Potholes and Road Apples

The Lancaster County Parks Department will celebrate National Trails Day with a bicycle tour of the Conewago Recreation Trail on Sunday, June 1, from 1-3 p.m.
Ranger Darren Weimer will guide bicyclists on a two and one-half mile stretch of the trail from Route 230, northwest of Elizabethtown to Route 743. The tour is free and […]

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A local bicycling advocacy group is unveiling an expanded program this weekend that aims to teach as many children and adults as possible to cycle smart.
Cycle Smart, a program of Dream Ride Projects, hopes to teach children to ride their bicycles and to ride comfortably, even in traffic.
Skills taught in monthly bicycle derbies, in an area of […]

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Plans are being developed for recreational trails in East Hempfield, Mount Joy, Manor and along the Susquehanna River. And the River Ride, well-know to area bicyclists, is getting publicity and may eventually get signs.
In the news this week, the Lancaster County Solid Waste Authority is including a one-mile loop trail into plans being developed for […]

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The fifth annual “Miles in Memory of Josh” bicycle ride will be held Sunday, beginning at 1:30 p.m., near Mount Gretna.
The ride will take place on the Lebanon Valley Rail-trail and participants can ride from one to 10 miles on the shaded gravel trail. There will be rest stops along the trail with refreshments and […]

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The Conewago Trail, a five-mile stretch of former rail bed from Route 230 near Elizabethtown to the Lebanon County line, is due to officially reopen on Saturday, Sept. 1.
The trail, http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/parks/cwp/view.asp?a=676&q=518283&parksNav=|7871|, is Lancaster County’s oldest linear park. It has been under reconstruction since April. The $541,000 project added a base of stone, to drain water from […]

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Rail Trails in Southern End and Lititz-Ephrata, Volunteers for city pro race, and Riders for Dream Ride
*In the wonders never cease department, municipal leaders who bristled and sued when the county commissioners tried to shove a rail-trail down their throats on the former Atglen freight line, are considering creating a public recreation trail on their […]

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AOL FanHouse wakes up, sort of; Spring season begins with first race; Waiting to finish Floyd book; Rail-trail soon to open 
*Sunday’s Floyd Fairness Fund reception in Ephrata caught the attention of the AOL FanHouse: http://www.aolsportsblog.com/2007/03/26/floyd-landis-appeals-drug-test-wants-you-to-pay-for-it/ 
The on-line publication on Monday snarked that Landis is asking people to pay for his defense. It seems to be shocking to FanHouse writer Michael David Smith that Landis […]

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