Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Aug 2012: Cycling through forests and alongside canals

This set of photographs relates to my 6 hour ride through northwest London.

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Passing a dried up stream bed

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Just a little bit of water left

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The other side of the stream

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Riding up the Ebury Way

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See? lovely ride

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Quite a view eh?

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That’s where I need to go

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Lovely green stuff

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One day I will pop over here and try to fish

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An old tree, covering the bridge supports..

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I head off again

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Reach this little place with a tiny slip dam

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Very nice

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The entire route is interspersed with tiny bridges.

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Beautiful trees..

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Then moved over to the bridge and there was a canal with a lock.

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The canal lock doors could do with a clean.

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Man, that boat can also do with a clean

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Opening up the lock

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Tattoos.

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Ok, the water has filled up now

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Moving off

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Now closing the lock gates

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Pushing on both sides

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Final clicks

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Its closed

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Heading over to the other side

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Closing that

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The water boils up

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Leaving the lock

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Another lock down the road

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Reaching a cross roads,

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Crossing over the canal

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Barges used to be pulled by dray horses..no longer of course.

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One day I will go up there…

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Now you see why I love riding here? Its beautiful.

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This is some kind of canoeing sporting place…

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Finishing the ride and looking back at the canal. What a lovely ride this was…then I headed back home.

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