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.
Continue reading “Day 3 of biking in Quebec: 51 miles along Route Verte 5 to Portneuf”Route Verte 5, and a beer described as electrolytes with alcohol.
Our day started with a 15-minute ferry ride across the St. Lawrence River and ended in a cozy neighborhood on the east side of a city of 140,000.
Continue reading “Day 2 of our Quebec adventure: 54 miles from Sorel-Tracy to Trois-Rivières”We biked from Boucherville to Sorel-Tracy on the Route Verte.
This was the start of a 10-day bike trip on Quebec’s fabulous Route Verte, and the tailwind gods were with us all the way.
Continue reading “A Montreal-Quebec City loop adventure begins: An easy 41 miles on day 1”The rocky detour by Brearley House is no more. Hurray!
There’s been another improvement to the Lawrence Hopewell Trail. It’s relatively small compared to other developments this year, but it makes a loop ride even smoother.
Continue reading “I biked the full Lawrence Hopewell Trail loop! (And there’s one more improvement)”A 2.5-mile trail sandwiched between U.S. 1 and the train tracks.
When South Brunswick, NJ, in 2024 proudly announced that it had built the final section of its Freedom Trail, I knew I needed to check it out.
I finally got there, and here’s what I found.
Continue reading “I biked on part of South Brunswick’s Freedom Trail — here’s what it’s like”I need your sightseeing tips for this bike ride on the Route Verte.
Five of us will be biking along the Route Verte from outside Montreal to Quebec City along the St. Lawrence, then inland via Magog back to the start.
Continue reading “I’m planning a loop bike ride from Montreal to Quebec City and back — must-sees and must-eats?”A day in Philadelphia: a 30-mile bike ride and a trip to the Eastern State Penitentiary.
A month after the ribbon cutting, I finally was able to check out the latest extension to the Schuylkill River Trail — the gleaming white Christian to Crescent section that juts above the water.
Continue reading “I paired pedaling the newest part of the Schuylkill River Trail with an off-bike adventure”Now I can bike the full 20-mile loop!
Let’s just say that this new boardwalk is one of the best parts of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail — and that’s saying a lot because this trail already had so wonderful spots.
Continue reading “That new boardwalk section of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail is beyond spectacular”Five stars.
Almost eight years ago, I rode parts of the Virginia Capital Trail over two days.
I’ve finally come back to ride the entire trail, also over two days (out and back in sections) but this time with friends. Yes, I’ve found another 5-star trail.
Continue reading “I finally biked the entire Virginia Capital Trail — here’s what it’s like”At the Gingered Peach and Terra Momo.
Lunch and dessert? Or dessert and dessert?
This was a two-bakery bicycle ride, inspired by a late-2024 list of the state’s 71 best bakeries, as judged by NJ.com, the owner of the state’s biggest newspaper.
Continue reading “I biked to 2 of New Jersey’s best bakeries using the Lawrence Hopewell Trail”
Exploring by bicycle 