Bicycle Diaries
30 years riding, 15 years writing
Camp CARE 5k Run/Walk
The McAlpine was packed with people participating in the Camp CARE annual 5k run/walk to raise money to send children with cancer to summer camp.
Walkers and runners wore bright yellow t-shirts as they experienced the trails that surround the lake. As you can imagine, it was slow going riding my bike, but it was worth seeing everybody having a really good time.
On my last lap around, I got to see everyone release helium filled balloons into the air as they sang along to some tune. Very impressionable moment, I had goose bumps all over.
“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you might get”
MTB: distance 19.04 miles, average speed 13.0 mph.
Charlotte, NC
Spent 10 years in Charlotte, a block away from an entrance to the McAlpine Creek Greenway.
Switched to a mountain bike from the road bikes I was accustomed to riding for 15 years.
The time spent on these trails was most appreciated.
Trek Fuel 70
