Left the NJ Turnpike an exit too soon and was deposited in a ghetto of Elizabeth Port with no easy way out. Mean streets. Felt a bit like Chevy Chase in his Vacation movie about to ask for directions as he tries to get on with gangsters in Harlem. Lucky the Maps Google app on my smartphone was my rescue.
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Philadelphia FlarePath
My initial read was peripheral airport support, taxi stands, arterial freeways, and remote parking but I stepped from my hotel island on an airport perimeter trek and found recreation anyhow. Fort Mifflin and Hog Island Roads border active runways and reed shrouded water front. Traffic is light and wide soft shoulders offer relief. I ducked through these rushes for a view of tanker ships, and on the distant shore of the Delaware River, BP Oil and the Mobil Refinery in New Jersey.
Little Rock
Saving the North Little Rock side of the Arkansas River for next visit because the pedestrian bridge at Riverfront Park was under renovation. Ran the Medical Mile and a section of street to just shy of Rebsamen Park before turning back. Rivertrail.org is predicting a complete loop someday. Too far for these legs.
SLP
San Luis Potosi` is off the beaten path; not the usual tourist stop over. Most of the visitors are managers and executives from GM, Toyota inspecting their component parts manufacturing. Ventured out of the Westin hotel “compound” and into upscale residential just a jog away. 
Green Bay
The Fox River Trail is a fine greenway system. Alarming though that they collect a usage fee ?! for bikes or blades. Could start a trend… Find the trailhead at Adams and Porlier Streets and cruise asphalt surface or softer shoulder. [ g-maps pedometer ] 
Cache La Poudre
The River Trail — Poudre River Ranch section: features the Greeley Canal #3, a large hay meadow, cottonwood groves and a stretch along the sandstone ledge between the top of the river bluff and the river itself. Miles of concrete path shared by friendly local folks on bikes and the occasional stray cow. [ g-map pedometer ] 
GTD
DMV line behind a young woman sporting a black tattoo the size of a fist on the nape of her neck. A civil servant has come round to generally be helpful making sure that everyone has selected the proper line to stand in. A man has no cash/check only but a Mastercard and gets sent packing. Tattoo is here for an ID. The officer asks leading , “How’d you get here?” and gets an “I drove” response; which began a painful seesaw: If you don’t have a license how’d you drive… and “I have a license!” then “Whatcha need an ID for then…” She couldn’t make up something give a good answer and although he kept drilling he wouldn’t or couldn’t get her to hang herself. I’m not sure of the objective. Harass? Inform? Make an arrest?
Glacier Park Intl
10 minutes into this run and buildings and road noise are distant. Not that Kalispell is a metropolis; a western outfitters store is browseable and the antique shop too. A grain elevator raises tall just past that. Locate the Great Northern Railway of NW Montana – Rails to Trails Historical Route which cruises open pasture land views. Montana is fine summer country. [ g-map pedometer ] A separate run through Lawrence Park briefly stays with and then crosses the inviting Stillwater River as it parallels Kalispell’s Whitefish Stage Rd. suburbia on paved greenway. Local knowledge informs that Californians have discovered its reasonable value. [ g-map pedometer ]
launch day + 1
Didn’t want to brave the lines so popped into the Apple Store a day late (hoping that they’d have exhausted inventory and thus my CC would be safe) for a hands on demo. Surprise! Not only did they have several on the display table (w/finger prints and smudge marks) to handle but the cashier was happy to pull a shiny shrink wrapped 4G or 8G box from under the register and sell it to me!
run what you brung
As guests on a family boat (lots of chairs, cupholders, cubbies) we enjoyed the contrast to a Tournament Tow Boat (purpose built for skiing). The V Hull design makes for a very smooth ride through chop but allows surprising roll as the hull seeks a flat surface to lay down upon in fast turns. The I/O engine placement creates terrific efficiency for interior design space maximization but is less than adequate for deck angle control. (sterndrive trim and tab accessories – bandaids – mandatory) Finally, with a prop pitched for 50+ mph top speed (good for advertising hype in a glossy brochure), there is very poor initial acceleration. Lots of engine sounds, commotion, slippage, and churning but slow getaway. What this means to a skier is a draaagging, never ending face (eyes, nose, and mouth) full of water while the boat fights to get going. A learner on a slalom trying a deepwater start will find it difficutl to stay stable and maintain directional control long enough, and all on one lung full, to pop-up on a plane. Too bad. It sure was sleek and comfortable from the inside.