Here in Colorado there are a lot of them, but they call them a Lions Hall. They are in almost every other town in eastern Colorado. I can't think of one in the western part of the state.....hmm. I wonder how they came up with the land and money to build them. Here, they are always right in the towns. The Granges Krussell post seem to be in the country and way more scenic than these here. They are still used here and kept up very well. They usually hold a pancake breakfast and other events on the weekends in the summer to bring the community together.
http://orgrange.org/what_is.htm has some background. Across the US there are many Grange halls that are on the National Register of Historic Places. Around Oregon there is quite a mix. Some right in the middle of large cities, some appear in nice rural settings. The buildings are typically volunteer maintained, so you see a wide variety of upkeep. they are usually a good place to pose whatever I'm riding for a picture and enjoy a break before heading on. One of my favorites... Oh, wait, this is a Husky forum. My bad!
Picked the Terra up from the shop before lunch, then went for a 170km warm up lap around my local area Batman Bridge. Yeah, that's right, Batman Some Vineyard Top of the Asbestos Range. The bridge is back down to the right, almost straight line up from the number plate. The Tamar River can be glimpsed in the distance A Friendly Farmer
Nice looking bike there Rob (Aren't they all ). I don't want to start a game of superhero oneupmanship here, but the city were I live (Melbourne) was founded by John Batman, and was originally known as Batmania. (And my birthday is the same day as Adam West )
Named after the same guy. John Batman was in Tassie first, before founding Melbourne. I drive over this bridge 10 times a week Batman even caught a bad guy, bush ranger Matthew Brady http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Batman
275 km today only took little over 5 hrs. I made it to the snow level 1700m. The top of the summit is 2286m of Baldly. Maybe in a few more weeks. Looking South Looking North You can see the snow line on the Mountains in the back ground
I was excepting Harder1 to make that comment after what I said on his post. I forgot my Studded snow tires.
Just a quick little romp around the back yard today. Stonewall Falls Tallulah Gorge Wildlife Mgmt Area Tallulah Gorge Wildlife Mgmt Area
Great pics Wolf. Got a thing for waterfalls. Maybe has something to do with I grew up near Niagara Falls. There a couple of falls around here gotta go visit soon. Maybe we should do a "Water Falls Only" thread.
I could spend all summer up here in N. Georgia tracking down all the falls and still not see half of them.
I goggled Stonewall Falls. Sounds like a Mountain bike would be the way to go. Definitely gives me some inspiration for some road trips around BC.
This is a great idea and would be a challenge for me as well as an excuse to do some exploring. With two major mountain ranges, there are LOTS of waterfalls here in the US Pacific NW, but you have to hike to most of them. Getting a photo with the Terra in the frame without breaking a law would be the challenge. I might stand a chance now with the spring snow melt going on.
I hear ya. A few years back your could ride your bike right up to the fence at most falls. Now you'd would be lucky to get close with a bicycle. Hey Someone else can start a "Water Falls" thread. If this weather doesn't smarten up soon it might be a while before I get to any.
Went by this one today's ride, looped back for the photo. For you locals, 224 just north of Three Lynx. Spent about three hours in Mt. Hood National Forest. Lots of roads finally rid of snow.
Took the Terra for the first overnighter. Not a good weekend here in the PNW but still had fun. Dropped down into Oregon to see if we could get away from the rain. Got away and looked promising but woke up to this at the Ditch Creek Guard station in Umatilla NF.
Very nice photo. Looks like your camping gear worked out pretty well. In the "Show us your camping setup" thread, I didn't see any waterproof covering on some of your stuff. Cause any probs or did you do the simple but effective garbage bag trick
