I happen to like a series of books called "Weird...." .... being a state. There is one for practically every state as well as one for the whole of the USA. It has given me a few ride ideas. I have gone on 'weird' rides just to see these things/places. I was wondering if there were any other weird places you have been to.

For instance...

Pa Shoe House -
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r290/BlueLilTyke/08-07-26%20Pa%20Shoe%20House/DSC00874.jpg

Gravity Hill (http://www.gravityhill.com/)
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r290/BlueLilTyke/08-10-12%20GH%20GPV/DSC02015.jpg

We visited the shrine of the "Great Cowasaki"




http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q126/zartan1/kawasaki.jpg

Nice!! I never heard of that one! (no punny intended) is that in WA?

Carnation Farms now a retreat. I believe it it owned by the Paul Newman Foundation and houses a Camp Corey... along with business faculties beautiful farmland. It is great to see it perserved...

those are cool. i would take pics, but i don't think hawaii has anything weird like that... none that i know of anyways. i know on the other islands, they have "goose crossing" street signs.

I wasn't riding at the time, but if anyone is ever in S. Alabama, go through Enterprise, there is a monument to the Boll Weevil, the pest that wiped out cotton as the main crop.

nb

those are cool. i would take pics, but i don't think hawaii has anything weird like that... none that i know of anyways. i know on the other islands, they have "goose crossing" street signs.

Not so free from the weird

Weird Hawaii (http://www.weirdhawaii.com/)

And apparently you all have blue stop signs??? Where are the pictures of those huh?

Not so free from the weird

Weird Hawaii (http://www.weirdhawaii.com/)

And apparently you all have blue stop signs??? Where are the pictures of those huh?

Haven't seen any of those..

Have you Kelly?

nb

I know there is one coming out of the Waipio Zippy's from their parking lot onto the main road there. I don't recall if I've ever seen any others. It made me wonder wtf that was, too. :confused:

Not so free from the weird

Weird Hawaii (http://www.weirdhawaii.com/)

And apparently you all have blue stop signs??? Where are the pictures of those huh?

oh yeah, we have tons of ghosts here. just hard to get a picture with them and my bike. lol.

and yeah, i think that zippys (local restaurant chain here) in waipio is the only blue stop sign i have noticed too.

one time, at band camp, back up.....
Out riding a few weeks ago, got caught in the rain and hid out in a covered waiting area at the glider port at Dillingham ...

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp23/ninjabrewer/DSCN1146.jpg

on the way back, I remembered this sign and stopped to get a pic of it. I crack up every time I pass it.

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp23/ninjabrewer/DSCN1147.jpg

nb

and yeah, i think that zippys (local restaurant chain here) in waipio is the only blue stop sign i have noticed too.

I'm going to have to ride out that way and see it, I haven't seen it, of course I don't ride into Waipio very often

nb

take a pic of your bike next to it... not nearly as cool as a shoe-shaped house, but it can't be helped.

There can't be to many shoe shaped houses... (Of course when it was built it was a marketing ploy for Hans Shoes...But thats...another story)

Where's the shoe house?!?!?!
i missed that on my last trip up there!

Right off of Route 30... You probably passed the sign and the house (everybody does even though you can see it from the route) you can get to it on old Lincoln Highway

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r290/BlueLilTyke/08-07-26%20Pa%20Shoe%20House/DSC00863.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r290/BlueLilTyke/08-07-26%20Pa%20Shoe%20House/DSC00860.jpg

Map! Found it!
Upper Right hand corner
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r290/BlueLilTyke/08-07-26%20Pa%20Shoe%20House/Map.jpg

take a pic of your bike next to it... not nearly as cool as a shoe-shaped house, but it can't be helped.

like this:

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp23/ninjabrewer/DSCN1159.jpg

Finally got the time and a clear enough sky to ride out a get the shot. It has been raining a lot the last several days.

nb

Right! Wow! It really is a blue stop sign! What the heck!

I am going to have to head out to the Potomac to find this sign: ]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/S2_Rp/Funnies/Old20Fisherman20Xing.jpg

Dude, that house is close to where I'm at.... Hate R. 30 though....that can be a mess, even in the cage.

BlueTyke...I admit...I have NEVER heard of Gravity Hill. Here in California, all we have is a Terminating Governator. Do the claims on the website (not the really silly ones) really happen? Just curious.

