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Got out for a little ride around New Orleans on Memorial Day.
On Lake Pontchartrain...
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Lake Pontchartrain is the second largest salt water lake in the U.S. and is home to the Worlds Longest Bridge over open water.

Up the road a lil bit is Bayou St. John...
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The bayou used to be a major waterway between the lake and downtown New Orleans. Fort St. John (aka Old Spanish Fort) was used to safeguard the city during Colonial times. The few remnants of the Fort are still located where the bayou meets the lake.

Adjacent to the Bayou is City Park...
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City Park holds the world's largest collection of mature live oak trees, some are over 600 years old. Covering roughly 1,300 acres, it's one of the largest, and most visited urban parks in the country. Previously occupied as Allard Plantation, the park was founded in 1854, making it one of the oldest parks in the country, and established as the "City Park" in 1891.

Inside City Park is Popp Fountain...
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The 60-foot-wide fountain was built in 1937. The fountain features underwater lighting and a dramatic 30-foot spray of water from a cast bronze sculpture of leaping dolphins designed by artist Enrique Alferez.

On the edge of City Park is Tad Gormley Stadium...
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Built in 1937 (originally called City Park Stadium), the stadium was, and is still, primarily used to host local high school football games in front of sellout crowds. However, some notable events have occurred there over the years. Including, hosting the New Orleans Pelicans baseball team in 1958-59, The Beatles played there in Sept. of 1964 towards the end of their first U.S. tour, and the U.S. Olympic Track & Field trials were held there in 1992.

And finally back at the Shack for some beer and BBQ...
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I'll bite. They just opened up a new covered bridge on the south side of the county. It is the most scenic ride in the almost entirely flat straight part of Ohio that I live in, so it was a win win.

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The harbor in town, always a good spot for a photo op.
 

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Chris I believe that the coldest superbowl ever was in that stadium.
 
Port Dove not on a Port Dover the 13th day.
 

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clem said:
Chris I believe that the coldest superbowl ever was in that stadium.
The Superbowls were held at Tulane Stadium. Which, unfortunately, was demolished in 1980.
Ya threw me on that one, and I had to look it up. I would've never guessed that the coldest Superbowl in history would've been played in New Orleans!
But it sure was! In fact the #1 and #2 coldest Superbowls were held at Tulane Stadium.
Superbowl IV (1972): Cowboys 24 - Dolphins 3. The temp dipped to 39*
Superbowl IX (1975): Steelers 16 - Vikings 6. Temps hit 46*
 
Yeah I thought tad gormley was the only place that Tulane had called a stadium oh their own. You definitely have the 'nawlins history down.

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Forgot this one. At the top of some mountain close to Hendersonville NC. I had to peg the poor little Suzuki full throttle in first gear to get to the top, but the view was worth it
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Out in some field near the the Ohio border in Lawrence County PA.
 

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I just got back from a 12 day road trip from Seattle out to the Sawtooth Wilderness in Idaho for some back country hiking. Camped out in national forests every night. Dirtbaggin it, no shower the whole time, just some swimming in rivers that were so cold it physically hurt to be in them. The weather I encountered was a reminder that it is still spring. I got caught in a intense hailstorm in the John Day River valley. I had to take a lot more stuff than i normally like to roll with for the hiking, I have another road trip planned this summer to go to Speed Week at Bonneville and I will travel much lighter. I took an ass load of pics, but ill just post some of the better ones here.
 

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fuck, man, that looks insane. i always pictured idaho as potato fields and rural melancholy.

how cold was it up by that snowy area?
 
vandito.cb said:
fuck, man, that looks insane. i always pictured idaho as potato fields and rural melancholy.

how cold was it up by that snowy area?

it was 80 degrees during the days, but many parts of the trail were covered in snow still. at night it would drop down to 40. I got pretty sunburnt being on the snow.

Some of those photos are in Oregon. I thought of Idaho in much the same manner, but a couple years ago I rolled through this same area on my kz650 and was blown away by the scenery. IIRC 1/3 of Idaho is covered in national forests and it also has the largest contiguous national forest area in the country. national forests=mountains. Its funny because when people talk about the Rockies they think of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. nobody mentions Idaho, its a hidden gem.
 

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Took the DS7 to lunch this afternoon.
Stopped by the park on the way home...
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