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Wickersham also stressed the importance of developing bike routes and sidewalks so people have the options of cycling or walking. Boston is not easily accessible by bicycle, and the city has been rated the worst in the country for cyclists by Bicycling Magazine...
...latest Israeli assault on his Ramallah headquarters last week, the Palestinian leader checked out the new window in his bathroom, courtesy of Israeli firepower; a broken mirror hanging above a photograph of him with his daughter, now 6 years old; the scattering of debris covering his exercise bike and bed. "I was supposed to sleep here last night, but I had some work downstairs. Everybody knows this is my bedroom," he told reporters, suggesting that the Israeli troops had tried to kill...
...other cyclist is my friend Christian Ward, 55, a New York City writer. This brave--and economical--lone traveler took his bike, loaded with 60 lbs. of camping gear, by train to Rutland, Vt. Studying his map, he calculated that he could ride the 45 miles to his destination that night. But his map did not show a little local landmark known as Sherburne Pass. After a few miles of steady climbing, he rested and asked a trucker where it leveled off. The answer: After 12 more miles. Ward considered turning back--often. But he pressed on, pushing the bike...
...rides, like July's 500-mile RAGBRAI (the Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa), with more than 8,000 participants, and August's 300-mile Maine coastal tour, with only about 65 riders, take their groups over highly scenic terrain. A week on a bike, including camping and some food, could cost as little...
...Nuts Huts, a three-hour drive inland from the port, is truly in the middle of nowhere. That's perfect for travelers who have overdosed on Spanish churches, major tourist attractions and diving in the Mindanao Sea. Visitors with more energy to expend can always jump on a mountain bike, go caving or see the thundering Tontonan Falls. As for us, we rarely got vertical in the four days we were there. E-mail walterken@hotmail.com for reservations...