Category: Central North Carolina trips
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The Clayton Loop, September 9, 2019
This is a fascinating forty-nine mile loop. Bike one direction from central Raleigh to Clayton along the Walnut Creek / Neuse River bicycle path. Drink a coffee in downtown Clayton then bicycle back to Raleigh along Old US 70. There is a lot of new and old North Carolina spread along this route.…
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Raleigh/Durham commuter train; it does exist, January 7, 2019
Raleigh is at least thirty-five miles by bicycle from my home on the Chapel Hill / Carrboro line. Sure, I have completed that 70+ mile roundtrip once or twice during the past thirty years, but such a ride is a stretch, especially on a route that involves lots of stops and starts and turns.…
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East side of Winston-Salem and the stock car museum, Oct. 3, 2018
I have been married to Tootie for thirty-five years. I have been to her hometown of Winston-Salem (twin city!) more times than I can count. I can honestly say it is almost a second or third home to me. Everything I ever did in Winston-Salem was on the west side. Everything. The west side is…
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Sunday ride from Chapel Hill to Raleigh; September 9, 2018
I wanted to leave my house and bicycle somewhere, but had no idea where to go or when to go there. I had no agenda. Early Sunday morning I just left, by bicycle. Just in case, I took along my bicycle “trunk bag” with one night’s change of clothes, in case I wanted to…
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