk one. Just goes to show what can be achieved without qualifications, degrees, letters after names etc.
I am not keen on her though, she likes you to know that she knows it all.
I wonder why people dont like cats in their gardens, if it was a fox you would probably be over the moon, every morning I am in my garden with the pooper scooper picking up the packet the fox has left, the pee doesnt smell that good either, or is it that they kill birds, has anyone heard the creams from a rabbit when the fox has got it, or watched one take a new born lamb.
wildlife is wildlife whatever it is,
hope you had a good day FB
Why should you be looking for 'faithful followers'!
You are some egotistical man Mike.
You are just another poster on a gardening website.
And as for sprays, I take it that spraying roses doesnt do any harm?
Another advantage of living in the country is that we have all the wildlife, birds bees, wasps, plus all the animals, fox, badger deer, snakes....
I love it when they are muck spreading.
My mum used to make a yorkshire pud with currants and sultanas beaten in, gorgeous with hot custard, in those days, anything that was filling and cheap was good.
I bought my afghan coat in Carnaby Street and when I got home my mum said she wasnt having it in the house because of the smell of it!
I still have a fur lined jacket with embroidery all over it that I bought in 1969 and I still wear it. I am now a born again hippy.
Verdun, do you feel like you are just on the edge of a steep slope, just about hanging on, and never knowing what will greet you each day?
Its a very strange feeling, but then I think that my mum must be feeling much worse.
Dove, thank you for that link, I have made a note of it.
Thoughts and prayers with all who are suffering in whatever way.
Thank you Lesley for your kind thoughts.
Mum seems to be quite good really, they have both got over the chest infections, although mum is still 'chesty'but loose.
When we came back from the hospital they told us weeks, not months, we expected awful things to happen very quickly but she is eating well, she's a bit wobbly on her feet but thats because she sits all the time! Dad is doing well, he makes her tea and coffee, I do all the meals and the laundry and shopping.
We have the bedtime routine off to an art now, night bags on, change of clothes, done!
Last week I had a day out, it was nice to get away for a few hours.