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More of The Mountains: Blue Ridge Parkway and Boone; July 31-Aug 1, 2016
Tootie needed to go to Roaring Gap for a day, so I had her drop me off near there on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is in northwestern North Carolina, about twenty miles south of Galax, Virginia. My plan was to bicycle down the Parkway to Boone, spend the night, then come back…
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The Mountains, July 15-17, 2016
It was only about ten years ago that I discovered the music of The Carter Family. While various Carters performed in various combinations up until recently; and indeed continue to perform, the original nineteen twenties recordings are what struck me. These recordings were produced by Ralph Peer, who I just read a biography of. …
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Driveover Country: the Chapel Hill to Topsail Beach attempt, June 23-24, 2016
People smugly call places like Oklahoma flyover country. However, almost everybody I know in North Carolina drives to the beach and they hardly notice what I-40 passes through. Beyond the southeastern Raleigh suburbs no one seems to even stop for gas until they get to the coast. Tootie had rented a small house in…
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Daytime in Richmond VA, May 19, 2016
I cannot stop myself from coming back to Richmond. I find the place so interesting. For this trip, I drove up there for the day, parking in the distant suburb of Gayton, in Henrico County. I pulled the bike out of the trunk and headed towards downtown, maybe fifteen miles away. The more prosperous…
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