Author: Paco Marshall
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The Coronavirus Diaries, part fifteen: Carthage to Pinehurst NC, May 23, 2020
Where to go now? How about the area south of Sanford NC, on US15-501? I chose Carthage NC (population 2,200) which is fifty miles and a one hour car drive from my home in Chapel Hill. I parked our Prius at a farm store. I figured no one would care if I…
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The Coronavirus Diaries, part Fourteen; Over the Boardwalk, May 10, 2020
Tootie and I had a free place to stay so why not escape for a couple days? My late mother’s house was sitting empty. We could still keep to ourselves and social distance. We brought our own food and drove the four hours from Chapel Hill to Virginia Beach. I have always had…
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The Coronavirus Diaries, part Thirteen: Noodling though Raleigh; May 8, 2020
It was another beautiful spring day during a coronavirus pandemic. I had to stay close to home so that I could bike ride in just a few hours and still drive home. I had to do the entire ride without stopping to buy food or water and not talking to anyone. (Keep social distance!)…
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The Coronavirus Diaries, Part Twelve; Reidsville NC; May 3, 2020
It is sixty miles and a one hour drive from our Chapel Hill apartment to the Reidsville exit off US 29, twenty-five miles north of Greensboro. North Carolina passed a law back in 1988 that raised the gas tax but the proceeds could only be used to building freeway outer loops around the largest cities…
urban bicycle journeys 