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Shenandoah Valley: Lexington to Staunton (and back) 9/21-22/2013
The Blue Ridge Parkway was practically empty on this Saturday; have Americans stopped going outside anymore? I had driven up to Virginia from Carrboro, before cycling along the Parkway. I then descending into the Shenandoah Valley and Lexington. This cycling trip of about 36 hours was up and back between the towns of Lexington and…
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Fayetteville NC Modernism, September 15, 2013
Fayetteville, home to Fort Bragg and several other military installations, feels like a foreign country compared to Chapel Hill. While small parts of it date to the 1700’s, most of it is miles of tract housing. It sort of feels like a smaller version of Norfolk / Virginia Beach, or Jacksonville Florida, minus the…
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Richmond VA Modernism September 7, 2013
Today, Richmond seems quite the happening place. Because of its universities, and ample stock of old industrial buildings, the place has an urban feel that sometimes feels positively hip. Sadly, that was probably not the case in about 1962, when modernism was the rage elsewhere. Richmond’s staid past is probably why there are…
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Back to Ohio: Akron to Brecksville; July 2013
Since about 1997 our friends Jan and Gordon moved from Carrboro to Santa Barbara to San Jose, and then to Cleveland! Well, they settled in Brecksville, Ohio, midway between Cleveland and Akron. Tootie and I drove up for the weekend. The highlights were the excellent meals cooked by Jan, and the bike ride…
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