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Searching for the end of the earth, East Bank edition,March 5 and 13, 2023
Louisiana geography is complicated. Divided by the Mississippi River, southern Louisiana has an East Bank and a West Bank, even though with a curving river the East Bank is not always to the east. In the swampy landscape south of New Orleans, on the East Bank there are roads that head out into the marshes,…
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The Uwharries of Central North Carolina; January 10-12, 2023
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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