East Coast Greenway Ride

Beth, Sarah, and I started the Virginia Capital Trail in Richmond and rode southeast for 45 miles toward Williamsburg and Jamestown. At the midpoint, a historical park with a giant bicycle gave us some photo opportunities. The students of one of the middle schools expressed themselves with an eye-catching sculpture on the Capital Trail. Jamestown historical displays were worth seeing and the research being done is revealing more about one of our first settlements and how tough it was.  Of course, intruders do have difficulties especially if they think they are the real owners.... After visiting Jamestown. lunch was on our minds as we pedaled the 20 miles to Williamsburg.  What better place than the Billsburg Brewery to chow down and take in some live music. The old overpasses added elegance to the parkway we were riding. In Williamsburg, we toured the old town after taking in some ice cream from the new part of the city.  The enactment areas were fairly quiet since it is ...

Sarah, Randy, and I left Washington, NC on US17, our "favorite" East Coast Greenway road with an infinitesimal or more aptly noted as a "no" shoulder highway.  Traffic was moderate but this picture makes it look clear! Riding this road, reminded me of Iowa.  The trees are a bit taller here but it looked pretty much like Iowa farmland. But in a few miles, the swamps at the edge of the Tar River reminded me that we were not in Iowa. A view up the Tar River from the Elmore Hodges Bridge.  Elmore was a long-time magistrate for Pitt county where the city of Grimesland, NC is located. Different livestock populated the area.  :>) Coming into Greenville, the city showed its green and peaceful sights. We rode the Tar River Trail and the Green Mill Run trail in Greenville, part of the East Coast Greenway. Sandy lining for a closeup of the UFO in the Park. Now, this is trail infrastructure!! Greenville has a bridge similar to Pont des Arts in Paris, just fewer padlocks for ...