Archive → July, 2008
Gate Hill Rd vs. South Mountain Rd.
Gate Hill Rd: 400 ft over 1 mile = 7.58% average grade:
South Mountain Rd: 394 ft over 0.79 miles = 9.47% average grade:
Funny, Gate Hill Rd seems harder, probably because the steepest part is at the end, while SMR’s is at the beginning.
Iterations of climbage
Gabe, Simcha, and I rode out to Gate Hill Road with one of Gabe and Simcha’s sons. I couldn’t get the cyclecomputer to turn on this morning, so I’ve pulled data from rides in 2007.
Here’s the approach to Gate Hill Rd:
We rode up and down Gate Hill Rd three times. Here’s what it looks like:
I’m sure I could have done another rep or two before collapsing. Maybe.
Anyway, about 20 miles total. It was good fun.
New York Botanical Garden
We went to the New York Botanical Garden today. This sums up Mechel’s attitude:
We went to the Children’s Adventure Garden portion of the garden first:
I see you!
Run Baila!
Under a Caterpillar made of flowers:
I harassed a bee for a while:
My interpretation of Henry Moore’s Large Two Forms (1966)
Bubbie on the move:
Zaydie and the kids:
Don’t fence me in:
We visited the Rose Garden next:
We rode the tram to the Haupt Conservatory, where Mechel spotted five planes doing skywriting:
The interior of the conservatory is quite large, and has several climate types. This is from the rainforest area:
And the desert section:
Orchids:
Henry Moore’s Working Model for Standing Figure: Knife Edge (1961)
Come again soon!