Category Archives: places

Chappaquiddick

September 7, 2007jogging, placesMVYcs

The Chappy Beach (private) club is the vistor’s first landmark. There are many expensive estates, none of which are viewable from the road by common folk. This low on the tourist radar – country loop is a quiet jog / bike ride, as the island accessible by water taxi can only convey cars 3 per trip. The Litchfield Rd section is washboard packed sand (too soft for a street bike). 5 miles.

Total distance: 5.65 mi
Average speed: nan min/mi

Download file: chappaquiddick.gpx

Cape Cod

September 7, 2007jogging, placescs

There are cross road choices which necessitate a route map as the Province Lands bike trail meanders sand dunes. Despite the lands end location these mountainous drifts obscure the seascape. Paved 5 mile loop with no soft shoulders.

Total distance: 5.74 mi
Average speed: nan min/mi

Download file: cape cod provincetown lands.gpx

Left Bank

August 28, 2007jogging, placesCMHcs

View Map of the downtown Convention Center and Arena District to Dodge Park and Confluence Park. The multi-purpose trail is asphalt and concrete. The city skyline is aways in sight with several historic buildings and parks along side the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers. [ gmaps pedometer ]

South Carlsbad State Beach

August 17, 2007jogging, placesCRQcs

Beach Access at Lifeguard Station 29 is by steep bluff trail eroded by local surfers. The sandy portion between cliff and surf can be narrow at high tide and it is strewn with smooth water worn pebbles. There are few beach goers mostly from a camping park above. For a change of scene I made the return run topside via bike lane on the Blvd.
[ gmap pedometer ]

Philadelphia FlarePath

August 2, 2007jogging, placesPHLcs

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.

Total distance: 3.11 mi
Average speed: nan min/mi

Download file: PHL.gpx

Little Rock

August 1, 2007jogging, placesLITcs

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.

Green Bay

July 18, 2007jogging, placesGRBcs

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

July 17, 2007jogging, placesGXYcs

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 ]

Glacier Park Intl

July 5, 2007jogging, placesGPIcs

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 ]

Total distance: 5.64 mi
Average speed: nan min/mi

Download file: GPI.gpx