Tag: cycling

Acadia Day 3: Carriage Roads

Acadia National park has about 45 miles of carriage roads. No cars are allowed on the carriage roads; it is open for hiking, horses and cycling. Absolutely stunning beauty all around. I am so glad that we decided to bring our bikes to ride along the carriage roads. On day 3, we rode our bicycles 25 miles around the carriage…

New River Trail

Part of the trail is still closed due to damage from Helene, but we were able to ride from Galax to Fries Junction (12 miles). Once you get to Fries, the trail is closed. We both took our Gunnars today. If you look at the picture of the debris on the bridge pylon below, you’ll see how high the water…

New River Trail

I love the New River. I have kayaked on the new river and hiked along the New River Trail a number of times. I have also cycled along the trail now twice. When we went there a few weeks ago, I figured all of the fall colors would have faded onto the ground. I was surprised to see there were…

BIG Dreams, It’s all Downhill from Here!

I’ve always been a dreamer. Not everyone can appreciate BIG dreams. Like they say, “Go big or go home,” so I dream BIG, baby! I love to look at catalogs and dream about what I could do with all the cute things. I like to read travel books and magazines and dream about all the places I could go. What…