Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
We did about 10 miles RT from Arlington Ctr to Lexington, from about 4:30 to 5:30 PM, a bit chilly, but I was even more impressed than ever with the Minuteman as an urban trail and rolling town common, as portayed by Rod as its "Poet and Photographer Laureate."
I was musing if there is a intimate geography with names for little features known to the cognoscenti, like the Egg Sculpture. I took note of a small clearing with a picnic table and swing set about a mile from the start. Then for example there were two distinct adjacent big boulders by a soccer field slightly further down the trail. These would I imagine be familar landmarks to the regulars.
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Amusingly enough, what I used to be intimately familiar with on the Minuteman were the bumps. I guess this comes from so much riding in the dark, but I could really tell where I was by those bumps. Then the towns fixed most of them, so now the ride is much smoother, but a little disorienting...
rod