What If You're The Only One Who Has That Picture, from That Spot, at That Moment

Northerly Island; Chicago, Il.
March 6th, 2011; 3:44pm

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Tower Coyote (The Northwest Tower Building)

Wicker Park; Chicago, Il.
February 2nd, 2011; 3:54am 

 




















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Rapid Transit Cycleshop; Wicker Park
January 29th, 2011; 2:25pm

 




















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The Cobblestone Creation (Revisited)

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Wicker Park; Chicago, Il.
December 29th, 2010; 4:40pm

Winter Tree 3Pictures

Wicker Park Water Tower II

Wicker Park; Chicago, Il.
December 4th, 2010; 3:11pm

Splash Water Ice and The Frozen Algae Shuffle

Northerly Island; Chicago, Il.
November 27th, 2010; 4:16pm



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ISO: One Charismatic Solar Deity

6th ride of the season so far. That season being Springter (or Winting as some prefer, though most have trouble with the pronunciation). A rough mash up of almost all four seasons, March can provide quite the sensory experience while riding through the city. The sun warm and new, inviting; after months of hibernation it only takes seconds to remember. I bow. The moving air still crisp, remnants of Autumn and reminders that this isn't California, this is Chicago: a city of four seasons, today we get to see them all. People in shorts wearing sandals, people in scarfs and wool jackets; squirrels searching through dirty snow mounds, a bit confused... but happy nonetheless.

Shortened my ride today in favor for a slower pace: we're supposed to get some good old cold rain and snow this weekend, so I went zen. Mental health is just as important as physical health.

One part of this ride I would like to point out really quickly is a section of brick houses near Wrigley Field called Alta Vista Terrace. The district was built in 1904 in imitation of the rowhouse style of London (this sentence was copy & pasted directly from Wikipedia). It is an awesome street with a super homey feel, probably one of my favorite blocks in the Northside neighborhoods, and definitely worth checking out. There are pillars on both entrances to the street that point it out.

And here is the route I took today, pretty spot on to my old school, and I guess new school, half route.  12.5 miles.

I only took one photo on the go today. The photo I did take, however, is from the exact same spot at which I took a photo during ride number 3, which you can find in this blog, from March 10th. The photo was taken from a walking path behind The Nature Museum off of Fullerton and Lake Shore. In the 8 days since the 1st photo the small lake has thawed. I'm going to try to document the spot over the year.

Alright, that is all for now.
I'm ready for the snowstorm: go springter!
Cheers!
@thegratefulone

Getting Closer to the Loop

Took my fourth ride today, Thursday, March 11th. The day started out cloudy and raining again, but by 3pm the sun had broken through and has yet to retreat. I extended my route further South today, riding to Oak St. Beach from Addison on the Lakefront bike path. I did not, though, add the Northern part of the the ride, so it still ended up being only about a 12 mile round trip.

Here is a map of my ride:

And, of course, a few pictures from the ride:

Heading South on the Lakefront Trail, just South of Addison and Lake Shore Drive.

The Hancock Building with the famous Drake Hotel in front. Facing South.

Oak St. Beach. Facing North, with Lake Shore Drive on the left. Walked out on to the sand, pretended for a moment I was back in California. Twas nice.

8 Dollars : 2 Pictures. #'s 4 & 5

Took two polaroids today. Numbers four and five. I found myself in the North suburbs of Chicago, near Northbrook, and came across Techny Towers on my way to a field to take pictures. I parked my car and walked about 100 yards away from the entrance, crouched down, and snapped this shot.

 

The second shot was taken about thirty minutes later at the entrance to Chippilee woods in Northbrook, Illinois, at the corners of Grant and Lee. 

The moon is visible in the upper left hand corner of the photo and the tiny snow covered monument in the lower right is an original cornerstone from the civil war era Fort Dearborn, from Chicago.