Still plenty of urban grit, but this section heading south from Center City Philadelphia is getting better for biking — and more is coming.
Nine years ago, I biked from suburban Conshohocken through Philadelphia to Wilmington, Delaware along the East Coast Greenway route.
It was time to see how part of the East Coast Greenway route had changed since then.
Continue reading “The East Coast Greenway from Philadelphia to John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge”We biked the D&R Canal to Trenton, Bordentown and history.
Sometimes it doesn’t take much to learn someone’s story.
Continue reading “A bike ride into the 1800s and the shadow of George McClellan and Joseph Bonaparte”I’m just back from the weeklong Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure. Here’s why I’m giving it a big thumbs up.
I’m just back from a week of biking about 350 miles in northeastern Ohio for this year’s edition of the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure. I’m giving it a big thumbs up. Here’s why:
Continue reading “GOBA 34: A first-timer’s impressions of the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure ride”How many other trails do you know that offer so much variety?
On Memorial Day, I took a friend on a loop ride of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail in Mercer County, N.J., all 22 or so miles.
He pronounced it “magnificent.”
I couldn’t agree more.
Continue reading “A friend called the Lawrence Hopewell Trail ‘magnificent’. He’s right.”I found this in a New Jersey park.
Sure, there’s Miami Beach, which is famous for its Art Deco buildings. But this is hidden in a New Jersey park, obscured by the veterans memorial.
Continue reading “An Art Deco surprise on the East Coast Greenway”So much to see on the Perkiomen Trail – including a ski area and a moving bit of history.
So much eye candy for cyclists on the Perkiomem Trail.
There’s the Perkiomen Creek, which the trail follows from where it flows into the Schuylkill River just west of Valley Forge National Historic Park north to Green Lane Park in the tiny borough of Green Lane, Pennsylvania. Lots of criss-crossing the creek so you really don’t go far without having water in sight.
Continue reading “I’m late to the Perkiomen Trail — but wow!”A just-opened section of the Chester Valley Trail connects with the Schuylkill River Trail. Time to try out the CVT.
Connecting two major trails is no small feat, and those 4+ miles that just opened on the Chester Valley Trail outside Philadelphia are proof.
Continue reading “The Chester Valley Trail now connects to the Schuylkill River Trail — here’s what it’s like”Bike at the Jersey Shore during the off-season. Rentals are cheap, streets are empty.
Reminder to self: Bike at the Jersey Shore during the off-season.
Rentals close to the beach are cheap, streets are empty, though yes lots of businesses are closed. (Our group based itself in Avalon.) But boardwalks during Easter week were busy, especially when temperatures hit 80. That’s where we ended up in our search for ice cream.
Continue reading “Selfie spots, Lucy the Elephant and other sights on a bike ride along the Jersey Shore”Just tell me where the ice cream is.
My first reaction as I biked along this inland trail in Cape May County was jealousy.
Continue reading “I biked the entire 17-mile Cape May County bike trail — here’s what it’s like”While I had no special destination in mind, it’s amazing what you discover when you’re just taking your time.
A gorgeous day — temps eventually topped 70, and it’s only the beginning of April! — called out for a bike ride. And while I had no special destination in mind, it’s amazing what you discover when you’re just taking your time.
Continue reading “Blue sky, blue water — here’s what else I found along the D&R Canal”
Exploring by bicycle 