I’m planning a loop bike ride from Montreal to Quebec City and back — must-sees and must-eats?

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.

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I paired pedaling the newest part of the Schuylkill River Trail with an off-bike adventure

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.

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I biked to a special French cafe in Princeton that hires those with disabilities

Blue Bears hires adults with intellectual or physical disabilities.

Have you discovered Blue Bears in the Princeton Shopping Center?

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My 10-mile bike ride to a free tour of the local Amazon warehouse

A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at what happens before that Amazon package lands on your door.

Did you know that Amazon offers free tours of some of its facilities?

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That new boardwalk section of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail is beyond spectacular

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.

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It was worth getting drenched on a bike ride to this new Persian bakery in New Jersey

Soozel Sweets is barely into Lawrence Township when coming from West Windsor and the Princeton Junction train station.

When NJ.com wrote about Soozel Sweets in Lawrence Township, I put it on my list of bike destinations. Ginger, cardamon .. yum.

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I finally biked the entire Virginia Capital Trail — here’s what it’s like

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.

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2 jam-packed days of biking and other adventures on the Outer Banks

Wild horses, giant sand dunes and of course bicycling.

We did not bike on the sand!

We jammed a lot into two full days on the Outer Banks: two 30+-mile bike rides, the site of the first flight (Wright Brothers National Memorial, part of the National Park Service), a walk on a giant sand dune, a 4-wheel-drive trip to see wild horses on the beach, even a last-minute dash for ice cream.

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Mustard? Cumin? 3 ‘weird’ pizzas on a 23-mile bike ride in New Jersey

We stopped at Papa’s and Classico.

A pizza with a thin layer of brown mustard. A veggie pizza with cauliflower, peas, potatoes, paneer cheese and Indian spices. Another with mushrooms, honey and truffle oil.

New Jersey has lots of great independent pizza places, but we were on a quest for “weird” pizza (in the nicest way), a riff on my rides for “weird” beer. No sausage, pepperoni or green peppers this time.

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I biked to 2 of New Jersey’s best bakeries using the Lawrence Hopewell Trail

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.

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