The 1930s gave us this marketing celebrity and the War of the Worlds, all quirky spots on this New Jersey bike ride.
Some Central New Jersey trivia: Elsie the Cow of Borden Milk fame is buried is Plainsboro.
Continue reading “A quick bike ride to the OG Elsie the Cow’s ‘grave’”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”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.
Continue reading “Mustard? Cumin? 3 ‘weird’ pizzas on a 23-mile bike ride in New Jersey”This ride is less than 9 miles each way and flat.
Sometimes you just want a short, easy ride. This is one of those, with a relaxing destination to boot.
Sayen Gardens is a mostly wooded free public garden in Hamilton, N.J., easily reached from the Princeton Junction train station (or the West Windsor Municipal Center or library for easier parking). For those who prefer something shorter than nearly 9 miles each way, parking at the East entrance to Mercer County Park is an option.
Continue reading “Let’s bike to discover what’s in bloom at Sayen Gardens”
First day of spring, warm and sunny … do you need a better reason for a bike ride?
Our goal was the eagles’ nest in Mercer County Park — a park three times the size of Central Park in New York City — and to hopefully see some of the many (40?!?) eagles reportedly spotted on our first blast of spring 10 days earlier. Yes, bald eagles live in New Jersey!
Continue reading “An easy bike ride to see eagles in Mercer County Park”
Exploring by bicycle 