My new commute route
02-27-17, 02:30 PM
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My new commute route
Well, it's been almost a month since I retired, and I've been racking up the miles on my new "commute" route. I've mostly been riding on our local greenways, which comprise an extensive network of mostly paved trails throughout the metro area. I couldn't have asked for nicer weather, and it's been one of our warmest and driest February's on record. As a result, my cycling mileage is close to my highest ever for this month. These shots were all taken along the Neuse River Trail, which follows the river for more than 30 miles with no vehicle traffic whatsoever. The trail crosses the river on some spectacular suspension bridges, follows boardwalks through a number of wetlands and connects to several parks.
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Beautiful!
I'd love to get your job so I could have that commute, where do I apply?
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I'd love to get your job so I could have that commute, where do I apply?
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02-28-17, 07:50 AM
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Very nice. One of these days I gotta do a ride down the Palmetto Trail. I think from Columbia it is complete all the way to the coast. I could be wrong...
02-28-17, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by tarwheel
Well, it's been almost a month since I retired, and I've been racking up the miles on my new "commute" route. I've mostly been riding on our local greenways, which comprise an extensive network of mostly paved trails throughout the metro area. I couldn't have asked for nicer weather, and it's been one of our warmest and driest February's on record. As a result, my cycling mileage is close to my highest ever for this month. These shots were all taken along the Neuse River Trail, which follows the river for more than 30 miles with no vehicle traffic whatsoever. The trail crosses the river on some spectacular suspension bridges, follows boardwalks through a number of wetlands and connects to several parks.
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don't see any muskrat or beaver lodges in that marsh area. you got them down there?
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Originally Posted by bargeon
Say Tar, what kind of saddle pack is that?
02-28-17, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
don't see any muskrat or beaver lodges in that marsh area. you got them down there?
02-28-17, 08:37 AM
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Is that the office shower facility behind the bike in the photo on the bridge?
02-28-17, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by BobbyG
Is that the office shower facility behind the bike in the photo on the bridge?
02-28-17, 11:53 AM
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Carradice Zipped Roll bag.
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My dad retired to a new job called riding his bike too. He's 75 now and still knocks off about 12,000 miles per year. It's damned impressive. I can only pray that I too will have some of those genes working for me in 20 years.
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Originally Posted by tarwheel
I guess you could call it that. The old timers here call it "Raleigh Beach" because people used to swim there. However, there is a strong hydraulic below the dam and a number of people have drowned there over the years. So, I think they prohibit or discourage swimming now. The dam is the furthest upstream that striped bass can migrate on the Neuse River, and I often see people fishing there. I might try to catch a striper there this spring.
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Originally Posted by downwinded
Now your on the right track! I'm sure you can engineer a rod holder for the bike and a small tackle box will go in the bag and HOLY CRAP I'm jealous! Enjoy my man!
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Originally Posted by baron von trail
My dad retired to a new job called riding his bike too. He's 75 now and still knocks off about 12,000 miles per year. It's damned impressive. I can only pray that I too will have some of those genes working for me in 20 years.
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Looks lovely. U make me want to ride.
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Originally Posted by tarwheel
I'm sure the apple didn't fall far from the tree.
03-09-17, 02:46 PM
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a bit off topic @tarwheel but what is your avatar? Looks like a potted fern, but the pot has lips? 
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It's a "face pot" with an ornamental grass planted in it.
03-10-17, 10:36 AM
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Nice!
