Sunday, December 18, 2022

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Planned this pic for months. Things dull with cloud cover n I waited 30 minutes for them to pass to capture this fall pic from Forest Rose.


Dogs are welcome at this park.. kept on a leash and cleaned up after em . 

After losing Kookie I am unlikely to make it to the top of Mt P often if any time at all. If you r looking for a pic I had taken, I will try to find it.. thanks to all u guys who wrestled with Kookie n endured being slimed . πŸ˜‹






If you love Mt. P. too
You can join our park 
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Dont have an internet phone so usually get em posted by the next day, copy freely :)
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I usually just see people once or might later but forget em.
If you use the tag #risingpark in any Instagram pics you post, I look there each day
Other pages on this blog --->

Who will share the dream of  an 
observation tower on Mt P HERE










Some other pics






Google Map (mine) πŸΆπŸ“Έ  Mt P in Risingpark
Taking telephotos onis day, it was not till I got home and posted em, that I was told "That is Courtney" a girl I knew for years :)
(in back my photo assistant Kookie, a drone pic taken of us by Brian w Mickayla)




Points at Mt Pleasant



Google-Site-Verification

Crusing

 Throuigh the years that I have sat on the bank watching tennis players, cars  driving by with their heads sticking out the window .. 
It is a place to hang out with family n pals or just to observe.


How many pick up their car keys n your dog goes in their happy dance. This is Puparonia but if you were around the park n saw me with Kookie (Saint Bernard) my co-pilot.. Lost in Aug 2023


It is ok to go to car shows and look around what others have built but .. you are not involved in the doings just being a spectator. 

Lots of people do not stop but just ride around the park in their cool cars.
On the last day Kookie was sitting on the bank with me shooting candid pics I saw this sports car n snapped it.

Wash em, polish em n make em stand out .. Glad it is gone but when I was a kid, guys tied squirrel tails to their antennas
 
Is cruising around in your car a sport.. Me thinking it is a social activity .. people of all ages like to cruse around n their ride.
The park it's self is not a place to have such event but to check out the interest of people with their rides.


Things r getting a bit harder for me now n will likely be more sitting on the bank observing then climbing on top to soak in the sunsets.

It was called something else back in the day but people have been cruising a long time.. in their cool rides, friends n sidekicks by their sides.
One good thing there is no need of a shovel and pale in our version πŸ˜‹

If you would like to write or need a photography subject, just sit on the bank in the park and watch.. think... what r they thinking or feeling as they go by.

PBS program about the birth of parks .. The guy and park for those on our turf.. Rising Park in Lancaster Ohio.

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Organizing Cruising on our home turf, some of my thoughts.


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Cruising sounds

Riding around on the weekends and listening to the radio was cool when I was a pup. There were lots of songs about cars.

I like music from the generations that came after me but I don't remember many songs about drag racing .. cruising around with your pals.
What ever your generation .. if they were still riding around beeping their horns n surfing through drive ins, what songs would your pals be playing?

If you are from the Lancaster Ohio area, have pics of cool cars then or now that I can add to this page, 
I created this facebook for that 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/weekendcruising

What to do when the sun goes down in Lancaster Ohio

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When I was a pup I always wanted a roaster but only got to ride to the drive inns with pals, till I grew up (kinda) n bought something like it :)

In 2020 during the virus caper someone called for a cruse in and the parking lots were full of people hanging out like back in the day n I drove around with my pup taking pics πŸ˜‹












Knowing the science of weekend cruising I did a quick paste up of a route 

Not just those with cool cars were in to it but all of them were part of the ride.
Guys n girls of all ages loved the ride then and now.

How to organize ... hmmm 
*  In your school fb groups

*  Make up some flyers to share at car shows (just here in Lancaster) . to people you will know and those working there

*  Going through the ride route stopping in food places.. I would bet they would go along and have cruse night specials.

*  Car parts places, cycle shops

* There is a new food place that opened up out by the Tractor Supply... Jimmy's Drive (now a truck) they might get into it.

* Mobile food stands, every once in a while I see them popping up in some space with good traffic. They might get in on the cruse nights, finding locations along with the cruse trail.

The red icons on the map are points of interest. To plot out a good map a ride through the route with a camera spotting places of interest where cars could stop and mingle or load up on food.

Some of the places along the route are parking lots to mingle .. places to get gas (those stations might put up flyers)

Me thinking what a fun thing to bring it back for all generations and the kids who only saw it in the movies.

Going to car shows n looking at fancy works of others.. take some pics with the cars, it is OK but hanging out on the streets n parking spots with others after dark.. that is the magic to capture.
Not just those with super cars but the average bears crusing through the streets ... all were parked in the hot spots on weekend nights.


I'll bet one of the radio stations would jump in and take the roll of wolf man jack.. well kind of  πŸ˜‹


I don't know who got the event started (the mayor?) but Kookie n me was just on the way to Walmart n I thought what great pics to capture. If you know any of these guys tell em where they can copy their pics :)






Weekend cruising in Lancaster Ohio 
A fun idea .. share the page if u wanna ..




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I started working on a map where I will put markers of places I have taken photos.
With that I will add some pics at those spots and comment with thoughts on how to get pics n what to avoid.
anna ask something in this facebook group.

Bikes workshop n stuff

Bike Shop at Rising Park πŸ˜‰ 



When I was a kid they sent park teachers out with sporting equipment and crafts to teach skills.

 Many like me don't know much about bike parts, adjustments n such.
Fixing your bike at a shop could cost a bit  .. things u might be able to do with a few tools and instructions.

I know two guys from the park that might help out as instructors.. They have drones too (One has his certified drone pilot certificate) A drone video he did of Kookie n me

I wonder if  the park would help you put on a bike course, safety, adjustments repairs. 

Some have bikes not working, maybe parents n kids and other bike riders would benefit from a class?


Who might be interested in a bike workshop at Rising Park?

I have looked at one group "meetup.com" They have different things people are interested in and bring them together in activities.
I suppose there are lots of people who would like to do things but not by themselves.

Bike riding is fun but not just alone, some one could  organize bike rides along the bike path?


I added a page here so you can comment on it, share it with your group n better yet with the Lancaster park guys
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=7275725009142389&set=pcb.7275759725805584 


If enough response , it could happen πŸ˜‹