{"id":3060,"date":"2009-10-11T22:51:44","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T03:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=3060"},"modified":"2009-10-11T22:51:44","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T03:51:44","slug":"daily-texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-11th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/10\/11\/daily-texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-11th\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 11th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes you need to ride someplace that you have not tried before. While this is not in Texas the area is a great place to ride. Plus this is from my hometown newspaper.
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Bike the Great Allegheny Passage for inexpensive fun<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

BOSTON, Pa. — In the end, after crossing six soaring bridges, burrowing through four mountain tunnels, journeying over the Eastern Continental Divide and taking in 330 miles of jaw-dropping vistas, a formerly dubious Lolly Marchant, 61, dismounts her bicycle and declares that given the chance, she’d do it all again.
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Marchant just has reached the end of the Great Allegheny Passage, one in a vast network of bike\/walking paths cleaved from abandoned rail lines. Stretching 136 miles from Cumberland, Md., to nearby Duquesne, Pa., the trail links to the C&O Canal towpath that starts in Washington, D.C., creating a traffic-free cyclists’ haven. …<\/p>\n

A bicycle and a life built for two<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Belleville News Democrat
\n“They took a trip to Texas three months ago with one of her sons and his wife. They are always doing something. “For Easter, her and Al would bake cookies …<\/p>\n

Cancer survivor rides to bring hope for others<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Fort Worth Star Telegram
\n“I wanted to do something that got their attention to make them feel like ‘he survived, look at him, and now he’s riding a bicycle around Texas maybe I can …<\/p>\n

Prepare at least a little bit for your long ride \u00c2\u00ab Bike Noob<\/strong><\/a>
\nby rainycamp
\nOn Saturday, my wife Pat and I were out in rural Texas, volunteering at the first Mamma Jamma ride for breast cancer research. The ride featured routes of 10, 27, 46, 70 and 100 miles. I was part of the route safety crew for the 46-mile …<\/p>\n

mtb law girl has been rather silent on her blog for a while. Finally a new post has arrived.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

mtb law girl: San Gabriel Park in Georgetown<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Jen
\nI am totally digging the little town of Georgetown, Texas. The quaint town square, the lake, and San Gabriel Park. We headed over to Georgetown yesterday for a cookout with friends at San Gabriel Park and play boccie ball, horseshoes, washers, badminton, football (brought our own). ….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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