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"it can go full porno alley"

- Kimba - One love, many bikes - 2020

I was walking around the cove, amazed by that amount of seals. I got two in the bottom corner of this photo.

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We'll ride it till they pave it. -Clyde

I was able to get pretty close to photograph this kangaroo rat, because it’s DEAD. Honestly, the biggest godddam kangaroo rat I’ve ever seen, bigger than the size listings for the Pacific Kangaroo Rat and the Giant Kangaroo Rat — looking it up, I regret not putting something in the photo for scale. The tail is about 6-8” long. I noticed this at the edge of a main trail this morning, hidden under the shade of overhanging shrubs. Applying my extensive forensic knowledge gained by hundreds of hours watching crime dramas with my wife, I deduced it was frightened to death by one of those hated, rampaging high-speed e-bikers, sometime between 6AM and 8AM ( rigor mortis had not completely set in, and there was not a mark on it, no petechial hemorrhaging, so it had probably not been strangled by a jealous mate).

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Thus, if we are to understand the world, we should live somewhere between judgement and amazement — Alfredo Lopez Austin

It was Fentanyl bro

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You never know what tomorrow will bring so go ride your EBike today or walk your pooch
Fear the Yeti
"Go ride your bike today, don't let the old man in.."

Mike

Lee Metcalf NWR



That’s a big woodpecker!



Joined another photographer who had spotted this otter. Thing was doing the “I’m mama, don’t mess with my pups!” routine. Included multiple “pop ups” where it came further out of the water while huffing and growling (which is actually kinda cute). Think it was upset by the other guy’s dog. I paused to mount a mike on my camera just as he and his dog left. Looked back; no more otter

I was off the bike when I came a half-step from treading on this guy.



My face when I realized my dream of perfect dirt nearly became a nightmare.



My heart rate when I saw the snake at 9:58AM.

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Thus, if we are to understand the world, we should live somewhere between judgement and amazement — Alfredo Lopez Austin

giving me some new fitness ideas

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We'll ride it till they pave it. -Clyde

murder spagurter

Snek of the Day

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Thus, if we are to understand the world, we should live somewhere between judgement and amazement — Alfredo Lopez Austin

A couple more.......................

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I never would have thought that Harley would end up being my inspiration. (well..maybe a little).

avidtest


"it makes mountain biking fun again"

Ozzer

Another damn snek! Almost ran over this one. Yelled “oh f*ck” as I dropped my bike on the trail. I’ve read that the Red Diamondbacks — like I usually see — are less cantankerous. This Southern Pacigic one was pissed!

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Thus, if we are to understand the world, we should live somewhere between judgement and amazement — Alfredo Lopez Austin

mutual respect - we saw each other in time to keep from getting excited

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Thus, if we are to understand the world, we should live somewhere between judgement and amazement — Alfredo Lopez Austin

one pissed off crawdad

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Thus, if we are to understand the world, we should live somewhere between judgement and amazement — Alfredo Lopez Austin

A banded Cooper’s Hawk guarding the jacuzzi at the Palms in Borrego Springs last week.



Speaking of critters, has anyone heard from Spotter lately?

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Thus, if we are to understand the world, we should live somewhere between judgement and amazement — Alfredo Lopez Austin