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Four hours cycling through Lunenburg County, Virginia; January 2, 2023
I have recently been somewhat spooked bicycling through the suburban sprawl that is much of settled America. Older cities are usually great to cycle in; areas of shopping malls and cul de sacs make safe bicycling difficult. Rural country roads can be great but only when they are far away from cities. On an unseasonably…
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Statesboro Blues: Four day cycle tour of inland southeast Georgia; December 4 – 7, 2022
It was cold in North Carolina in December. I made plans to drive south for warmer weather before starting my next bicycle tour. The song Statesboro Blues was one of the inspirations for this adventure starting on a Sunday morning. Wake up Mama, turn your lamp down low. I got my Bike Friday ready in…
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My first visit to Hattiesburg, Mississippi; October 24, 2022
Tootie and I have been staying at our New Orleans retreat. I had been cycling around New Orleans but wanted a brief change of pace. Hattiesburg MS looked to have a lovely rail-trail just over a hundred miles away. On a random Monday I drove up by car for a day trip with my bicycle…
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Biking north through Pennsylvania; September 20-25, 2002
The upcoming weather looked perfect. Why not drive the car six or seven hours to south central Pennsylvania and do a bicycle tour up there? My sister Betsy lives with her family in Princeton NJ and for years I had thought about riding the bicycle paths along old canals that lead to the Princeton area…
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