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New York State; Syracuse to Albany; October 21-27, 2026
America is a fascinating country and a certain region of New York State helps tell our story. We are a mobile people and build lovely cities and towns but abandon them when the economics change. The residents might then move to places like Florida and South Carolina. There was an Industrial Revolution where items that…
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Estrie: the Eastern Townships, September 18 – 24, 2026
Montreal is eight hundred fifty miles straight north from Raleigh/Durham, almost exactly the same distance as New Orleans, just in the opposite direction. On American Airlines it would be two – one hour flights, connecting in PHL. Philadelphia airport may have issues but it features sometimes genuinely local food. At 11:00 AM I had just…
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Toronto, Ontario; August 14-19, 2026
Three days into this four day bike ride at mid-morning I stopped for coffee at somewhere called Red Bulb Express Bar in Stouffville, Ontario, suburban Toronto. I sat by myself outside at a table on the sidewalk. I have trouble starting conversations but here two bicycle riders just came up and sat down with me!…
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Cycling Wilson NC, and an update on the heart; July 28, 2026
Chapel Hill NC is ninety miles west of both Wilson NC (population 48,000) and Rocky Mount NC (population 54,000.). Those small cities are twenty miles north/south of each other. Since I had recently explored Rocky Mount, I followed this up with several bike rides around Wilson NC. Cutting to the chase: Wilson seems more put…