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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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The Netherlands, skipping Amsterdam, August 20-28, 2019
This is the second time Tootie and I have toured Holland together by bicycle. The first time in 2014, if you remember, we made a big deal out of being able to ride our bicycles away from the airport, never taking any kind of taxi or public transportation. This trip we wanted to…
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Downriver, 400 miles northeast from Montreal, July 20-28, 2019
Would rural Quebec would be something like rural parts of the USA, but everyone speaks French? With my friend Lyman and I set out to discover Quebec in eight days of cycling. In planning this trip I discovered a basic fact: Quebec has been built as a collection of settlements along the St.…
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Ride out Long Island, south shore, May 30 – June 3, 2019
This trip had been on my bucket list of many years, to ride the length of Long Island. To a Southerner, Long Island seemed this exotic place, its New Yorkedness accentuated by its physical isolation. (Those living on Long Island essentially have to go through New York City to go anywhere else.) Was…
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