Category: Rides

doing things, going places.

Garbage Bags Might or Might Not Save You From Open Water

JPPartland
Racing the Iditasport on Big Lake Alaska

This originally appeared in 1994, after riding the Iditasport in February, 1993.  I’m posting it now to honor the event, set to take place this weekend, but was cancelled due to the pandemic.  It’s expected […]

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Westchester Riding. Mapped. Ready to share.

JPPartland

I ride. Whether I need to or not. This acute case of ridingitis manifested itself into a book some time ago. Called Where To Bike New York City (the Australian publisher felt that Americans were […]

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Gift Yourself The Birthday Ride

JPPartland

It’s what you love to do. Give it to yourself. You’re the only one who can. I got in my birthday ride last week. And it was glorious. Sadly, it was the first mid-week slot […]

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Time to take Stoplights Out of Central Park

JPPartland
This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

Now that cars are banned from Central Park, it’s time to take the stoplights out as well. The Central Park drives weren’t designed for car traffic. They were designed for horses as well as horse-drawn […]

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