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The Bridges of Oley Valley

terham

BeemerBoy
The Oley Valley isn't too far away from my house and I spend a lot of time riding in that area. This morning, as on most weekends, I went out for a morning ride and I remembered to take my camera this time. I thought I'd ride to the two covered bridges I know of in the Oley Valley. With the long summer days upon us, I was out of the house by 5:30 and headed west through Gilbertsville, Boyertown and Yellow House. With a clear sky, it's nice to have the rising sun behind me.

I stopped at the country church near the first bridge.

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The first bridge is in the nicest setting. No one was fishing in the creek this morning.

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The second bridge isn't far from the first.

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It seems everything in the area has "bridge" in it's name.

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Time to move on...

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A short ride away is Pikeville...

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but I didn't stay long there either. :laugh

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The road to Landis Store is quite nice.

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A short distance away is Fredericksville and more curves, and yes it was an enjoyable 1/2 mile.

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In Mertztown I turned and headed for home...

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...(slowly, of course - I took this as more of a recommendation:whistle).

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My last stop was in Huff's Church.

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It was getting on towards breakfast time so I headed home. I got home at 8 for my favorite breakfast.

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Mmmm, blueberry pancakes.

100 miles before breakfast...I think it'll be a good day.
 
Bravo!

Hey Terence,

Great report, excellent pictures. I thought I was previewing a sequel to Omega Man. Not one creature in any of your pictures. 100 miles before breakfast IS the way to start the day. Thanks for posting, sweet bike!

Paul
 
What a great ride report, complete with food porn! :thumb Very nice pics, and very nice bike, too. Thanks for sharing a great morning. :clap
 
Terrence,

Thanks for the great pictures! I grew up near that area and it's good to see there are still some quiet roads to be had.

Tracy
 
So where are the Bananas?

Bananas are good too, but I can only take so much fiber at any one time.

I went out for a ride this morning with a friend and we stopped for breakfast. I had the worst pancakes I can ever remember. What a contrast to yesterday's breakfast.
 
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