Originally Posted by
SteamingAlong
I'm glad to hear that you are doing better Jim. You gave me the best tips on riding in and out of Boston to and from Norwood.
I just biked home from Boston a couple of weeks ago and wound up riding route 1 most of the way home rather than 1A. It was after midnight and the road was suprisingly barren. I only saw maybe four cars in 32 miles of riding.
Howdy Neighbor,
Thanks for the note. A post-midnight ride from Boston to Attleboro sounds intriguing. I' m sure you had good lights.
I rode Rte 1 frequently on the VFW Parkway, with a nice bike lane, then from the heavy commercial segment starting at Rte 109 to the Dedham rotary where I picked up Washington St (Rte 1A). It was always early in the AM in the reverse commuter direction and I was comfortable. On a snow day it was the only way to go since as a major thoroughfare, it was well-plowed as soon as the the snow began. I know Rte 1 mostly from driving as far south as Foxboro.
Whereabouts around Norwood and Boston do you ride? One of the joys of cycling for me is reading maps, finding new routes and learning the geography of this crazily-mapped area. I have referred to myself as a "cartographile."
