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Exploring a few of North Carolina’s textile towns; September 1, 2023
I have a friend. He has a friend. I have met his friend only once or twice. The friend of the friend has lived almost his entire life in a secondary California city where agriculture is its biggest business. A couple of years ago he and his wife of many years decided they needed a…
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Cleveland OH to Erie PA to Buffalo NY, along the south shore of Lake Erie; August 12-16, 2023
I have always had a soft spot for Cleveland OH, maybe because I was a huge fan of Cleveland’s killer but misunderstood 1970’s rock band, The Raspberries. Going up there to bicycle would bring the promise of cooler weather. Why not attempt to bicycle from Cleveland to Buffalo along the south shore of Lake Erie?…
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Blue Ridge Parkway, Roaring Gap NC to Roanoke VA, July 16-19, 2023
I had been bicycling on the Blue Ridge Parkway for about two hours when I came upon a picnic area called Cumberland Knob. Just south of the North Carolina/Virginia state line a marker indicated the spot where construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway began September 11, 1935. The Cumberland Knob picnic area was built only…
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Ten day cycle tour of central Czechia, just the first day ;June 11, 2023
Prague has gotten a lot of press over recent years, describing it as a wonderful city. I wonder, what is Czechia like beyond Prague? I doubted that few Americans go beyond the Prague city limits. My sister-in-law Kristi two or three years ago had been looking for a job opportunity to take her secondary school…