Resources and Reflections

Tomki Road to the north of Redwood Valley, as the county signs repeatedly make clear, is  ”not maintained in winter”. Well, its not much maintained in summer either. Rocky rough when you get up into the canyon, with the added attraction of seven water crossings, Tomki Road is always an entertaining and challenging ride.

Approaching from the south you ride through the rolling vineyards of Redwood Valley over a series of gradually rising steps heading north on either East or West Road, take your pick because both meet ath a three-way intersection with Tomki Road, at the north end of the Valley. About four miles in from the intersection, things begin to get interesting as the road starts to climb at about 12% for two and a half miles, rising almost a thousand feet from that point to the crest at 1935′. Along the way you’ll pass one buddist and one greek orthodox monastery as the narrow but reasonably clean asphalt rises in a series of about ten tight, winding ’s’ curves through thick forests of california oak, white fir and even the occaisonal redwood, all second and third growth.

Oh yes, and don’t forget the poison oak, its thick as lobbyists on congress. I’m a big advocate of Hawaiian philosophy as applied to cycling; eat when hungry, rest when tired, ride when ready, drink whenevah. But when resting along the road in northern California, beware, unpleasant surprises can lurk in the grass. Poison oak is chifest among these, but the very prickly and uncomfortable Goat’s Head is a thing to be reckoned with as well. To barrel through the copuntryside as if the devil is on your heels, without stopping to take in the scenery seems a waste to me, so, by all means,  stop to take it in, but choose your perch carefully in these parts.

Feast your eyes upon the details, recorded July 3rd on a cooling late afternoon.

Tomki Road

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“That is the sort of magnetic quality that Budapest radiates. Peaceful and bustling, a big metropolis and yet friendly, it treasures the old and embraces the …” That is what they say. I’d like to know more.

“Ez az a fajta mágneses minőségi Budapest sugárzik. Békés, nyüzsgő, nagy metropolisz és mégis barátságos, a kincsek és a régi öleli fel …” Ez az, amit mondanak. Szeretnék többet megtudni.

Budapest Tourism Office – Official website of Budapest : Travel to …

Budapest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Budapest, Hungary Forecast : Weather Underground

Budapest webcam - Webcams Budapest , webcameras Hungary - Budapest …

Picture of Weird Wine Fountain in the Castle Hill Dungeons …

Tell us more. Meséld tovább.

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Riverhead, Chipstead and Knole Park, storied names no doubt. I wish I knew those stories

Sevenoaks - Foreca Weather

Sevenoaks,,GB Hotels! Sevenoaks,,GB Attractions, Sevenoaks,,GB com …

Sevenoaks Triathlon Club – Club History

Timeline results for history of Sevenoaks, GB

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Ahh, Brighton by the sea. Actually, from here in California, Brighton looks less bright. But I could be wrong. Tell my why Brightonites (Brightoners?).

World City Pages ( BRIGHTON, GB ) City Information0n

BRIGHTON, GB Shows on JamBase

Brighton webcam links page

5 Day Weather Forecast for Brighton,GB - Qwikcast.com

The original weird cycle lane of Brighton

What have I missed?

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Good day and welcome to out visitors from Belfast. It appears that English to Gaelic translation is a bit of a sticky wicket both technically and historically so  let me just say “ dia dhuit” and  ”fáilte romhat ”.

Translation by Irish Dictionary.org

5 Day Weather Forecast for Belfast,GB - Qwikcast.com

Live Ghost Watch WebCam   (I saw on, I saw one…wait a minute…no, no I didn’t)

Crown Bar Liquor Saloon, Belfast, N. Ireland, Famous Pub ( Now this I can see)

Timeline results for history of Belfast, GB

Share some facts, stories or just plain blarney

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I had a lovely time in Madrid, when Franco was still in power, and have friends in Barcelona, Let me welcome our Spanish friends.

Tuve un tiempo precioso en Madrid, cuando Franco todavía estaba en el poder, y tener amigos en Barcelona. Quiero dar la bienvenida a nuestros amigos españoles.

esMADRID.com – Visit Madrid!

Jobs in Madrid - Spain – for English Speaking Professionals

Madrid, Spain Forecast : Weather Underground

History of Madrid

Spain WebCams: Live WebCams from Madrid, Barcelona, & throughout Spain

JewishEncyclopedia.com - AUTO DA FÉ:

That last one is a little pointed, but it did happen. Tell us more.

Esta última es un poco señalado, pero sí suceden. Cuéntanos más.

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Uvítáme našich návštěvníků z České republiky. Řekněte, je něco, co by měl vědět o krásné Praze. 

We welcome our visitors from the Czech Republic. Please tell is something we should know about beautiful Prague.

PRAGUE.CZ - all about Prague

Prague webcam, Prague hotels and accommodation in Prague

Prague, Czech Republic Forecast : Weather Underground

HARLEY-DAVIDSON CLUB PRAHA

A friend of ours is going soon to Praha to teach English, we hope he will leve us a message here and tell us about the expierience. And we invite ex-pats an Chezch people as well to share their knowledge here.

Přítel je ten náš bude brzy Praha naučit anglicky, doufáme, že bude Leve nám sem a řekněte nám o expierience. A zveme ex-poplácává jeden Chezch lidé stejně sdílet své poznatky sem.

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We welcome our vistors from Muri, Switzeralnd and hope that you will share your knowledge and points of local interest with iur readers.

Nous souhaitons la bienvenue à nos visiteurs de Muri, Switzeralnd et nous espérons que vous partagerez vos connaissances et vos points d’intérêt local avec iur lecteurs.

Wir begrüßen unsere Besucher aus Muri, Switzeralnd und hoffen, dass Sie sich teilen Sie Ihr Wissen und Punkte von lokalem Interesse mit iur Leser.

Gemeinde Muri: Muri im Freiamt: Muri Aargau

muri.ch - Traffic Details from Alexa

Timeline results for History of Muri, CH

Swiss-Webcam.ch - Webcam Bärenplatz in Bern (3011 Bern)

Tell us what you know and what we should know about Muri.

Sagen Sie uns, was Sie wissen und was wir wissen sollten Muri.

Dites-nous ce que vous savez et ce que nous devrions savoir sur Muri.

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CH is the international abbreviation for Switzerland, and Biel is known to most americans (OK, maybe a few) as Basel, which I did not know till now. We welcome our Swiss vistors and encourage you to share your knowledge about Biel here.

Nous souhaitons la bienvenue à nos visiteurs suisses et vous encourageons à partager vos connaissances sur Biel ici.

Wir begrüßen unsere Schweizer Besucher und empfehlen Ihnen, Ihre Kenntnisse über Biel hier.

Stadt Biel - Ville de Bienne

Buddhismus Biel

Swiss-Webcam.ch - Webcam Bergstation Skilift Biel-Kinzig AG (6463 ..

Tourism Biel/Bienne-Seeland | Excursions and Tipps | Biel’s …

International Chess Festival Biel - Home

Please comment, share your knowledge and tell us something we do not know.

Bitte äußern Sie sich, teilen Sie Ihr Wissen und uns sagen, was wir wissen es nicht.

S’il vous plaît commentaires, partager vos connaissances et de nous dire quelque chose que nous ne le savons pas.

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As an Oregonian, I have been to BC and have personal connections there. A lovely place where even the poor have health care. How “un-free”.

City of Burnaby

Parks, Rec and Culture

Network Services Web Cameras | SFU Network Services

History & Heritage

UFO really like Burnaby

UFO’s, really? Tell us about it.

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