Skunkhome
04-01-2012, 09:51 PM
After church this afternoon I took my longest solo tour to date. I headed north from my house and then meandered around East Baton Rouge , EAst Feliciana, West Feliciana and Pointe Coupe Parishes. At the 80 mile point I came to a new landmark on the Mississippi River I have itching to see. It is the new Audubon Bridge that was just opened last year after the flood of 2011. I think it is an absolute jewel reaching into the sky.
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff369/skunkhome/c2c671e5.jpg
My friend said he experienced vertigo the first time he crossed it on his bike due to the angle of the suspension cables. I took this rather poor video to try to demonstrate what it looks like as you cross. I held my phone against my upper chest to stabilize it as much as possible unfortunately I had no idea where it was pointing. http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff3 ... dcd7dd.mp4 (http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff369/skunkhome/47dcd7dd.mp4)
After visiting the bridge I headed straight home and ended the ride with 111 miles on the trip odometer.
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff369/skunkhome/c2c671e5.jpg
My friend said he experienced vertigo the first time he crossed it on his bike due to the angle of the suspension cables. I took this rather poor video to try to demonstrate what it looks like as you cross. I held my phone against my upper chest to stabilize it as much as possible unfortunately I had no idea where it was pointing. http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff3 ... dcd7dd.mp4 (http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff369/skunkhome/47dcd7dd.mp4)
After visiting the bridge I headed straight home and ended the ride with 111 miles on the trip odometer.