Sometimes a bike ride doesn’t go the way you want. This was one of them.
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We head to the Pine Barrens.
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A gardener (along with the Brit) who has discovered there is more than hybrid tomatoes. And a cyclist.
This is the best way to bike to New York City from New Jersey
Princeton Junction to Highlands to Manhattan.
This ranks up there with one of my best one-day bike rides. You really have to do it.
Continue reading “This is the best way to bike to New York City from New Jersey”Day 10 biking in Quebec: A quick 23 miles to close the loop, plus extra tips
Bike path after bike path all the way back to our starting point.
What a finale to our bike adventure in Canada! Bike path after bike path all the way back to where we started in Boucherville, outside Montreal.
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Another great day on the Route Verte. Even with all that climbing.
In some ways this was our toughest day. Not only was it the most mileage but we climbed about 3,000 feet. And two-thirds of it was in the first 28 miles.
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Why can’t we have lots of long-distance trail networks like the Route Verte?
This was a day for gravel riders: ups and downs, curves and swooshes, through the woods and along a lake.
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The bicycle adventure on the Route Verte continues.
This was a no-drama day — part of the beauty of cycling on Quebec’s Route Verte and its network of well-signed long-distance trails.
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Oh that suspension bridge high above a dramatic waterfall!
Here’s to trail angels, the kind who pop up and guide you for a few miles through the suburban jungle, over highways and the twists and turns of neighborhood streets.
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The coolest summer hangout ever plus an abundance of French pastries.
Is this the coolest summer hangout or what? Feet dangling in cool water while you eat, drink and chat at a table or while sitting on an Adirondack chair?
Continue reading “Day 5: Adventures on and (mostly) off the bike in Quebec City”A soggy day 4 of our Route Verte adventure gets us to the heart of Old Quebec City
Believe the weather forecast!
We hit the bad version of the bike trifecta today: rain, headwinds and heavier traffic, especially more trucks.
And the route no longer is pancake flat.
Continue reading “A soggy day 4 of our Route Verte adventure gets us to the heart of Old Quebec City”Day 3 of biking in Quebec: 51 miles along Route Verte 5 to Portneuf
Strawberries, ice cream and a detour.
This was a tough day for our group of five cyclists. Hot. Little shade. And the last thing we wanted: a 10-mile detour.
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Exploring by bicycle 