Just an afternoon ride

[skramer360]

   Well, when it's the last day of my working "staycation", and the sky looks like this;




I just had to go for a ride.  There is a state highway not very far from me that is only about 25 miles long.




If you like lots of these;




and not many of these;




This is a great ride. It may not be the Colorado Rockies (bummer) but its not too bad for southern Indiana.




You don't see these old wooden bridges very often, thankfully.




It wasn't on the highway but a county road on the way home, but there is quirky little restaurant that has good eatin,




If you can't read the sign, it says "You gotta be tough to eat here", anyway I hope I did the pictures right and I hope you enjoyed my little ride report.

[luckylindy]

Skramer,

Nothing like a ride on rolling country roads on a Saturday afternoon.  I took one myself today of about 120 miles but no pix.  Your pix were great and I enjoyed your report.
 

[jj_long]

great pics. we dont have anything like that down here in south florida. the trade off is we never put our bikes away for the winter. but you sure are lucky to ride those nice roads. that bridge looks like one my brother and i would jump over in out beater 1981 civic 1500dx. it launched well but the landing was a little rough.

[Uncle Fester]

Cool!  Great pics!  I never thought of Indiana as "hilly", that looks a lot like the hills around here in NY and New England!  Sweet!

[happycommuter]

...rolling country roads...

Dang, exact same expression came to my mind.

...that looks a lot like the hills around here in NY and New England!

I immediately thought upstate New York too!  I thought Indiana was pure flatland.
Heck, western Jersey has rural roads like this that I should hit before it gets too cold!

[onarian]

You all make me jealous!  Here in Texas for the most part is all flat land unless you go to West Texas.   But now that I'm in the Valley, I can ride all winter with a light jacket...

[SF48]

Nice pics, thanks!  Those wooden bridges get interesting in the rain...around 20 years ago I rode over one every day for about two years on my commute.  If it's wet don't brake, don't accelerate, don't turn...just roll over it.  Same with painted lines, man hole covers, RR crossings.

[DesignFlaw06]

Nice pics, thanks!  Those wooden bridges get interesting in the rain...around 20 years ago I rode over one every day for about two years on my commute.  If it's wet don't brake, don't accelerate, don't turn...just roll over it.  Same with painted lines, man hole covers, RR crossings.

Don't forget to watch out for the little spots of tar they use to fill in cracks in the road. Those get slick in the rain too.

But as for the ride, that's parts of Indiana I've not seen before. Flat as flat can be from where I've been, so I'm glad you have some good rides out your way. Thanks for sharing.

[dbracing]

The glaciers didn't make it down that far, and as a result, Southern Indiana is quite hilly. I find myself traveling over that way a fair amount in the Fall months and the drive is always scenic. There is a group of retired riders that find their way over there with some regularity and always report lots of hilly and twisty roads.

[SF48]

Don't forget to watch out for the little spots of tar they use to fill in cracks in the road. Those get slick in the rain too.


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Also that spray on stuff that they use to seal the cracks.  They use it a lot here in the NE to prevent moisture from going in, freezing, and blowing up the road.  Stuff is slippery as all get out when it's hot out.

[skramer360]

  Thanks guys for all the comments. Yea south of Indianapolis were pretty hilly.

[mazer]

Photos are great, bike is beautiful, where did you get the rack for the back?

[Deadly]

 

[skramer360]

Photos are great, bike is beautiful, where did you get the rack for the back?

Thanks for the kudo's. I made the rack. Check it out over in the luggage and add ons sections. I'd link to it, but I don't know how.