Visitors Enjoy the Northeast Texas Trail

By Judy Peacock & P.A. Geddie | www.countylinemagazine.com

Kelsey Crowther of Greenville walked across 132 miles of the Upper East Side of Texas recently with her dog, her mom, and her sister.

“I enjoyed the whole trail and the experience of traveling that far across Texas. I look at a map and I see where I started and that I made it all the way over here walking — it’s a good feeling of accomplishment.”

Crowther took on the challenge of walking the Northeast Texas Trail, better known as “the NETT” to regular users. It is the longest hiking, biking, and equestrian trail in Texas and the fourth-longest in the United States. Following an old railway corridor, it begins near Farmersville between …

Learn About the City’s Racial Past with a Black History Social Ride

BY TREY GUTIERREZ | www.austinmonthly.com

Talib Abdullahi created the event, which includes a biking tour of 12 historical Black areas in Austin.

Talib Abdullahi has always had two great passions: biking and history. In fact, Austin’s vast cycling resources were a top reason he moved here in 2008 to attend UT, where he majored in American Studies. But it wasn’t until the nation felt the collective ache of racial injustice last June, spurred by the murder of George Floyd, that the 31-year-old national events coordinator for Tito’s Vodka saw his interests fully entwine. “I thought …

Cycling Group Ride Breakdown Cycling Tips 12272020 Sitting In

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Prologue: 00:00
Route Map: 02:32
Meeting Team RR at Starbucks on Woodlands Pkwy: 03:58
Warming up Eastbound Towards Paramount Pkwy: 10:27
On the Open Road Fishcreek Blvd: 35:40
Putting the power down on Fishcreek Overpass: 52:14
Capitol Hill Rd to Rabon Chapel Westbound: 55:20
Sitting in on Mail Route Rd: 1:06:21
Finishing the ride 3hours later with Paul: 01:15:03

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