A pedal-powered tour through the geographic midpoint of the proposed 3,700-mile Great American Rail Trail.
Category: Bicycles and Bicycling
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Rail Biking Lets You Ride the Rails Using Pedal Power
Rail-biking uses specially designed vehicles that are pedaled along disused railway lines. It’s easy and fun and uses existing tracks for recreation. One writer gave it a try in the Catskills.
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5 Bike Rides Perfect for Fall
From Vermont to California, we found routes that will take you close to the sights, sounds and scenery surrounding U.S. rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
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5 Bike Rides Perfect for Fall
From Vermont to California, we found routes that will take you close to the sights, sounds and scenery surrounding U.S. rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
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Kyoto from the Water: Sacred Sites and Sun-Dappled Canals
The Japanese city is famous for its temples and gardens, but it is laced with waterways that can offer a different, and no less enchanting, view.
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Kyoto from the Water: Sacred Sites and Sun-Dappled Canals
The Japanese city is famous for its temples and gardens, but it is laced with waterways that can offer a different, and no less enchanting, view.
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Cycling the Western Balkans: A Wild, Yet Welcoming, Mountain Tour
High temperatures and higher mountains were no match for our author and her companion as they biked the Tran Dinarica, a new cycling route that winds through eight countries in the remote Dinaric Alps.
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As Older People Stay Fit Longer, More Travel Adventures With Grandkids
With older adults staying fit longer, many are joining their grandchildren on travel adventures like wilderness hikes, bike tours and even bungee jumping.
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Biking Through Southern France, and History
The Canal du Midi traverses the Occitanie region and gives cyclists of all skill levels access to parts of France that are rich in lore, yet sometimes passed over by visitors.
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How Lowriders Put a Vivid Stamp on New York City’s Car Scene
These lovingly customized cars, long embraced as a way to celebrate Mexican American culture and bring families together, are gaining visibility and respect as bouncing, rolling works of art.
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Tips on How to Burst Out of Travel’s Luxury Cocoon
To meet local people on your next vacation, try renting a bike or finding a sporting event. Maybe even throw a party.
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New York Food Delivery Workers, Overlooked in Life, Are Honored in Death
A Facebook page chronicles the deaths of dozens of bike-riding workers who delivered food in New York City, lionizing them as fallen heroes.