You thought it was pretty much all downhill from Mont Laurier? So did I! Wrong.
You thought it was pretty much all downhill from the start of the P’tit Train du Nord in Mont Laurier? So did I!
Continue reading “P’tit Train du Nord day 3: A 9-mile(!) hill”35 miles on the P’tit Train du Nord from Mont Laurier to Nominingue.
The P’tit Train du Nord once transported skiers and others into the Laurentian mountains north of Montreal. Now it’s a popular 200-km (120-mile) rail trail between Mont Laurier and St. Jerome, plus a 32-km addition into the Montreal suburbs, and part of Quebec’s fabulous Route Verte network of bike paths.
Continue reading “P’tit Train du Nord day 1: First poutine, then a 4-course gourmet dinner”I’ve been raving about the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail since 2016. It’s gotten even better since then.
This past weekend I biked Connecticut from south to north, from New Haven across the state line to Southwick, Mass., as I took part in the East Coast Greenway‘s Ride the State ride.
Continue reading “Biking Connecticut from New Haven to Massachusetts — the state’s trails are tops”The bridge across the Hudson River north of NYC has a bike/walk path.
Biking across the replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge (I know, I’m supposed to say the Mario Cuomo Bridge) has been on my to-do list since the bike lane section opened, oh, about five years ago.
Continue reading “The good and bad of biking across the Mario Cuomo Bridge (aka the new Tappan Zee Bridge)”Just too early for pizza and wine.
It’s no secret that I love the Lawrence Hopewell Trail and all its variety. So after last weekend’s bike-and-wine adventure in the other direction, I thought I’d try another winery. And I realized the LHT could get me most of the way there.
Continue reading “I used the Lawrence Hopewell Trail to bike to Hopewell Valley Vineyards”Summerseat is one of those forgotten mansions.
I know, George Washington spent a lot of time in New Jersey and Pennsylvania during the Revolution, so he slept in plenty of places. (And in the tent, of course).
But this was a new one for me: Summerseat, up on a hill not far from the Delaware River in Morrisville, PA.
Continue reading “George Washington slept here: a bike ride on the D&L Trail from Scudders Falls to Bristol and back”The new section of the Henry Hudson Trail in Freehold could open any day.
Time for an update on the Henry Hudson Trail.
Continue reading “I biked to Freehold for the Henry Hudson Trail and ended up in a brewery”We relied on the D&R Canal towpath for most of our bike ride to Ashton Brewing in Middlesex Borough.
I’m nominating Ashton Brewing in Middlesex Borough as the place to find some really weird — as in unusual, in the nicest way — beers.
Continue reading “Yes, I tried a peanut butter beer on this bike ride”The quest for “weird” beer continues.
We braved the mud and the wind — oh that wind! — to reach the Druery Brewery using the D&R Canal towpath and the Lawrence Hopewell Trail.
Continue reading “A bike ride to a new brewery just off the Lawrence Hopewell Trail”Time to discover the 326 miles between Cleveland and Cincinnati.
I’m excited to bike the Ohio to Erie Trail in June …. or should I say Erie to Ohio?
Continue reading “I’m planning a bike ride on the Ohio to Erie Trail — got any tips?”
Exploring by bicycle 