After 200+ miles on the Gold Wing yesterday, I was ready to trade speed for something slower and more deliberate. That meant riding the Can-Am Spyder F3 with the Panasonic Lumix S9 readily available from the storage area above the handlebars. I was now ready to pull over quickly, make rapid U-turns, and navigate dirt roads without hesitation. All images are straight out of the camera without edits.
Mexico Primitive Cemetery
Since this interesting place was still catching some low-angle morning sunlight, I maneuvered the Spyder along the dirt car path that passed through the cemetery.
Happy Valley Overlook
I don’t know exactly what this spot is called or what purpose it actually serves. But along route 104 as you approach the Happy Valley Wildlife Management Area, this quick pullover always provides something different as it goes from lake to swamp to field across the course of the Summer.
Happy Valley Wildlife Management Area
There are plenty of roads to travel within this area, but many are a bit too rough for the Spyder. I stayed only long enough to enjoy one of the main roads while also ensuring that I didn’t bleed out from all of the mosquitoes.
Camp Zerbe
The Oswego County Nature Park at Camp Zerbe, immediately adjacent to the Happy Valley area offers something for the whole family including some beautiful and easy trails that immerse you in some great scenery. The morning sun brought it all to life this morning.
O’Hara Road
Like many out-of-the-way roads in Northern Oswego County, the beautiful scenery is often intermixed with indications that privacy is a mandate but being sufficiently educated to vote intelligently is optional. The full range was on display through this area this morning.
Salmon River Reservoir
County Route 19
Discovering this scene was enough of a surprise that I was past it before I could slow the bike down. I spun the Spyder around and pulled over to capture some photographs.
Forest Park
Eventually the back roads turned into city streets as I rolled into Camden, NY. But Camden is the home of a very interesting park that leaves you feeling like you are nowhere near a city. Filled with places to gather for a cookout and a meandering one-way road that is mostly used by walkers and runners, this park offers plenty of photography opportunities as well.
Heading Home
From Forest Park, it was time to travel home. That path also included some random turns, but they were kept at a minimum as there were plenty of other tasks waiting to be done.
But like many of my rides around this area, there were many new things to see and photograph. Four hours on the bike, a total of 91.5 miles, totally delivered on the photography and the mind-clearing that is only possible on a motorcycle.
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