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2009-04-13 Discussion and botanical bike ride in Daugavas Loki

2009-04-13

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As you remember, I'm still heading to Turkey on April 30th, despite my bad shoulder.

A group of people with bicycles chatting on a paved area against the backdrop of a green fence and residential buildings. One of the men in a red jacket is sitting on the steps and gesturing, addressing his comrades standing in front of him.Two Igors

On the left is our favorite prof from Daugavpils RTU named Igor.  He's explaining where we can go to my classmate, who's a doctoral student at RTU, so he's also kind of a prof. And his name is also Igor.

As part of the prep, the team and some curious folks and I went for a 53 km ride yesterday, and at the same time we discussed pressing issues in a clearing.

We rode to a place I've already been to, Daugavas Loki, just from the other side. Riding in a group is easier, by the way, or maybe the cycling gear made a difference, plus the enthusiasm of the first bike ride in many months (I hadn't gotten on a bike at all since New Year's, and before that I only rode to work).

Two smiling men in sportswear posing outside with bicycles. One is sitting on the steps, the other is standing on the path against the backdrop of a gray building and bare trees.

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In total there were about 9 people, as we can see.

Three cyclists riding on a road against a backdrop of a dense pine forest. A man in a blue beanie and sportswear in the foreground is looking ahead.

Seryoga is truly crazy – the brakes on his bike barely work.

A group of eight cyclists resting with their bikes on a roadside rest area on a sunny day. In the background are a light building, bare trees, and road signs, creating an early spring landscape.

First stop, before the start of Daugavas Loki

Two men, both smiling and leaning on the railing of a wooden observation deck. One is in a red jacket and cap with a mustache, the other is in a black jacket and gloves, against the backdrop of a bright misty landscape.

This is us having already made it to the tower

Three men standing on a wooden observation deck overlooking fields and a forest. The man on the right is taking a picture of the viewer, the middle one is smiling, and the far left one is looking into the distance.

Seryoga has a hell of a Canon rig, because he's a journalist

Some of the pics below were taken by Seryoga.

A man in glasses, a gray cap, and a blue windbreaker standing by a wooden railing against the backdrop of a wooded area under a bright sky.

I still can't figure out if a decent camera is enough to take passable shots, or if you also need skill

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 Two men standing under a wooden canopy against the backdrop of an open rural landscape with fields. The man on the left is wearing a black hoodie, and the man on the right is in a red and blue sports jacket and a blue knit beanie.

A top-down view of a wooden gazebo surrounded by several bicycles, and a fire pit nearby, in a clearing among trees. A man in glasses with a beard and a lime green jacket, with his face in shadow, looking straight ahead. In the background is a blurred landscape with a forest and a body of water under a bright sky.

 

A young man with a short haircut in a black jacket smiling and looking down, captured in profile. In the background, a blurred bright landscape with trees and water is visible.

Two men leaning over a paper map, one in a red jacket is pointing his finger at the route. A bicycle is visible in the background.

A cyclist in dark sportswear moving down a gentle slope covered with dry grass and dirt. To the right is a wooden staircase with railings going down, and pine trees are visible in the background.

Two cyclists walking down a grassy slope next to a wooden staircase. One is pushing his bike down the steps, the other is crouching on the grass next to his bike; a third cyclist is visible in the distance.

 

A group of cyclists resting on a forest trail by a body of water on a sunny day. In the foreground, two men are looking at the camera; next to them and behind them, other participants with mountain bikes are visible.

This is us having come down from the tower and gone right Early spring landscape with a wide river under a bright sky, surrounded by leafless birches and dark forests on the far banks. In the foreground is a field with withered grass and sparse vegetation.

On the bank of a wide river with withered grass, there are two wooden gazebos for resting and a small booth. A dense coniferous forest is visible on the far bank under a bright, slightly smoky sky.

Rode up to some campsite

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A wooden pole with directional signs on the riverbank in early spring. Swings and a canopy are also located in the clearing, and people with a bicycle are visible in the right foreground.

Two men riding bicycles on a dirt road. One, in a bright green jacket, is smiling, the other, in a cap and with an orange backpack, is looking down; around them are fields and leafless trees.

I attached the panniers just to practice

Two men swimming in brownish water. One is swimming, smiling and splashing, and the other stands with his back to the viewer, submerged in the water, with bare buttocks above the surface.

Just in case anyone doesn't know, it was 15 degrees outside at most, and the water was straight-up freezing

A group of men relaxing on the grassy riverbank in early spring. Two of them are bare-chested preparing to swim or changing clothes, the others are standing nearby in sportswear, and in the foreground a man is holding a camera. But nothing fazes our heroes

A group of large decorative eggs in green and orange colors, decorated with neon yellow stripes, standing on a paved area. In the background, dark silhouettes of fir trees are visible against the twilight sky.

This has nothing to do with anything, it's just how they kind of decorated our city. These are spaceships, obviously.

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