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Weekend of 9-15 or thereabouts, not into time.
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| Locks at St Claude and Industrial Canal closing.. |
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Locks opening
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| Locks open |
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| Fats house still stands. |
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| Pecan Grove in St Bernard |
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| Pecan Grove |
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| River Levee near Poydras |
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| Took a break on the River Levee.. |
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| Where's Violet? |
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| Zoom in- Gauthier High School |
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| Mansion down below. |
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| Long straight road south |
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| Another Mansion down south. |
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| A Mansion Subdivision Down below. |
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| Beautiful homes in the Gulf. |
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| Not sure, , has a flag though,,, |
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| Vehicles parked on the safe side of the Barrier. |
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| Safe from surge not from wind. |
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| Everything you can imagine parked on the lee side of the barrier |
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| The Surge Barrier |
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| The Wall, not by Pink Floyd. |
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| View from top of the barrier Levee. |
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| This was a Bass Boat. |
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| Another Trailer flipped. |
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The Surge barrier at the highway.
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| the Gulf side of the Barrier |
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On the way home .
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| Leidheimers Bakery, MLK and Simon Bolivar |
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| The Orleans Mission on MLK |
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| This is where the homeless spend the day drinking till the Mission opens. |
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| Lake Pontchartrain |
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| River Front . |
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| Simon Bolivar, beautiful Blvd. |
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| View of the Dome you may never see,,, From the Guste Housing Project. |
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| MLK at Guste Housing |
OK,,, 35 miles Friday night,, 70 Miles Saturday, and 60 miles Sunday.
Almost ready , 3 weeks left to MS Tour, Get my number next Wednesday.
Wanted to adventure Saturday, got up early, W Napoleon to Metairie Rd, to City Park Ave, to Orleans Ave,, to St Claude, across the Canal on the Bridge of Terror,
St Claude to St Bernard Highway, Past Arabi, Chalmette, Mereaux, Violet , headed to Shell Beach but stopped at the Surge Barrier about 10 miles short of Shell Beach. Running out of Food and Drink. Started with 4 Gatorades, a nutella sandwich, a banana, some jelly beans, had to stop and buy 2 more gatorades and something sweet and chocolate ,70 miles. Sunday toured Treme, St Rock,
Marigny, MLK Blvd, Simon Bolivar, The River ,The Lakefront, and finally Freret and Second looking for a shotgun my grandma stayed in a while, 60 Miles.
Friday night was the usual trip to the quarter, Canal St, and back....
No philosophy this trip , just pedal pumping.
Don't know if my legs are strong enough but they have a nice tan.
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