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A Week Around Florida: Valdosta to Eufaula Day 8
Today was the day we headed back to the farm in Alabama. After driving through some thick morning fog along state highways and county roads we had one more place we planned to stop at on the way home. We headed northwest toward Eufaula where we wanted to stop for a long lunch break and…
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A Week Around Florida: St. Augustine to Valdosta Day 7
Wind. That is the word of the day, really strong wind. In this post, we say a final goodbye to the beach at St. Augustine and head northwest toward the farm in Alabama. The weather had started to turn unfriendly due to a cold front that was sweeping across the country, so it was time…
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Van Camping at Rood Creek Park
A couple of weeks ago we installed the overhead bins in Loki and officially met the criteria for calling the conversion complete-ish. This does not mean that there will be no changes going forward, quite the contrary. Since we took this trip to Rood Creek, we have already changed several things and will constantly continue…
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Hot Ride Down the Riverwalk in Columbus
This was a very hot day for a ride! We took this last opportunity to get out and ride before the real Dog Days of Summer set in. This would be our last ride for the summer and we did our best to visit and capture images of some of the more remote things on…
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Carrollton GreenBelt Bike Trail Ride
The Carrollton GreenBelt Bike Trail is a hidden gem for rail trail riders in the South. It is a multi-use trail located in Carrollton, Georgia and provides a minimum of 18 miles of riding in a loop around the city suburbs. There are also other trails that connect to it throughout to get you into…
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Columbus Fall Line Trace Bike Report
I have written about this trail several times before and every time we ride it we remember why we like it. On this particular ride, we decided to do only the Fall Line Trace trail without going all the way down to the Chattahoochee Riverwalk Trail as we normally would. It was quite hot outside,…
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Man O’ War Railroad Bike Trail Ride Report
If you live in the deep south of the United States and you are new to casual cycling, not hard core road biking, I would highly recommend the Man O’ War Rail Trail as a first trail ride experience. This trail does have some elevation gain and loss, but overall is a gentle easy ride.…
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Chattahoochee Riverwalk Bike Trail Ride Report
The Chattahoochee Riverwalk Trail in Columbus, Georgia is not just a cool ride for a hot day, but one of the best scenic cycling spots in this area. The trail is the best trail in a set of connecting trails known as the Dragonfly Trails Network. It is a completely paved trail that runs along…
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Columbus Spring Concert Dinner Ride
On this cool day in April, we were itching to get out of the house and get a few miles in. We were just back from our trip to San Antonio and the weather was nice enough to get out there and ride. We were totally unaware when we hit the trail that we would…
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Columbus Riverwalk to Fort Benning Loop
I have written some about the Columbus Riverwalk Trail in previous posts, so in this post I want to share the first time we went beyond the entrance to Fort Benning on the trail and provide some insight on what to expect when riding on a base. This ride was the first time we had…
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