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Took a three day scooter trip to AR and OK over the weekend. I forgot my camera. Took this shot with a cheap flip phone. Surprised how well it came out.

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gtmalone said:
Took a three day scooter trip to AR and OK over the weekend. I forgot my camera. Took this shot with a cheap flip phone. Surprised how well it came out.

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Did you take the Talimena highway? Such a beautiful drive in the fall.

Dyavolski Most (Devil's Bridge), Bulgaria
Legend tells of a Bulgarian stonemason, Dimitar, who was tasked with solving a bridge problem here in the early 1500s. Dimitar was hired to construct a crossing that wouldn't collapse into the rushing Arda River, as had all previous spans in this strange spot.

How could Dimitar build a bridge to beat all the others? By making a deal with the devil, of course. As one version of the story goes, Lucifer impelled Dimitar to encase his wife's shadow in the stonework, which imbued the bridge with supernatural strength against the rapids. The diabolical catch? Trapping her shadow meant she was doomed to death once construction was completed. Dimitar finished the bridge in 40 days, and his wife died shortly after.

Dyavolski Most (Devil's Bridge) in the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria stands tall to this day as proof of Dimitar's deadly pact. Or could it be, perhaps, that Dimitar was just a really good stonemason?
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Stewie26 said:
This is one of the container ships drifting off Redondo Beach waiting to get into the port of L.A. along with almost 100 other ships. We had the biggest lightning storm in years a few weeks ago and a local photographer just happened to snap this shot at the right time.
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This could happen again today.
Last I checked there were 100 ships 'parked' out there!
 
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MonetBass said:
Did you take the Talimena highway? Such a beautiful drive in the fall.

Dyavolski Most (Devil's Bridge), Bulgaria
Legend tells of a Bulgarian stonemason, Dimitar, who was tasked with solving a bridge problem here in the early 1500s. Dimitar was hired to construct a crossing that wouldn't collapse into the rushing Arda River, as had all previous spans in this strange spot.

How could Dimitar build a bridge to beat all the others? By making a deal with the devil, of course. As one version of the story goes, Lucifer impelled Dimitar to encase his wife's shadow in the stonework, which imbued the bridge with supernatural strength against the rapids. The diabolical catch? Trapping her shadow meant she was doomed to death once construction was completed. Dimitar finished the bridge in 40 days, and his wife died shortly after.

Dyavolski Most (Devil's Bridge) in the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria stands tall to this day as proof of Dimitar's deadly pact. Or could it be, perhaps, that Dimitar was just a really good stonemason?
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Yes on the Talimena. One of my favorite roads. It's a great ride anytime! Trees had just started turning, very little color.

Here is the trip log with the route and links to pics.
 
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