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User input on google maps
Pennsylvania DCNR’s website explorepatrails.com has a lot of good information for trails. It allows people to upload gpx files. It doesn’t seem to have all the trails on the NE PA Bicycle and Hiking Map, but I haven’t compared the site to the map very closely yet. The information that they collect in the database [...]
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Something for Valentine’s Day
Yesterday, my daughter Jessica and I were out shopping for a gift for my wife, Sandi. We visited several jewelry and gift shops in Jenkintown, and ended up here at This Little Gallery on West Ave, owned by an inspiring woman and life-long resident of Jenkintown named Trish Breslin-Miller. Trish wasn’t there, but we were [...]
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“Must others be careful for you?”
This little ad caught my eye as I read some 1932 copies of The Highway Magazine yesterday. Highway Magazine is an amazing walk through history for me, partly because my grandfather edited it from the 1920′s to the 1960′s. I was reading a volume of 1932 magazines because I was interested in what was going [...]
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PA Outdoor Recreation Plan
Last night, while the Superbowl was on, I read through the 2009-2013 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. Note… I’d suggest starting on page 18 and then go back and read the beginning after you’ve read the more interesting content. On page 65, the plan says, “Serious work needs to be done to broaden and strengthen [...]
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Chestnut St access to Schuylkill Banks Ramp
Twenty inches of snow has freed our streets of cars and created a sledding slope in front of my house. A common challenge of shoveling brings my neighbors out for friendly conversation. I like my neighbors. This afternoon, we drove down North Broad Street, which really looked nice covered in snow. People were walking [...]
McDonald’s? Conservation Landscape Initiative?
I don’t usually go to McDonalds, but I needed a place to write down meeting notes after my meeting at Nescopeck State Park, just north of White Haven, PA. While at the park, I forgot to photograph the snow-shoe announcement and the frozen lake, or even the beautiful park office. The last time I was [...]
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Books I’m reading
A book I recently finished was Green Metropolis. It had some really good perceptions of town planning and how towns mess things up while trying to improve things for pedestrians and bicyclists. Here’s the NY Times book review. Tom Branigan loaned me David Byrne’s book, Bicycle Diaries. I ended up buying a copy anyway. Byrne is [...]
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The convenience and uniqueness of Jenkintown
I moved to Jenkintown from Chestnut Hill. In the past I’ve lived at 21st and Spruce, Academy House (14th and Locust), Spruce Hill, Fairmount, and Spring Garden neighborhoods. While very nice, none of these locations in Philadelphia can compare to the convenience of Jenkintown, especially if you have a family. I’ll also add that I’d [...]
Tour de la vie
What do you get your brother-in-law who met your sister on a bike ride? Mine gets me waterproof clothing, rear-view helmet mirrors, etc. I got my brother-in-law a membership to Adventure Cycling Association because I think ACA has an awesome mission and succeeds in fulfilling it everyday. From the ACA Website: Our mission is to inspire [...]
Learning to ride a bike