Category: Maryland trips
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Eastern Pennsylvania with the guys, Oct 13 – 18, 2018
On this six day jaunt myself and two friends managed to visit Richmond, Baltimore, Lancaster and Philadelphia all in a six day bicycle trip. This trip put our relationship with our work life in focus. Careerwise the three of us have completely different work situations. Lyman, an architect, is proud to say he…
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Trump Country, April 29 – May 1, 2017
About two years ago I read the 2007 book Deer Hunting with Jesus by columnist Joe Bageant. Joe grew up poor white working class in Winchester, Virginia. His book is about rediscovering Winchester after living elsewhere. While Joe’s politics, at least on the economic front, are quite leftist, ten years ago he…
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Baltimore, without the curfew, May 9-10, 2015
Everbody saw Baltimore all over the news in early May. Rioting, looting, and general mayhem seemed to be everywhere. Was Baltimore really in flames, or was this just a lot of media coverage about a serious problem, but only in a small part of the city? Since Baltimore is my favorite close…
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The Washington Suburbs, August 30-Sept. 1, 2014
Let me get a couple of things off my chest. First; I now am stopping at red lights. I have been doing this for about a month. I know, I know, some of you may be shocked. But bicycling in cities has become more established, and to get the respect of motorists, we do have…
urban bicycle journeys 