2017 Freezing Saddles Ride Photos

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January 2, 2017 at 3:13 pm #918925

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Just ’cause.

January 2nd ride through Oberursel then over to Falkenstein and Kronberg with light snow falling. In Kronberg we (yes, I actually rode with someone else for the first time in Germany!) stopped at Ruppel Bäckerei – Konditorei where I had coffee and a cinnamon roll.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]13024[/ATTACH] On Hansaallee
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13025[/ATTACH] Near Weißkirchen
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13026[/ATTACH] Intersection of Friedländerstraße and Kaiserin Friedrich Weg
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13027[/ATTACH] Falkenstein looking up towards Großer Feldbrg
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13028[/ATTACH] Real snow below EschBorn
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January 4, 2017 at 1:28 pm #1062627

drevil
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Look ma, no hands one foot!

January 6, 2017 at 2:33 am #1062840

SurlyTed1187
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Some morning and evening shots from this the first week.

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January 8, 2017 at 3:03 pm #1062959

consularrider
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One of my default routes. Today I was checking the snow cover on some of the trils before tomorrow’s ride up Großer Feldberg, the highest point in the Taunus Mountains at 878 meters.

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January 9, 2017 at 6:11 pm #1063057

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I finally got the big climb in this area done. I started by taking the U3 U-Bahn from Dornbusch to the end of the line at Oberursel-Hohemark. Then rode the Pugsley on forest roads up to Saalburg and Sanplacken. For the last 2.5 miles and 700 feet of climbing I took the paved road since the trail got a little steep and was a lot more churned up (brown sugar consistency in many places).

[ATTACH=CONFIG]13124[/ATTACH] Dornbusch U-Bahn station – Like EFC Metro it is the first above ground station coming out of downtown.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13125[/ATTACH] At the Waldlust U-Bahn station on the U3 train
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13126[/ATTACH] Just after crossing the snow line, maybe around 1300 feet.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13127[/ATTACH] Großer Feldberg towere, elevation 2881 feet, highest point in the Taunus Mountains.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13128[/ATTACH] Looking towards Frankfurt

January 9, 2017 at 6:26 pm #1063059

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I had originally planned to go down the mountain to Falkenstein on the trails, but they looked steeper than what I came up (so was the road) and people were sledding on the trails. So I headed back down the way I came, but took a different trail once I got off the road.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]13129[/ATTACH] Looking north from the “mountain” top.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13130[/ATTACH] A plaque at Sandplacken. After this the forest road/trail had been used for cross-country skiing and was well packed.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13131[/ATTACH] Trail closed for logging/forest management. I only had to back up about 100 feet to take an alternate trail.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13132[/ATTACH] Weihnachtsbaum pickup is this week.

January 10, 2017 at 2:29 pm #1063121

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Another light snow day today in Frankfurt about two to three inches.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]13136[/ATTACH] Along the Nidda River.

January 15, 2017 at 8:50 pm #1063979

Greenbelt
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Teams 4, 6, and 7 commingling at Vigilante Coffee in Hyattsville
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January 15, 2017 at 9:09 pm #1063981

kwarkentien
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A few photos from today’s ride-about.

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January 16, 2017 at 12:40 am #1064005

kwarkentien
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January 18, 2017 at 5:28 pm #1064275

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We’re having winter this week in Frankfurt with highs barely reaching freezing, but no snow. I was coming home around sunset this evening along the Nidda River looking towards the Taunus Mountains.

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And instead of a post ride German beer, a German table wine.

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January 19, 2017 at 4:30 pm #1064365

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Another chilly day in Frankfurt and I rode to the confluence of the Nidda and Main Rivers.

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January 19, 2017 at 7:54 pm #1064390

SurlyTed1187
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I’m loving these sunrises were being treated to this week with the mild weather.

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January 19, 2017 at 8:00 pm #1064391

SurlyTed1187
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Also some good nighttime shots from HP

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January 20, 2017 at 3:23 pm #1064424

CBGanimal
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Commutes to and from!

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January 20, 2017 at 4:23 pm #1064425

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Another chilly but sunny day in Frankfurt and I headed back to the confluence after class and lunch with the RSC group.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]13315[/ATTACH] Looking at the Main at the confluence with the Nidda
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13316[/ATTACH] Frequently there is a demand path as well as the regular trail (on the other side of the river here.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13317[/ATTACH] R.O.U.S.?, actually muskrats, an invasive species here. There was a larger one about 15 feet further on.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]13318[/ATTACH] Fahrradhaus Wagner in Ginnheim which may become my LBS, about the same distance from my apartment as Bikenetic is from my house in Arlington.
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