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Cycling the other side of Richmond VA 4/19/2014
The northeast side of Richmond is pleasant architecturally. It is cut off from the wealthier side of town by I-64. I biked through quiet streets, but I could not help but try to ride quickly. Was I correct in not feeling safe? This poor side of Richmond eventually crosses into Henrico County. On the…
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Lawn Guyland, 3/29-4/02, 2014
Lyman and I delayed starting our three day bike ride from Brooklyn to the eastern tip of Long Island because of weather: rainy, with temperatures in the thirties. We finally started Monday morning east of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, with a prediction that the weather would clear by noon. A mix of drizzle and…
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Down East: Rocky Mount, Tarboro, and Wilson NC 3/22-23/2014
If I had bothered to tell anyone where I was going for two days, the mostly likely response from friends in Chapel Hill would have been: “Why would you want to go THERE?” But the weather was beautiful and the terrain was flat. I drove the hour and a half to Rocky Mount on a…
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Raleigh revisited, a Saturday ride to Clayton 3/15/14
The New York Times recently ran a Travel section article “36 Hours, Raleigh NC”. It said how much has changed in the past few years, that Raleigh is coming into its own as an interesting city. Living in Chapel Hill, I dismissed this as New York Times hype. From this ride on…
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