Dude, that house is close to where I'm at.... Hate R. 30 though....that can be a mess, even in the cage.

Uggh!! I so totally agree! R. 30 really sucked! Boring! ZZZzzzzZZZ

BlueTyke...I admit...I have NEVER heard of Gravity Hill. Here in California, all we have is a Terminating Governator. Do the claims on the website (not the really silly ones) really happen? Just curious.

Adam no worries... I was born and rased in California moved out just over a year ago.

And yes... It was really weird but it does just as it says. I didn't get the full effect on Tyke... But I brought a ball and a few ladies had some water...

I would... show you the... blog for it but... :: panic :: the site doesn't seem to be working!!! Alll my blogs! All...my adventures....

good thing I don't put all my blogs in one spot :D

Sunny & Tyke find Gravity (http://www.mdriders.proboards53.com/index.cgi?board=photos&action=display&thread=91)

Btw find something Weird (http://www.weirdca.com/) near you

Sunny thanks for posting about this. I looked for the book on Amazon and also found "Ghost Towns of Pennsylvania" which I bought and I will try to go find them all this summer.

Good luck with that one Ryan! You can have the haunted places! Phil has been to the haunted Prison up there in PA. Said that was pretty neat.

(I am not one for scary! But I have checked out a lot of the covered bridges in Bedford County)

Not necessarily the haunted, but "ghost" in that they were once booming and are now deserted.

The covered bridge thing is another one I want to do. Find all of them in PA. Being close to Lancaster gives me pretty good access to a bunch.

I still have to do the lancaster bridges... :D

PA is very good about their histories and locations. I found a lot of the Bedford ones online. Most of them have a Wiki page too... One day I will hit them all :D

I think Taps/Ghost Hunters did a few episodes up in PA somewhere.. Not sure where though I try to avoid that show :eek:

Camoroz, you should have a blast with the covered bridges. I used to cycle(the pedal kinds) quite a bit and a local club puts on a ride that goes through a lot of the covered bridges in the area for about 65-75 miles(depending on detours and stops for ice cream, heh heh), it's a nice ride for either kind of bike!

Came across this thread too late. I think this (http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=15760) would fit well in this thread.

I would love to find that one someday Nick!

Sunny - all you have to do is come down this way and we'll take you to it! That's close to the video I posted too :)

I am workin on it Kim!

This afternoon got near seventy! I was like :eek: but then I remembered... Snot does not play well in helmets :D

Here are a couple of shots from our ride today. We decided to visit our local dinosaur petting zoo.

http://www.ninjette.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=104&pictureid=1076


http://www.ninjette.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=104&pictureid=1078

I happen to like a series of books called "Weird...." .... being a state. There is one for practically every state as well as one for the whole of the USA. It has given me a few ride ideas. I have gone on 'weird' rides just to see these things/places. I was wondering if there were any other weird places you have been to.

For instance...

Pa Shoe House -
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r290/BlueLilTyke/08-07-26%20Pa%20Shoe%20House/DSC00874.jpg

Gravity Hill (http://www.gravityhill.com/)
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r290/BlueLilTyke/08-10-12%20GH%20GPV/DSC02015.jpg

I saw that shoe on HGTV's amazing home.

I always wanted to go to the dinosaurs!! :D I never made it though. Maybe next time.

Huh! Tin that would have been interesting to see! when did you see it?

I always wanted to go to the dinosaurs!! :D I never made it though. Maybe next time.

Huh! Tin that would have been interesting to see! when did you see it?

oh man...why are you trying to test my memory? :D
i honestly don't remember. could've been last yr, 2 yrs ago, 3 yrs ago.

Alright folks! We are slackin!

Where my Vancover riders at huh!? Why hasn't anyone shown me this one:

Device to root out evil (http://www.culturekiosque.com/art/news/device_to_root_out_evil.html)

Kansas City Missouri -
Kansas City Public Library (http://www.greatinteriordesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/kansas-city-public-library-missouri-united-states.jpg)

How about Seattle Washington,

Cowboy boots bathroom (http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1P6W_Cowboy_Boots_Bathroom_Seattle_WA)

This isn't my picture, but I have actually driven past this sign :)

http://www.dandennis.com/secret%20nuclear%20bunker%20sign.jpg

Ok Sunny. You have my interest. I went and picked up the book "Weird Missouri". It has all kinds of neat stuff in it and neat places to visit. So as soon as my riding skills are better and I can venture out more distance, I will be visiting some of these places and taking pics.

