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2009 Tour de France trip - Part 2 (deux)2 comments

whareagle wrote 3 months ago: Depart from Flumet Remember how I said that climbing the Col de Roselend was probably the hardest th … more →

Tags: Marty Jemison, Tour de France, Colombiere, romme

Covering France

whareagle wrote 3 months ago: View of Paris' Les Invalides The 2009 Tour de France cycling trip that Amy and I took last month … more →

Tags: Random Bike Thoughts, Marty Jemison, Travel, Tour de France

Elkhorn Classic Day 1 - 73 miles2 comments

whareagle wrote 5 months ago: Oh man. I am BEAT. Beat, but UP beat! The view from the first feed zone I’m up here in Oregon, … more →

Tags: Race Review, training with power, Training, Wattage values, Race, Elkhorn Classic, Racing, Oregon, Quarq

Headin' South for a week

whareagle wrote 1 year ago: I’m heading down to Fredericksburg for a week of riding, and will be going with Nick E, and Ti … more →

Tags: JCC, Fredericksburg, Tim Becker, Nick E

Housing of Migrant Workers near Haridwar

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: These folks had come to work on railway projects. They were camped outside of Haridwar. Migrant work … more →

Tags: India, People, Work, poverty

Migrant workers children near Haridwar

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: … more →

Tags: India, People, Work, poverty

A Dhobis work is never done

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: Dhobis are people who make their living by doing laundry. … more →

Tags: India, People, Work

The Path to Circumambulate the Home of HH the Dalai Lama2 comments

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: To circumambulate the house of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is to bring blessings to yourself and for … more →

Tags: Buddhism, India, Tibetan

Gardener at Humayan Tomb Delhi

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: This lady advised me that she charged for photographs since so many people wanted her picture. She s … more →

Tags: India, People, Work

Mowing Taj Mahal Garden

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: A bullock pulling a lawn mower is how the garden of the Taj Mahal is mowed. Quite eco-friendly and t … more →

Tags: India, Animal, Garden, Work, Ecology, BW

Tibetan Style Houses1 comment

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: Tibetan style houses at Happy Valley. The settlement of Happy Valley is mostly populated by Tibetan … more →

Tags: India, Building, Tibetan

House in Landour3 comments

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: This is the house I am currently staying at in Landour. I rent the upper floor. It was built over 60 … more →

Tags: India, Building

Broken road on Mori Plains

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: Best to cross the Mori Plains in a 4WD due to the ever changing road conditions. There are always de … more →

Tags: Ladakh, landscape, India, Travel

Tent Camp at Sarchu4 comments

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: These are temporary accommodations that are only available when the road is officially opened each y … more →

Tags: Ladakh, landscape, Building, India, Travel

BW and Color Views Snow and Ice Avalanche

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: This avalanche blocked the road for nearly a kilometer and overnight and most of the next day. We ca … more →

Tags: Ladakh, landscape, India, Travel, BW

Robber’s Cave near Dehra Dun Cisterns

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: These limestone formations are naturally occurring and the length of them can be traversed outside o … more →

Tags: Himalayan Trekking, Archeology, India, landmark, Ecology, Structure

Caves near Lakhamandal

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: There are a number of cave formations near Lakhamandal. In the Mahabharata, the great Hindu epic the … more →

Tags: Himalayan Trekking, Archeology, India, landmark, Structure

View from near Lakhamandal

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: Lakhamandal is an archeological site about 70 kms from Mussoorie. It figured prominently in the Hind … more →

Tags: Himalayan Trekking, Archeology, India, Ecology

Yamnotri A dandi

NellaLou wrote 1 year ago: This item is called a dandi and is filled with pillows and blankets so that the elderly and infirm c … more →

Tags: Himalayan Trekking, Temple, Himalaya, India, trek, Hinduism, Vehicle, Work, landmark


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