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• MtbikeME

  The headline is incorrect; it’s Bradbury Mountain.

• Anonymous

  Check the spelling of ‘pedal’…..

• Anonymous

  Yep, Kyle must be selling something over by the mushroom according to the spelling as “peddle” ! !

• http://twitter.com/dumbasilook ralph smith

  mr bukaty you are the most phenomenal photgrapher.  did you have to climb a tree to get the shot down at at rider

• Anonymous

  Yes, I did climb a tree for that perspective. I went up about 15 feet and used a wide angle lens which make its look like I was even higher.  Thanks for checking out the photos. -bob

• http://pulse.yahoo.com/_UNXTRA6TSLBQ6V73HW2NQ3Z64U Clint

  Hi Mr. Bukaty this is Clint Sochulak. I really enjoyed the photo essay both as a rider and a amateur photographer myself. Just curious how I can get a print or digital copy of the photo you took of me? 

• Anonymous

  Clint, send me an email – robertfbukaty@yahoo.com – and I’ll let you know how can buy a photo. -bob