Kevin

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Car Free in Mexico

Queretaro City & Sierra Gorda are towns in Mexico with “car free centers” which is almost a good as a carmel filled center.I love finding car free places where pedestrians & bicylists rule the road. It’s safer, healthier, & calmer. Okay, I’ve recommended a couple car-free zones; now it’s your turn. If you know of …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/04/26/car-free-in-mexico/

The Tammany Trace bike trail near New Orleans, Louisiana

Tammany for nothin’ and your bikes for free.Okay, so it’s a terrible interpretation of the Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler lyrics; but wait to you get to the end of this description for an even worse lyrical massacre.However, if you want to skip the beginning and end of the article, you’ll find what’s in the middle to …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/04/23/the-tammany-trace-bike-trail-near-new-orleans-louisiana/

museum bike exhibit

For a bicycle ride back to the days of yore, check out the bicycle exhibit at the Longmont, Colorado museum. Heres the website: bicycle exhibit @ Longmont Museum in Colorado

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/04/21/museum-bike-exhibit/

Longleaf Trace Bike Trail in Mississippi

If you are bilingual, you may know that tres + tres = seis; However, if you are bikelingual, you should know that Trace + Trace = fantastic biking. I just had the opportunity to ride the Tammany Trace Trail in Louisiana & the Longleaf Trace Trail in Mississippi. They were both incredibly peaceful and enjoyable …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/04/21/longleaf-trace-bike-trail-in-mississippi/

Support Rails to Trails

Here’s your chance to help support rails-to-trails w/out spending a cent of your own money. American Express is going to donate money to five different funds, and you get to decide on one of those. Please visit: http://www.takepart.com/membersproject/vote and cast your vote for Rails-to-Trails conservancy.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/04/19/support-rails-to-trails/

cruiser bike

On a recent trip to Louisiana, I had the chance to ride a good old, one-speed cruiser bike. It reminded me of the original bikes I owned back in Montana. It was very comfortable and one speed was all I needed on the Tammany Trace Trail since it was so flat and well paved. It …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/04/19/cruiser-bike/