A tale of three rivers

We were going to do the San Gabriel River Today. I woke up early, and did a little bit of riding to find a bath room. I took a photo of a ship waiting to come in to the Harbor:

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coming back , I came across this lawn sculpture:

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He had the usual pre ride session before heading off up the San Gabriel:

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lovely Scenery:

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hard to believe that you're only 10 miles from downtown LA:

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Once we got to Whitter Narrows, some folks went back the way they cam most of us decided to go on to the Rio Hondo trial, which eventually becomes the Los Angeles River Trail.
we crossed over the Rio Hondo:

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before coming to the Los Angeles:

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Since the LA River trial goes Through Compton, I didn't feel like tarrying.
It was a little embarrassing , as most of the bikers go to Long beach well before the trikers. I busied myslef with my camera taking picture of the Port, the Queen Mary, and other things:

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I got separated fro the Group in downtown Long Beach. but it allow to take picture of this pretty building:

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One of the unique thinmg about long beach is that the offshore oil rigs are disgused as islands:

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We eventually made it back. since I wound doing 70 miles instead of the 55 I had planned, I rewarded myself:

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