tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post4738781939317955765..comments2024-02-27T01:52:06.519-08:00Comments on Kent's Bike Blog: The Spiders of the I-90 BridgeKent Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906603746565831689noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-34347403570048485642009-05-05T22:33:00.000-07:002009-05-05T22:33:00.000-07:00We live in a great area - no doubt about it.
I've...We live in a great area - no doubt about it.<br /><br />I've commuted on the Burke-Gilman trail a few zillion times and still don't tire of it. Views of Lake Washington, Mount Rainier - and others riders to chat with or push the pace.<br /><br />Cool post. Thanks for putting the web pics on the web.....Dan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609122101907983132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-13333897113314400722009-05-05T05:02:00.000-07:002009-05-05T05:02:00.000-07:00If you're a spider, that has to be the greatest sp...If you're a spider, that has to be the greatest spot in town for a web. Can you imagine all the bugs they catch in those webs? Those spiders have hit the jackpot.<br />Also, it is good that you're a cyclist and not a bug, or you would have noticed those webs a long time ago :)jasonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286051485290549551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-87868297699185225082009-05-04T02:13:00.000-07:002009-05-04T02:13:00.000-07:00Those spiders look kind of big. They must be feast...Those spiders look kind of big. They must be feasting pretty nicely out on the bridge!EMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14956238314200770567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-963790778429156852009-05-03T16:54:00.000-07:002009-05-03T16:54:00.000-07:00lovly post and thx for not bothring the spiders!lovly post and thx for not bothring the spiders!chatty cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-12296634575112392772009-05-03T00:35:00.000-07:002009-05-03T00:35:00.000-07:00wht a beautiful photographswht a <I>beautiful</I> <B>photographs</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-68988213642522039342009-05-02T01:35:00.000-07:002009-05-02T01:35:00.000-07:00Don't tell anyone, but the webs actually hold the ...Don't tell anyone, but the webs actually hold the handrails on.John Calnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497224176951727004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-90817186672452264532009-05-01T10:29:00.000-07:002009-05-01T10:29:00.000-07:00I think I have seen the spiders before but I can't...I think I have seen the spiders before but I can't be sure, I certainly haven't taken a minute to check them out. Next time.<br /><br />I have noticed another phenomenon that may elude upright bikers (I am on a bent).<br /><br />Low flying birds, directly overhead.<br /><br />Maybe they are just checking me out, (or maybe they are fine-tuning their targeting system) but I have been paced by many birds at about 12-14 mph.<br />Usually they will be crows and they will fly in from one side or another and fly right above me at about 15 feet for 10-20-40-100 or more yards. Long enough to satisfy their curiosity and long enough for me to see their tucked in landing gear, the twisting of their tail feathers to modulate their path, and if it happens to be a quiet section, I can hear the wind in their feathers.<br />It always ends too quickly, but I gotta figure that uprights don't get to enjoy this like I do because of my head position; it is so easy to just look up.<br /><br />Next time I will make a conscious effort to close my mouth when I look up. ;)Liefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146334552318724149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-39756665972016026882009-05-01T08:48:00.000-07:002009-05-01T08:48:00.000-07:00Now you'll see them every time,...
And on a cold ...Now you'll see them every time,...<br /><br />And on a cold foggy morning you'll see them coated in mist and catching the wind blowing down from the north.<br /><br />my favorite thing from the bridge crossing is when the water is very smooth you can look down from the West high rise and see the waterfowl swimming under the surface.<br /><br />JATAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-59322204535532508832009-05-01T06:09:00.000-07:002009-05-01T06:09:00.000-07:00Nice!
Design process is underway for a new I-90...Nice! <br /><br />Design process is underway for a new I-90 bridge in Cleveland. Hopefully it will include both a separated bike lane and spider infrastructure.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269144619971433997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-62423439803927175692009-05-01T05:01:00.000-07:002009-05-01T05:01:00.000-07:00Ah, yes, that's the beauty of biking, isn't it. I...Ah, yes, that's the beauty of biking, isn't it. It's generally 3-8 times faster than walking, so it is a viable means of transport, but it is slow enough that you can actually see things as you go (unlike in a car). It's also a lot easier to stop and examine what you've found.<br /><br />BobBob Mnoreply@blogger.com