Oklahoma

Several weeks ago my bicycle, Ms. Blu-Haul was vandalized by some creep while locked up outside my office. Thankfully, she now gets to spend the work day in a nice and cozy spot in the file room.

As a small aside, I will try to post my photo on the same day, but sometimes it just won’t be possible . . .

So, it isn’t another lake picture, but it is another zeppelin picture. But how often do you get to see a zeppelin anyway? I caught this shot as I came around Wiley Post airport on my ride into work. It is quite a spectacle though I didn’t get any pictures about which I was particularly pleased.

Last of the Lake Hefner pictures for a while, but the lake does figure a lot into my day-to-day life.  One of the best parts of my day is my cool off from the ride into work.  This is the view I get to enjoy as I get ready to get down to work . . .

The Oklahoma Bicycle Coalition is putting together the first annual Oklahoma Bike Summit on November 4th and 5th at the Chesapeake Boathouse. This event is the first of its kind in Oklahoma and will feature a variety of speakers and sessions. From the event registration page: Friday, November 4th John LaPlante will lead a day-long bicycle facility design workshop. Mr. LaPlante is currently Director of Traffic Engineering for T.Y. Lin International. [Read More]

In case you are really bored, not living in Oklahoma and would like to spend some time watching snow fall, I present Snowpocalypse Cam. You too can watch a really fuzzy image for hours on end, enjoy!

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View Larger Map The route for the 32nd Oklahoma Freewheel has been announced and will go through the East Central part of the state this year, which will mean some longer legs but probably a few less hills than last year. The itinerary is as follows: Day 0, 6/11 – 40 Miles, Durant to Red River and back Day 1, 6/12 – 66 Miles, Durant to Coalgate Day 2, 6/13 – 60 Miles, Colgate to Wewoka Day 3, 6/14 – 75 miles, Wewoka to Checotah Day 4, 6/15 – 74 miles, Checotah to Bristow Day 5, 6/16 – 85 miles, Bristow to Pawnee Day 6, 6/17 – 52 miles, Pawnee to Tonkawa Day 7, 6/18 – 40 miles, Tonkawa to Caldwell, KS The cost for this year’s ride has not yet been announced, but will be available in mid-February when early registration begins. [Read More]

Grace and I along with Gwen and Mercedes attended the Flaming Lips New Year’s Eve Freakout last night. I only had my camera phone which isn’t the best of cameras, but here are a few snapshots plus a video from a pretty amazing show:

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Photo By: Velo_City As I’ve commented on earlier this year, it’s felt like a really awful year on the safety front. However, I think some of that feeling may come from an increase in welcome attention on cycling and cycling accidents. It appears that while there has still been an unacceptable number of accidents and especially fatalities, it seems that this year has been safer than last year. Additionally, things are better nationally as well: [Read More]

Yeah, I know I only seem to be posting photos these days, but hey, at least I’m posting something . . .  Here are some pictures from the 2010 State Fair of Oklahoma:

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Now that 12x12 is over, here are my favorite pictures from my Fred Jones Building photo shoot:

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