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Last section of bicycle trail connecting Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., set to open – Post-Gazette
On my list of things I really want to someday is the approximately 335-mile bike ride from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C. via the Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal Tow Path. The Great Allegheny Passage is expected to be officially completed [...]

SPENCER HALL: The 2012 Tour de France: A Viewer’s Guide – SB Nation
Hall, the legendary gonzo-ish college football blogger from Every Day Should Be Saturday breaks down the Tour and why you should watch it. His reasons i.e. LE FLOW, LE GEOGRAPHIE, LE CRASH, LE HARD PART to name a few, are compelling.
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The Washington Nationals sent out a transportation alert for Opening Day (not online for some reason) since the president will throwing out the first pitch. I read the alert and saw no mention of bicyclists, so I asked Lisa Pagano, communications manager for the team, if there were any. She reported that there apparently were [...]

CHARLES RIVER RESERVATION, Mass. — During the final morning of Bost Weekend, the Ombudsman and I went for a bike ride along the Paul Dudley White Bike Path on Charles River Reservation. Starting in Watertown, the Ombudsman and picked up the bike path on the opposite side of the Charles. It paralleled Nanamtum Road for [...]

Ah bicycling, I miss you so. Hopefully, next year I can get a few more places on this list.
Alexandria, Va.Arlington, Va.Falls Church, Va.Mount Vernon, Va.Reston, Va.Vienna, Va.Washington, D.C.National Harbor, Md.Oxon Hill, Md.Avalon, N.J.North Wildwood, N.J.Sea Isle City, N.J.Stone Harbor, N.J.
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AVALON, N.J. — In Cape May County, a series of roads connecting the barrier islands all the way to Atlantic City are known as Ocean Drive (Wikipedia). The “Follow the Gull” signs direct motorists to a thru route that avoids the mainland. The route has a number of drawbridges over inlets connecting the islands. There [...]

ARLINGTON, Va. — Signs were recently added to the new Shrlington Connector portion of the Four Mile Run Trail, but they could be better. For one thing nothing is signed as the Four Mile Run Trail which is silly because the Shirlington Connector makes the trail continuous. Eastbound cyclists leaving Shirlington for Glebe Road get [...]

OVER THE POTOMAC RIVER — On my initial ride along the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail, I did not see anything marking the borders between Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland. On my second ride, I was pleased to see that some were there. The line seperating Maryland and D.C. is shown above. However, [...]

LOOKING WEST — Foreground: Pedestrian signal for the drawspan. Background: Overlook and Wilson Bridge Trail
OVER THE POTOMAC RIVER — Last Saturday, the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge trail opened and on Monday, I bicycled on it for the first time. I thoroughly enjoyed my it, the trail is a triumph for several reasons.
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This spring has been a good one for area cyclists.
Shirlington Underpass Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – TheWashCycleThe Four Mile Run Trail is now extended from Shirlington to Glebe Road underneath I-395 (Shirley Highway). The concrete viaduct is quite impressive, maybe even overdesigned. I rode on it before the actual dedication and enjoyed it. Now, getting past [...]