And while the races are competitive, cyclocross is also beloved for its laid-back atmosphere and sense of humor. (Taking yourself too seriously is for road racers.) Joan Hanscom, the organizer of the Louisville event, recalled a recent cyclocross race in which a fan in a unicorn costume dangled cookies from a fishing line on the course for passing riders to grab.
Painted in brilliant colors with lighting reminiscent of a Turner seascape, it portrays a fishing village with a line of majestic bluffs rising behind it.
Mr. Bower pulled a spool of fishing line from his pocket and carefully knotted a copy of his local newspaper, the Centre Daily Times, to the fence.
One study in 2004 estimated leatherback turtles had only a 50 percent chance of avoiding being accidentally snared by a deep sea fishing line each year.
He made a kind of fishing line for passing notes to adjacent cells by unwinding the elastic from his boxer shorts, though it was contraband and would be confiscated.
Despite "atrocious sea conditions", the crew managed to connect a tow line, but when it broke, Crewman Simon Emms went on board the fishing vessel to connect a second line.
But the transcendent moment is when we come upon a pod of killer whales fishing right in Barnard Harbour, a straight line of sight from the hotel dock.
He eventually found fishing line, and a large undamaged mosquito net, and sisal bags large enough to tie together and use as a blanket.
Handsome pastel-coloured houses, independent shops and art galleries, and ramshackle fishing huts line the High Street, while a sweeping shingle beach offers big-sky views.
Just as many NASCAR fans who can't afford top of the line race cars can still buy a basic Ford Mustang, so to can many fishing enthusiasts afford to take up the sport on a casual level.
The confrontation had been building for a week when Northern crab-fishing boats began to move south of the informal maritime border called the Northern Limit Line.
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