Daily Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 11th
Sometimes you need to ride someplace that you have not tried before. While this is not in Texas the area is a great place to ride. Plus this is from my hometown newspaper.
Bike the Great Allegheny Passage for inexpensive fun
BOSTON, Pa. — In the end, after crossing six soaring bridges, burrowing through four mountain tunnels, journeying over the Eastern Continental Divide and taking in 330 miles of jaw-dropping vistas, a formerly dubious Lolly Marchant, 61, dismounts her bicycle and declares that given the chance, she’d do it all again.
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Marchant just has reached the end of the Great Allegheny Passage, one in a vast network of bike/walking paths cleaved from abandoned rail lines. Stretching 136 miles from Cumberland, Md., to nearby Duquesne, Pa., the trail links to the C&O Canal towpath that starts in Washington, D.C., creating a traffic-free cyclists’ haven. …
A bicycle and a life built for two
by Belleville News Democrat
“They took a trip to Texas three months ago with one of her sons and his wife. They are always doing something. “For Easter, her and Al would bake cookies …
Cancer survivor rides to bring hope for others
by Fort Worth Star Telegram
“I wanted to do something that got their attention to make them feel like ‘he survived, look at him, and now he’s riding a bicycle around Texas maybe I can …
Prepare at least a little bit for your long ride « Bike Noob
by rainycamp
On Saturday, my wife Pat and I were out in rural Texas, volunteering at the first Mamma Jamma ride for breast cancer research. The ride featured routes of 10, 27, 46, 70 and 100 miles. I was part of the route safety crew for the 46-mile …
mtb law girl has been rather silent on her blog for a while. Finally a new post has arrived.
mtb law girl: San Gabriel Park in Georgetown
by Jen
I am totally digging the little town of Georgetown, Texas. The quaint town square, the lake, and San Gabriel Park. We headed over to Georgetown yesterday for a cookout with friends at San Gabriel Park and play boccie ball, horseshoes, washers, badminton, football (brought our own). ….