What the hell, right? I wasn't expecting this. The tapes were just sitting there by a concrete barrier. But I get ahead of myself. I was cycling down a cozy path, shrouded on both sides by generous greenery:
Pictures don't do it justice. It's really comfy and mildly mystical at sunset. The beams of light coming through the branches don't show up on camera. But you can see the fluffy white deposits of dandelion seeds to either side of the path.
At least I think that's what this stuff is. Before I got a close look I figured it might be mycelium. I guess I'm still not really sure. It's very pretty and unexpected to find it lining the edges of a bike path though.
There are portions of this trail where there's some breaks in the trees, and you can see cars zooming down the highway, which kind of sucks. But for much of this particular stretch, you're totally engulfed by the woods:
Here's a peek I took into the woods themselves. It's pretty dense and there's a dropoff into a gully that makes me paranoid about losing control of my bike and plummeting down there one day. Like that scene in Flight of the Navigator? Anybody?
Probably just hobo tents down there if I had to guess. Beer cans, syringes and other detritus. I keep finding that sort of thing in what would otherwise be beautiful, secluded natural spaces. Meadows for example. It's a product of the fact that people who are totally broke have nowhere else to live in our society where cops won't harass them.
Anyways, here's what you came for: Closeups of the tapes. I don't have a VCR and if I did I would be afraid of Samara crawling out of the TV screen if I played these, haha. Seems to be the property of one "Joyce Albright". I left the tapes there as they're not my property.
"Beatlgeuse". A confused mashup of Beetlejuice and Betelgeuse, his canonical name in the film. Gonna go ahead and guess this is a copy of that movie. Joyce has good taste.
Nevermind, no she doesn't. I remember during MDRS I had to do mandatory morning yoga for 2 weeks. We watched a tape like this one to instruct us on doing poses like the downward dog. It was like a weird game of twister, I didn't approve then and I don't approve now.
The rest of the tapes had no labels, sadly. What a weird find. How many homeless people have a TV, VCR and electricity? Or if they don't, why bother holding onto a few VHS tapes you can't play? Hobo mysteries. Anyway keep your eyes peeled for the next installment of eBike Explorations where I possibly get killed by tweakers.
Stay Cozy!
@alexbeyman,
Riding, photography and again riding! That's a cool idea and everything happens due to your great e Bike! Looks like it's a forest area! Good for health too!
Cheers~
Very greeny environment. Nice bike tho. E-bikes are very cool
haha, what a great walk, but i would have taken the tapes out of curiosity just to see what they have inside. I wouldn't trust the labels on it and if they where there at the floor its because someone throw them out.
By the way, which ebike model do you have? I was thinking of buying one :)
I built mine. It isn't branded.
Also that your ultimate electric bike looks real cool... I'd want one for myself too💪
What! Oh my, i never believed such could still be found in such a clean state, its cool, we had none of those again. Hey, do you have all this old vinyl tape? That large black round disk played on a kind of gramophone. 'Cos my dad has some of them.
Those are called records. I've never owned any, I'm not that old.
i love the greenery , thank-u @alexbeyman for showing us these beautiful scenes
@alexbeyman Did you take these photos with a phone or a digital camera.... I like the clarity and detail
Country treasures, never know what you are likely to find, is there no place left unsoiled by the touch of humanity. Not many I think.
I was going to make a joke about the ring if you watched the tapes but you beat me to it.
I was going to say mail me the Y2K wrapup tape and I'll digitize it, but ya blew it and didn't take the tapes!
I was interested in that too, but if you google "millennium madness" it appears to be cheerleading related. Nothing cool or creepy like apocalyptic predictions, as you might suspect from the title.
I was hoping "Y2K wrap up," would be more along the lines of a sub-par Heaven's Gate cult calling it a day.
that looks like a heavenly peaceful road, i also like cycling in the woods where no noise reaches. And fortunately my country is full of this kind of places, blessed.
Nothing like that weird VHS from Sponge Bob that some guy con youtube found.
You should check it up if you find snuff movies or something.
That's quite an experience!
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Snuff movies for sure
Nice electric bicycle , how you build your bicycle ? Your adventure is interesting . Amazing photography alex .
Thanks for sharing @alexbeyman
You are having such an amazing bike.
Nice generous greenery.....i really like it.
Best ebike i have seen so far in my life.
You're very good with technology
This is a new discovery from me... Thank you @alexbeyman