We explore a year-old brewery in Pennsylvania. Sugar crystals lining the beer glass, anyone?
Let me start by saying that for a couple of my friends, anything beyond a Michelob Ultra can qualify as a “weird beer.” So don’t be offended by the term. As for a cherry-red one with coarse white sugar crystals lining the rim — maybe we can all agree that it’s at least unusual?
Continue reading “A bike ride for a ‘festive’ glass of ‘weird beer’ in Morrisville”This trail won’t win any beauty awards. But it’s a stress-free route through suburban sprawl in Bucks and Montgomery counties.
I’ll be honest: the 202 Parkway Trail in Pennsylvania’s Bucks and Montgomery counties is never going to win any beauty awards. That said, it blazes an almost stress-free path through suburban sprawl. That’s worth a lot.
Continue reading “I biked the 202 Parkway Trail — here’s what it’s like”The Delaware and Lehigh Trail is Pennsylvania’s other long-distance bike trail. Four of us headed out for two days of biking fun (and a few pinball games).
The Delaware and Lehigh Trail is Pennsylvania’s other long-distance bike trail, much less known than the Great Allegheny Passage but almost as long now (and will be longer once it’s finished).
I’ve biked the southern half of the D&L, from Bristol (outside Philadelphia) to Bethlehem. With some sunny and warm days in the forecast for November, it was time to tackle another big chunk.
Continue reading “2 days biking on the D&L Trail with some pinball wizards”It’s no longer just downhill along the Adige bike path. Plus tips for your own DIY trip.
Remember the tunnel the train went through as we headed up to Bolzano and beyond? Now we find out how we will will get across that mountain — and it’s not with a bike tunnel.
Continue reading “Day 4 on the Adige bike path: One giant climb before we end the ride in Verona”Another 60 miles of bike path in Italy as we go from Bolzano to Rovereto.
This is the day we leave the Italian province of South Tyrol and the German speakers.
We’re still going downhill, but at an ever-slower rate. On this 60ish-mile day from Bolzano to Rovereto, we will lose about 60 meters in elevation, as much as we did over the 24ish miles between Merano and Bolzano.
Continue reading “Day 3 on the Adige bike path in Italy: Hey, we’re on the Eurovelo 7 route”I told you we were biking downhill!
I’m in love with this bike path along the Adige river in northern Italy. And with the area.
Even before I had finished our first full day of biking, I was already contemplating a return visit.
Continue reading “Day 2 on the Adige bike path: 60 miles downhill from Malles to Bolzano via Merano”We told everyone we are biking downhill for the better part of 180 miles along the Adige river in Italy.
We’ve been telling everyone that this bike trip in Italy is all about going downhill, from the mountains to the valley and Verona about 180 miles away.
After just 12 miles between Resia/Reschen and Malles/Mals (every town here has an Italian and a German name), we can say we weren’t kidding.
Continue reading “Day 1 on Italy’s Adige bike path: We get flagged for speeding while biking downhill”Is it the Alto Adige? The Etschradweg? So many names for the bike path from Malles (or Mals) to Verona in Italy.
We’re planning a biking trip to the Dolomite mountains in northeastern Italy. The idea is to bike downhill on a bike path from as high up as we can get all the way to Verona.
We hope.
Continue reading “We’re going to bike from the Italian/Austrian/Swiss border to Verona”Trails leaving Baltimore, then 14 miles of trail from Greenbelt to Nationals Park.
It’s the last day of our bike adventure from Philadelphia to Washington D.C.
Continue reading “Day 4 of biking from Philadelphia to DC: A 14-mile finale on stunning trails”A trail at the back of the hotel! But getting into Baltimore was tough.
This is the way you want to start a bike ride: go to the back of the hotel, turn right and stay on a trail for the next 42 miles.
If only it had been that smooth the entire day.
Continue reading “Day 3 of biking from Philadelphia to DC: 42 miles of trail and then….”
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