Belmar, Asbury Park, Long Branch: the epicenter of Bruce Springsteen’s Jersey Shore.
This bicycle ride is for all those Bruce Springsteen fans, whether they are serious bike riders or not, timed for the 50th anniversary of “Born to Run”. Even if you’re just a so-so fan, you get to see the beach. What else do you need?
Continue reading “Bruce Springsteen’s Jersey Shore by bicycle: Stone Pony, Born to Run House and more”Here’s to the amazing cultural diversity of this small state.
This golden-domed, mosaic-adorned church is St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson Township.
Continue reading “We bike to a Russian Orthodox Church smack in the middle of New Jersey”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”Blue Bears hires adults with intellectual or physical disabilities.
Have you discovered Blue Bears in the Princeton Shopping Center?
Continue reading “I biked to a special French cafe in Princeton that hires those with disabilities”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”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.
Continue reading “It was worth getting drenched on a bike ride to this new Persian bakery in New Jersey”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”I’ve now bicycled to 16 of the 18 new trolls in Burlington County. Plus Big Rusty.
I’m loving Burlington County’s Troll Trek — a local riff on Thomas Dambo’s Big Rusty, all made from reusing materials that otherwise would have ended up at the dump.
Continue reading “Wild trolls and great pizza: A bike ride around Mount Holly”I went troll-hunting in Burlington County, NJ.
Burlington County, NJ, has come up with one of the coolest ideas: 18 new troll sculptures scattered around the county inspired by the OG, Thomas Danbo’s Big Rusty.
Could there be a better reason to go bike exploring?
Continue reading “A bike ride to find Big Rusty and 7 other trolls in Burlington County”This year’s event was just fabulous!
Love the Full Moon Ride! And the weather for this year’s version — on Sept. 14 — couldn’t have been better!
Continue reading “Some photos from Lawrence Hopewell Trail’s Full Moon Ride”
Exploring by bicycle 