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Cycling through Mardi Gras, Feb. 7 – 12, 2013
It had been over twenty years since I have been to New Orleans during Carnival season. This trip reminded me of what a great place New Orleans is. On short notice, Lyman invited Tootie and me to a very large and comfortable condo right off Canal Street, owned by his sister. …
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David LaTowsky
I can’t believe it has been over four months since you left us. David you will be missed. We can leave to other venues your contributions as a father, husband, and man. Here we want to remember you for the bike rides.
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Riding the sprawl west from RDU airport 1/29/2013
I rode home to Carrboro from the airport the other day. The town of Morrisville used to be the end of the line for sprawl as Wake County transitions into Chatham County, but that is no longer. I had no idea all this stuff was out here. Several developments masquerading as “towns” have…
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Goldsboro to Mount Olive NC, Jan 27, 2013
While there are a few nice parts of town, most of Goldsboro looks terrible. When we think of suburban sprawl, we usually think of larger cities. In Goldsboro, everything seems to have moved out to a huge Walmart on the highway. The downtowns of cities larger than Goldsboro have rejuvenated themselves in recent years. …