On Saturday I got to do what few persons can.
As a Canadian, I crossed the USA border and spent time with my American cousins. I did not need a passport. It was 100% legal.
It's called Peace Arch Park and it's quite large.
If you wish to read up on why it exists and what it stands for, here's a link.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Arch_Park
Don't believe everything you read in WiKi. There is no one there hounding you or asking for ID. No lookouts, very few patrols, just families from different nations enjoying one another's company and of course the views and well kept grounds.
There's an international agreement between countries that allows the crossing either direction without passing a check point.
It's the only place in North America you can do this.
I grew up close to the park so it's not unusual for me but my wife had never been there and I didn't actually tell her about it until we stepped over the border and I told her she now had one foot in each country. We continued our walk and circled back to Canada enjoying the scenery. Took about an hour and I came back...
...feeling very enlightened.
As a Canadian, I crossed the USA border and spent time with my American cousins. I did not need a passport. It was 100% legal.
It's called Peace Arch Park and it's quite large.
If you wish to read up on why it exists and what it stands for, here's a link.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Arch_Park
Don't believe everything you read in WiKi. There is no one there hounding you or asking for ID. No lookouts, very few patrols, just families from different nations enjoying one another's company and of course the views and well kept grounds.
There's an international agreement between countries that allows the crossing either direction without passing a check point.
It's the only place in North America you can do this.
I grew up close to the park so it's not unusual for me but my wife had never been there and I didn't actually tell her about it until we stepped over the border and I told her she now had one foot in each country. We continued our walk and circled back to Canada enjoying the scenery. Took about an hour and I came back...
...feeling very enlightened.
A Continental Super Sonic weighs something like 200g, a ##### to get on the rim though. Marathon plus tyres are a bit heavier and slower.
In the early 80s I saw lots of people that looked like that at the Hollywood and OC punk clubs.
That's a STEAMDRIVEN THING. The "vehicle" is called spark (kick) and is normally used for travelling on ice or densely packed snow by kicking it:
Sparkstötting Anno 1938
Here's a video showing more in detail how the steam-spark works:
Sparkstötting Anno 1938
Here's a video showing more in detail how the steam-spark works:
A retired bicycle repair guy who used to fix my bikes had mounted a small motor on his own bike and went for a drive. However that was completely breaking several laws as the vehicle must have special brakes, be registered, have this and that installed and the driver must wear a helmet.
When he came driving on the bike line in some 30 mph, he spotted a police with radar som 50 yards ahead of him and switched of the motor and started pedalling, swishing past the policeman who looked very hesitative and suspicious.
It was a sort of this arrangement he had made (a random photo of a random bike with extra power source):
When he came driving on the bike line in some 30 mph, he spotted a police with radar som 50 yards ahead of him and switched of the motor and started pedalling, swishing past the policeman who looked very hesitative and suspicious.
It was a sort of this arrangement he had made (a random photo of a random bike with extra power source):
