Category: Central North Carolina trips
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Biking up to Henderson NC;November 16-17,2025
Warm sunny weather was predicted for the next three days before an extended period of rain and cold. I hatched an idea; why not take three days to bike from my home in Chapel Hill NC up to Petersburg or Richmond VA? As it turned out, I did not make it that far but I…
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Cycling up to Danville VA; August 12-13, 2025
Both Tootie and I use bicycles to accomplish much of our shopping and daily errands. Until recently we had two cars but her late mother’s 2004 Honda Accord with 197,000 miles was deteriorating, sometimes sitting unused for months at a time. Two weeks ago after I had to pay over three hundred dollars to fix…
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Old US-1; Moncure NC to Sanford NC; February 9, 2025
A section of Old US-1 in central North Carolina is a genuine piece of Americana. Route 66 is more famous but US-1 has a similar story. US-1 was designated in the 1920’s as the original Maine to Florida highway. Twenty-five miles from my home in Chapel Hill NC I parked our old 2004 Honda at…
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A chilly ride from Siler City NC to Liberty NC, and back, January 13, 2025
I had a brief 9:00 AM doctor’s appointment fifteen miles away in Pittsboro NC. I drove down there from my home in Chapel Hill NC in our second car, an old 2004 Honda Accord. I wanted to use this opportunity to take a bike ride and the Bike Friday was folded in the trunk. It…
urban bicycle journeys 