(This originally appeared as a story in the Ferguson road Initiative’s newsletter. I am a regular contributor to FRI and felt this story a good fit with my series on The Dallas Loop). ***************************** The Trinity Spine Trail is open and providing a welcome diversion to East Dallas residents Everyone from health professionals to nutritionists […]
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The third expedition to map out The Loop Dallas. This leg K2 and I started at Trinity Groves and took the Skyline to the Santa Fe Trestle. The idea was to connect up with the Trinity Forest leg we had done earlier. Along the way we enjoyed a stop for lunch (and beer) at Manhattan
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There was always a camera around our house and on our family trips. It was about capturing those moments of shared history. That Kodak 620 laid a foundation of taking pictures. My first camera was a Kodak Brownie 127. Along the way there were others including an Exacta or two, and several Canons. The most
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A short time ago my Zonie writer friend pointed out that travel takes two forms: You can travel wide (as in far and wide) or you can travel deep. The example she gave was comparing visiting a small town library in your state versus touring a well-known museum in Europe. Both have merit, just that
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The second in our connect-the-dots of the Dallas Loop Trail series. We started at the Ridgewood end of the trail and headed into the city. Across the UCT (University Crossing Trail) to Glencoe Park near SMU and on to the Katy Trail. It really bridges the gap between the suburban and the urban–going from the
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After a fun and change-filled year in 2023, I am again looking forward to an interesting and, hopefully, fun 2024. Unlike last year, I am inclined to do fewer cycling adventures. Partly due to my PTSD-like approach to the two wheelers after multiple falls, the real reason is wanting to remake my life that had
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Our first discovery ride of The Loop Dallas. K2 (Kristi Kerr) found me at a holiday party. She knows me to be a cyclist and she wanted to explore the all of The Loop Dallas. In sections, mind you. On e-bikes. With stops. Here’s the first segment we navigated: The Trinity Forest and AT&T Trails.
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I had to do something. So on went the Hoka hikers. I picked up Sal’s leash and we were off. That was at the end of March. By June I was better but my approach to cycling had changed. No longer was I hell-bent to ride 50 miles on a road bike at 20 mph
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Sally. See Sally. See Sally fly. Fly, Sally, fly. Some dogs walk. Most run and crawl. They know sit, stay, down, leave it and be quiet. But did you know some dogs can fly? Sally loves to discover things and meet people. So when she had the chance to go to California to meet Drew,
There it hangs. Waiting for me. At my son’s house. A road bike. “Why,” you ask? Well, first of all, he’s a mountain bike guy living in a place where there are hundreds of miles of paved trails and roads just tailor made for this narrow tired bike. But he’s an off-road guy. So the
