{"id":2619,"date":"2015-09-16T23:53:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T14:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-09-16\/2619"},"modified":"2015-09-16T23:53:41","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T14:53:41","slug":"epic-preview-of-an-epic-cycling-adventure-with-andy-and-nigel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-09-16\/2619","title":{"rendered":"Epic Preview of an Epic Cycling Adventure with Andy and Nigel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 44mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/2.6, ISO 1250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic River Forging<\/span>\nthe waterfall is from the road to where the road's been washed out\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

They said “<\/span>Road Closed”<\/span>, but no road is closed on an epic day of epic cycling done epically.<\/p>\n\n

I wasn't originally planning to cycle today, but a hastily<\/span> arranged plan\nfor a short<\/span> ride to attempt the most-heinous Momoi Pass\n(east)<\/a> while riding\nclipped in<\/a> without falling or otherwise stopping.<\/p>\n\n

But in the end no only did I conquer that personal goal, I went on<\/span> to have\nthe most epic cycling adventure<\/a> with Andy Clark and Nigel Randell.<\/p>\n\n

The ride was only 100km (62mi) long, with only 1,841m (6,040') of elevation\ngain, but it was epic and I'm too exhausted this evening to write about it\nproperly. So, for now, just a few<\/span> highlights...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 38mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>200 sec, f<\/span>\/2.4, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic Friendship<\/span>\nlion sheds a tear of happiness to witness such friendship\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 28mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>80 sec, f<\/span>\/2.1, ISO 1250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic Selfie<\/span>\nlook what impact with a Canyon did to those cars\n( and apparently Andy's face )<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 34mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>320 sec, f<\/span>\/2.3, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic Gravel<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

We were so close to turning around, but we forged on, to be rewarded with...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic Elevation<\/span>\nat least for Kyoto; 888m elevation\nMinetoko Pass (\u5cf0\u5e8a\u5ce0)\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 38mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>80 sec, f<\/span>\/13, ISO 640 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic Views<\/span>\nduring\/after a rain\n1:48 PM (from start: 4h 43m \/ 47 km \/ 29.5 miles)\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 30mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic Barriers<\/span>\nit was either this or retrace hours' worth of ride\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>40 sec, f<\/span>\/11, ISO 1600 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nVery Epic Socks<\/span>\n“<\/span>Do Epic Stuff”<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>60 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 1250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic Hospitality<\/span>\nwe were freezing; she opened the restaurant for us and fed us hot food\nIroha Cafe (\u3044\u308d\u306f\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7)\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>80 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic Washed-Out Road<\/span>\nthis is the area before it starts to get bad\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

We forged a river for a while, until we got to a spot<\/span> where the road\nstill actually existed under the water, then could more or less ride again,\nthough the water hid some nasty surprises like open drains just waiting to\nsuck us in. I was most<\/span> worried about falling and getting the camera wet,\nbut we made it.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 46mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/2.6, ISO 1250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic Riding<\/span>\nback on the road, so to speak\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>25 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 3200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic Tunnel Dash<\/span>\nwe could go around, but didn't want to take the time\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>200 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic Curves<\/span>\ntaken while cycling at 38 kph (24 mph)\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 1250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEpic... Uh.... (never mind)<\/span>\nphoto by Andy Clark<\/span>\nnow I know what happens when I give my camera to Andy\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Continued here...<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They said \"Road Closed\", but no road is closed on an epic day of epic cycling done epically.<\/p>

I wasn't originally planning to cycle today, but a hastily arranged plan for a short ride to attempt the most-heinous Momoi Pass (east) while riding clipped in without falling or otherwise stopping.<\/p>

But in the end no only did I conquer that personal goal, I went on to have the most epic cycling adventure with Andy Clark and Nigel Randell.<\/p>

The ride was only 100km (62mi) long, with only 1,841m (6,040') of elevation gain, but it was epic and I'm too exhausted [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,1,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}