{"id":2085,"date":"2010-06-12T16:44:44","date_gmt":"2010-06-12T23:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/?p=2085"},"modified":"2010-06-12T16:44:44","modified_gmt":"2010-06-12T23:44:44","slug":"other_matters_a_spring_ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2010\/06\/other_matters_a_spring_ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Matters: A Spring Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To my surprise, on the rare occasions when I divert from the main topic and post illustrated accounts of cycling excursions, <em>Rifftides<\/em> readers ask for more. Okay. This morning my Italian friend Vigorelli Bianchi took me 35 miles through farmland, orchard country and high desert. It is difficult with a camera to emphasize the hilliness of the hills. Take my word for it&#151;they are hilly and they are long.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/Wenas%20Uphill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wenas Uphill.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/assets_c\/2010\/06\/Wenas Uphill-thumb-204x285-15637.jpg\" width=\"204\" height=\"285\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This was an up hill <\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/Naches%20downhill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Naches downhill.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/assets_c\/2010\/06\/Naches downhill-thumb-400x300-15639.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This was a down hill<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/assets_c\/2010\/06\/Wenas Valley-thumb-400x300-15649.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thumbnail image for Wenas Valley.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/assets_c\/2010\/06\/Wenas Valley-thumb-400x300-15649-thumb-400x300-15650.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Wenas Valley<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/Wenas%20goats.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wenas goats.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/assets_c\/2010\/06\/Wenas goats-thumb-400x205-15641.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"205\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/Wenas%20cattle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wenas cattle.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/assets_c\/2010\/06\/Wenas cattle-thumb-400x291-15643.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"291\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>New friends along the way<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/Sage%20and%20sky.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sage and sky.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/assets_c\/2010\/06\/Sage and sky-thumb-400x374-15645.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"374\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sage and sky<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/Bianchi%20and%20friend.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bianchi and friend.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/assets_c\/2010\/06\/Bianchi and friend-thumb-300x265-15647.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bianchi and friend<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>End of report. I need a nap. Have a good weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To my surprise, on the rare occasions when I divert from the main topic and post illustrated accounts of cycling excursions, Rifftides readers ask for more. Okay. This morning my Italian friend Vigorelli Bianchi took me 35 miles through farmland, orchard country and high desert. 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