Great American Rail Trail

Great American Rail Trail

The Great American Rail Trail is a Rail Trail being developed by the Rails to Trails Conservancy. It stretches along 3,700 miles with more than 50% being completed. It will connect the East Coast and West Coast on a Rail Trail for hikers and bikers. Right now, trail...
Way-Finding Signage

Way-Finding Signage

On a Trip in the DC area in July of 2024, I made a point of taking photos of Way-Finding signage I spotted along the trails. The Washington DC area, has an expansive trail system for people to use for recreation and transportation. My son and his family live in...
Keystone Trail Extension

Keystone Trail Extension

The city of Omaha has completed an extension from Democracy Park, where the Keystone ended, to Cunningham Lake. There are a few roads to cross, like Fort Street (which will have HAWK LIGHTS to alert traffic) and several others with traffic signals for safe crossing. I...
Ride Around Flanagan Lake Park

Ride Around Flanagan Lake Park

A short time compressed video of my ride around Flanagan Lake Park in NW Omaha/Bennington, Nebraska. The ride, which covered all but the SW section of trail (closed due to construction of a main sewer line), took about 35 minutes. This is a nice newer park in the...
2024 Ride of Silence

2024 Ride of Silence

The Bellevue Bicycle Club of Nebraska hosted the 2024 Ride of Silence on May 15 at 7pm. The Ride of Silence is an international event held on the third Wednesday of May to honor those cyclists injured or killed in a vehicle/bike crash. In 2023 there were SIX people on...
My First Single Track MTB Ride

My First Single Track MTB Ride

Julie Sanford, a coach with the Bennington Badger Composite Team (Middle School and High School Students), challenged me to ride my fat bike to show it some dirt love ay Tranquility Park in Omaha. Having never rode any single track in my life, I accepted the...