Now do go thinking it will be next spring. :) Some of the places are in the St. Louis area and I hope once I get used to The Kid, we'll be good to go. I'll have to pick up Weird Oklahoma (my home town) and Weird Illinois since that's pretty close too. Thanks for giving ideas of places to ride and reading material!!

Zoe... Are you serious!? Not much of a seceret now huh!? that is classic!


Belinda! Glad I could help! Just so you know the Weird series doesn't get everything all the time so you can also web search that kind of stuff :)

We have a giant lobster in the town i work in.

Zoe... Are you serious!? Not much of a seceret now huh!? that is classic!

Yeh. I always thought it was a photochop / joke, but it is real :)

It's an old unused bunker, but still a funny sign nevertheless.

We have a giant lobster in the town i work in.

That is sweet!

Yeh. I always thought it was a photochop / joke, but it is real :)

It's an old unused bunker, but still a funny sign nevertheless.

Wow... Intellegent Government huh?

We have a giant lobster in the town i work in.

Where is a pic of you next to the lobster? That would be a great pic.

Right! Wow! It really is a blue stop sign! What the heck!

I am going to have to head out to the Potomac to find this sign: ]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/S2_Rp/Funnies/Old20Fisherman20Xing.jpg

That's one of the funniest xing signs i've ever seen. :D I wonder if the town had to vote on it.

This isn't my picture, but I have actually driven past this sign :)

http://www.dandennis.com/secret%20nuclear%20bunker%20sign.jpg


Hahahaha....man did I roll on the floor for this sign. :D Who comes up with this stuff?

BlueRaven - what town is it that you work in which has that giant beast?

That's one of the funniest xing signs i've ever seen. :D I wonder if the town had to vote on it.

I believe it is near a senior living facility and the general consensus said to put it up :D

Who said seniors didn't have a sense of humour? :D

Kootney pass in mid-may, thought the 13ft snowbanks and frozen lakes were funny

oh yeah, we have tons of ghosts here. just hard to get a picture with them and my bike. lol.

and yeah, i think that zippys (local restaurant chain here) in waipio is the only blue stop sign i have noticed too.

dont forget Ward Center and Turtle Bay Resort. Blue just means it is a private road instead of a public one

Does this qualify as Weird ? Or just Super-Patriotic ...

Gastonia, NC owns the largest American Flag flying from a flag pole. The flag itself is 65' high by 115' wide and weighs over 200 pounds. The flagpole is 225' high and 8 feet in diameter at the base.

Flag Specs:
115 FEET LONG x 65 FEET HIGH,
7,410 SQ. FT., of NYLON

STARS: 4 ½ FT. TIP TO TIP
STRIPES: 5 FT. WIDE

(not my photo, Credit to John Luckey)
Story here : http://www.heraldonline.com/front/story/1482233.html

Gravity Hill (http://www.gravityhill.com/)
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r290/BlueLilTyke/08-10-12%20GH%20GPV/DSC02015.jpg

where is this at? not sure it is the same thing..but there is a place in anchorage where you park at the bottom of the hill...put it in neutral...and it pulls you to the top...

Does this qualify as Weird ? Or just Super-Patriotic ...

Gastonia, NC owns the largest American Flag flying from a flag pole. The flag itself is 65' high by 115' wide and weighs over 200 pounds. The flagpole is 225' high and 8 feet in diameter at the base.




Not weird but certainly awesome so I'll let it slide!! :)

where is this at? not sure it is the same thing..but there is a place in anchorage where you park at the bottom of the hill...put it in neutral...and it pulls you to the top...

That i the same thing. They are called Gravity Hills. The one in my post happens to be in PA Bedford County.

Where is a pic of you next to the lobster? That would be a great pic.

I'm allergic to shellfish...lol

BlueRaven - what town is it that you work in which has that giant beast?

It's in Shediac, New Brunswick CANADA

Lobster fishing is the main source of income for the local fishermen around here and most part of the maritimes.