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The Uwharries of Central North Carolina; January 10-12, 2033
It was about thirty degrees outside at eight-thirty on a Tuesday morning when I headed out by bicycle for a three day trip from my home in Chapel Hill NC. Brrrrrr. I was in search of parts of North Carolina I had never seen. I did not intentionally set out to ride through the Uwharrie […]
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Four hours cycling through Lunenburg County, Virginia; January 2, 2023
I have recently been somewhat spooked bicycling through the suburban sprawl that is much of settled America. Older cities are usually great to cycle in; areas of shopping malls and cul de sacs make safe bicycling difficult. Rural country roads can be great but only when they are far away from cities. On an unseasonably […]
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Statesboro Blues: Four day cycle tour of inland southeast Georgia; December 4 – 7, 2022
It was cold in North Carolina in December. I made plans to drive south for warmer weather before starting my next bicycle tour. Wake up Mama, turn your lamp down low. Statesboro Blues was one of the inspirations for this adventure starting on a Sunday morning. I got my Bike Friday ready in our seventh […]
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My first visit to Hattiesburg, Mississippi; October 24, 2022
Tootie and I have been staying at our New Orleans retreat. I had been cycling around New Orleans but wanted a brief change of pace. Hattiesburg MS looked to have a lovely rail-trail just over a hundred miles away. On a random Monday I drove up by car for a day trip with my bicycle […]