Texas’s Best Riding for Every Kind of Cyclist
Whether you’re looking to spin endless country roads, grind backroad gravel, or cruise rugged singletrack, Texas has a ride for you
Jul 27, 2021
There’s no better way to explore the endless variety of landscapes in Texas than on two wheels. You can mountain-bike down steep canyon trails, pedal up to the highest point on the Texas highway system, or lose yourself in a curtain of pines. No matter where you are in Texas, there’s likely some excellent cycling to be done.
Pedal Through the Texas Wine Country
Amidst the Hill Country’s rolling grasslands and clusters of live oak, there are well over 100 wineries, distilleries, and breweries. This part of the state also happens to offer some of its most picturesque cycling and a hearty dose of intriguing Texas history.
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Lightning strikes that are commonly seen on the ground are just one of many storm phenomena. Some of them happen in places that humans do not usually see, like the clouds above.
Lightning is a beautiful yet dangerous natural phenomenon that produces incredible lights. As long as the person is not near the vicinity seeing a lightning strike can be a truly spectacular experience.
But lightning also produces incredible sights in the space above the clouds that extend into the atmosphere in varying colors that cannot be seen n the ground.
The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) released a new image capturing an incredible glimpse of two lightning strikes playing out at the same moment.
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These types of lightning, called red sprites and blue jets, are tricky to photograph.
The Gemini Observatory in Hawaii snapped a stunning picture with both types in the same frame.
In a stormy Hawaiian sky in July 2017, streaks of red and blue lightning seemed to meet above a bed of white light.
Cameras on the Gemini North telescope at the Gemini Observatory in Mauna Kea snapped a stunning picture of the multi-colored light show. The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) released the photo on Wednesday as its image of the week.
The lightning in the image appears so otherworldly that it looks like it must be a special effect, NOIRLab said. It also published a zoomable version.