My bestest friend played hooky from work today to steal me away for a motorcycle ride. With the change of the season and fellow bloggers posting about the leaves turning color, we packed a picnic lunch, grabbed the maps, fueled our bikes and headed for the hills on a scenic tour in search of autumn.
It has been a very dry summer around here, we haven't had any rain since June and it has remained quite warm making it hard to believe it is fall and the end of September.
We headed East crossing the valley floor and it wasn't long before we discovered that the leaves haven't changed yet so we went in search of other symbols of fall and what better than covered bridges.
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| Larwood Bridge - Built 1939 - Crabtree Creek |
Covered bridges were designed to protect bridge decks from the weather and deterioration, but they also protected lovers from sight and became known as "kissing bridges".... so we did.
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| Larwood Bridge - Built 1939 - Crabtree Creek |
I had a feeling that this was going to be a good day...
as more bridges meant more kissing...
so off we went in search of another.
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| Hoffman Bridge - Built 1936 - Crabtree Creek |
Then another...
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| Gilkey Bridge - Built 1939 - Thomas Creek |
And another...
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| Hannah Bridge - Built 1936 - Thomas Creek |
Then another...
I told you it was going to be a good day.
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| Shimanek Bridge - Built 1996 - Thomas Creek |
We found one last one in Stayton which was rebuilt after the original burned down in 1994, the year we met.
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| Stayton-Jordan Bridge - Rebuilt 1998 |
All this kissing was getting pretty hot and we didn't want the bridge to burn down again so we headed for home. It was a great day, we had a lot of fun and look forward to finding the rest of Oregon's covered kissing bridges.
Thanks for the day out sweetheart, I love you.
<3
Awwwww..... :-)
ReplyDeleteain't we sweet?
DeleteI think I am going to be sick.......
ReplyDeleteOh come on, you have some romantic in you somewhere tough guy.
DeleteNice...ummm bridges...
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great day out - I love autumn riding!
It was a great day for riding, perfect temperature, mid-week and light traffic. It would be nice to have had a few leaves to ride through and swirl.
DeleteGet a room you two!
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with innocent public displays of affection?
DeleteYou know that a modular/flip face helmet would make stopping at the bridges a bit easier, and more exciting....
ReplyDeleteYeah, modular helmets would make for easier, more exciting stops but I can barely contain myself as it is.
DeleteOk, up until the last picture, I was going to comment that you guys were doing the kissing wrong.... :)
ReplyDeleteKind of reminded me of two starwars stormtroopers making out....
dom
Is there such a thing as kissing wrong? If so, maybe we just need more practice to make perfect.
DeleteStorm Troopers, that's funny.
TnT:
ReplyDeleteAW Shuks . . . golly Gee Wiz, what a wonderful day to be riding and "kissing". That last photo is the bestest
bob
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It was a wonderful day, I've been so busy studying and teaching that she decided to take me out. Who am I to argue?
DeleteThe last photo is my favorite and it took me three tries to get it just right ;)
You are quite the romantic. I am glad that you finally figured out how to get rid of the helmet. Is ATGATT considered safe sex?
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures of the bridges, too.
Thanks Sonja, I put up a tough guy front but I'm a softy through and through.
DeleteATGATT because you can never be too safe ;)
What they (^^) all said. Nice bridges.
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard.
DeleteIn England we call these constructions used for these type of illicit purposes "bike sheds"
ReplyDeleteIllicit purposes? We were just kissing, honest....
DeleteGreat post! Reminds me how little local riding I did this year :(
ReplyDeletedc
Hi Dan, you have a convertible sports car so that makes up for some of it... not all of it, but some of it.
DeleteI dunno...you keep standing farther and farther apart! Glad you finally figured out to ditch the helmets!
ReplyDeleteIt's all good, we ditched the gear when we got home.
ReplyDeleteAawwwww....nothing I can add that hasn't been said. But I'm glad you both had a day out. And great fun with it, to boot. Errrr...helmet. :)
ReplyDeleteJust too darn cute!
ReplyDeleteAw, that was sweet! I laughed at the kissing through the helmets shots. And loved your sweet ending. The pics were pretty darn good, too!
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