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Peace and Beauty in Northern Indiana and Michigan
Instructions for Living a Life: Pay attention Be astonished Tell about it -Mary Oliver We took a quick late July trip to Northern Indiana...
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cindybabington
- Jul 19, 2022
- 8 min
Virginia is for Bicyclists . . . and Hikers and Outdoor Lovers
Virginia is for Bicyclists! We explored three Rail Trails in Virginia - the New River Trail State Park, the Virginia Creeper National...
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cindybabington
- May 9, 2022
- 1 min
Southern Illinois' Tunnel Hill State Trail
The Tunnel Hill State Trail is a extremely pleasant 55-mile long rail-trail in southern Illinois. The trail runs from the...
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cindybabington
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
Open Air Living - Reveling in the Small Things
People who don't camp ask me all the time what I enjoy about camping. I always have difficulty answering because I don't see what there...
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cindybabington
- Apr 11, 2022
- 4 min
Escape to the Outdoors - Visit Chattanooga and Alabama's Cheaha State Park
Over Spring Break, we took a quick trip to Chattanooga and Cheaha State Park in northeastern Alabama. The weather in late March was still...
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cindybabington
- Mar 19, 2022
- 1 min
Alabama's Oak Mountain State Park
What a great state park and campground! This place has something for everyone - golf, horses, trails, bike lane throughout the park,...
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cindybabington
- Mar 18, 2022
- 1 min
Lake Superior's Gitchi Gami
If you find yourself in Northern Minnesota near Lake Superior's North Shore spend a day on the Gitchi Gami bike trail. Currently an...
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cindybabington
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Trip Planning
Spring forward to daylight savings time – ugh! I really dislike when we switch to daylight savings time. Just when we were starting to...
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cindybabington
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
Blueberries, the Kal-Haven Trail and Lake Michigan
July and August, also known as blueberry season, are the best times to spend time in Michigan. The Kal-Haven Trail runs 34 miles between...
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cindybabington
- Feb 14, 2022
- 1 min
Bucket List of Long Bike Trails in U.S.
Bicycling Magazine had a list in April 2021 of the Best Long Bike Trails in the U.S. I adopted the list as our bucket list to complete...
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cindybabington
- Feb 14, 2022
- 2 min
Biking Indianapolis' Monon Trail
If what you are seeking in a bike trail is diversity of views and environments, the Monon Trail is for you. It runs 27 miles from...
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cindybabington
- Feb 14, 2022
- 3 min
Calculating Your Work Years
Until fairly recently ever since I retired two years ago, I have made efforts to go back to work. Well, that isn't completely accurate. I...
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cindybabington
- Feb 14, 2022
- 3 min
Vacation Where You Live or Travel to Vacation?
One of the fun, albeit stressful, decisions to make when approaching retirement is determining what kind of lifestyle you want and where...
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cindybabington
- Feb 13, 2022
- 15 min
Michigan and Minnesota Have All the Fun!
This was maybe my favorite camping vacation ever. We spent mid-August to mid-September touring Michigan, the Upper Peninsula and...
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cindybabington
- Feb 13, 2022
- 8 min
Wild and Wonderful West Virginia
West Virginia's very appropriate tagline on their Welcome signs is "Wild and Wonderful." We had so much fun exploring the eastern West...
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cindybabington
- Feb 13, 2022
- 3 min
Camping and Biking on the Florida Panhandle
The Big Bend Scenic Byway stretches along the eastern edge of the Florida panhandle about an hour south of Tallahassee.The two lane...
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cindybabington
- Feb 13, 2022
- 2 min
Car-free Bike Ride in the Smoky Mountains
Cades Cove scenic drive in the Smoky Mountains is one of the big draws to the National Park. It's an 11-mile route that almost always...
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cindybabington
- Feb 13, 2022
- 2 min
Biking the GAP Trail in Pennsylvania
The Greater Allegheny Passage is one of those iconic rail trails that is on most bicyclists' to do list. 1. Columbus East/Buckeye Lake...
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cindybabington
- Feb 13, 2022
- 5 min
Camp and Bike Florida
We spent nearly three weeks camping and biking through Florida. Florida's state parks are amazing and have wonderful campgrounds. Florida...
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cindybabington
- Apr 21, 2021
- 4 min
Why We Camp . . .
I grew up camping. My dad was a college professor with summers off and my mom had the travel bug. There were six of us so the most...
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