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<DIV>Okay, I have heard enough about the Grounds for Sculpture without knowing
anything about it or its location. Can you guys tell me an address or an
intersection and town so I can check into it further!? Maybe a website to
check it out?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeff Fields</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:clay@njsouth.com
href="mailto:clay@njsouth.com">Clay Mikolasy</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=mailto:bent@list.marsride.org
href="mailto:bent@list.marsride.org">NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society
(MARS)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 26, 2009 3:26 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bent] 5 DAY BIKE TOUR OF
PENNSYLVANIA</DIV>
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<DIV>I have an idea for an early-mid October ride (Grounds for Sculpture is
particularly beautiful at that time of year, and the water garden should still
be running--it gets shut down when the frost begins), if sculptor J Seward
Johnson still has sculptures placed all around Hamilton Township and probably
elsewhere (used to be some in Princeton). How about a sculpture
ride, traveling from one piece to another and ending up at Grounds for
Sculpture for a visit? </DIV>
<DIV>And one other: I'd like to do a Lambertville-Frenchtown-Milford trip
sometime soon.</DIV>
<DIV>Clay</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:45
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<DIV>Yup, I live about 2-3 miles from the Grounds for Sculpture and have
been there several times. -Steve</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/25/2009 6:49:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <A
title=mailto:clay@njsouth.com
href="mailto:clay@njsouth.com">clay@njsouth.com</A> writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Wife and I really enjoyed reading your report!! Thank you so much!
You must live near Grounds for Sculpture--Great Place!</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=mailto:bent@list.marsride.org
href="mailto:bent@list.marsride.org">bent@list.marsride.org</A> ; <A
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href="mailto:bentonlife@gmail.com">bentonlife@gmail.com</A> ; <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 23, 2009 2:57
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bent] 5 DAY BIKE TOUR OF
PENNSYLVANIA</DIV>
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<DIV>Here's a brief report on the 255 mile, 5 day tour of Pa. I did
last week.</DIV>
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<DIV>The idea for this tour started when I signed up for a
weekend Amish country ride with Country Roads Bicycle
Tours <A title=http://www.crbyt.com/index.html
href="http://www.crbyt.com/index.html">http://www.crbyt.com/index.html</A>,
a small outfit with whom I have done two other tours in the past. The
tour included two nights at a motel in Strasburg, a quaint little town
located in the midst of Amish country, a few miles southeast of
Lancaster, Pa. Naturally, I figured it would be more fun and
adventurous to leave the car at home and get to Strasburg and back on
my trusty old "Lightning P38" recumbent (with its F40 nose cone in
front for a little extra speed).</DIV>
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<DIV>The main issue in planning the route was how to get through or
around the Philadelphia area. Fortunately, there's a
Philadelphia regional bike map that covers southeastern
Pa. (and also a big chunk of NJ), with roads color-coded to show
which ones are best and which are the worst. The Pa. Department of
Transportation has also mapped out various bike routes that
criss-cross the state. One of them, namely "Pa. Bike Route E", goes
from Trenton through central Philly to Delaware and is part of
the East Coast Greenway Route from Maine to Florida.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I left my home in Hamilton Square, NJ (near Trenton) last
Thursday morning and headed for downtown Philadelphia, following
Route E for a substantial part of the way. Most of the streets along
Route E have bike lanes, but much of the route is on major
streets and highways that also have a lot of traffic, as I
discovered on a trip I did last year. Accordingly, I used the bike map
to locate alternate streets with less traffic for parts of the 38
mile route.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Once in Philly, I checked out Jay's recumbent shop on the north
side of town (Their selection of bents in stock turned out to be
somewhat limited.), then used one of those coupons you get at
freeway rest areas to book a room at the Holiday Inn for $89. The
hotel is in a great location - right in the middle of Philly's
historic district, a block from Independence Mall. (I suspect the $89
rate is probably not available on weekends.) After lunch at a nearby
deli, I had the rest of the day to do a few things in Philly. I
checked out the museum of Jewish history located a few steps from the
hotel -- an interesting place, but really just a preview of the "real"
museum that is currently under construction next door. The $150
million edifice is being built on the mall and is scheduled to open in
November 2010.</DIV>
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<DIV>The next day's ride was 62 miles to Strasburg, mainly along
secondary roads that run parallel to Route 30, the main highway
between Philly and Lancaster: Haverford Ave, Haverford Rd, Conestoga
Rd, King Rd, Boot Rd, Rt. 30B, Valley Rd, etc. After stopping for
lunch in the small town of Coatesville, I entered Lancaster County,
where I suddenly found myself immersed in a bucolic landscape with
horse-drawn plows working in the fields, women in long dark dresses
working in their yards, and thousands of cows grazing on the
hillsides. It felt good to arrive in Amish country!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>After checking into the motel in Strasburg, I noticed a broken
spoke on my front wheel and wondered how long it had been that way.
Luckily, I was able to get the spoke replaced at a local bike shop
that stayed open late on Fridays, then met the other riders on the
tour, a congenial group of 10 people, with ages ranging from 11 to
70. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>On Saturday we rode a few miles to visit the "Amish Village" and
a few more miles to Intercourse for lunch consisting of pretzels
stuffed with either sausage or pizza ingredients. The afternoon was
spent zig-zagging along back roads amidst the Amish farm country east
of Lancaster, hoping that it wouldn't rain (which it didn't). Since
this was supposed to be a "rest day" for me and the skies looked
threatening, I opted for the shorter ride of 27 miles rather than the
46 mile ride. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sunday's ride took us into the more rural and hilly landscape
southwest of Strasburg for a nice change of scenery. The entire group
opted for the shorter ride of only 15.5 miles, which seemed a lot
longer because of the hills, wind, and frequent turns. After a gourmet
farewell luncheon at a quaint old Strasburg Inn, it was time
to begin the trek home. I pedaled east toward West Chester, a nice
town about half way toward Philadelphia, where I used another discount
coupon to get a room at a Microtel Inn at the edge of town. After a
shower and brief rest, I got back on the bike and rode into the center
of town for a good meal and a quick tour of the town with its many
stately old brick houses and college campus. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The trip back was not without a few challenges. In addition to
being more hilly, I encountered two "bridge out" signs along the
route - one on Sunday and another on Monday. To make matters worse,
the Philly regional bike map I was using to navigate had mislabeled 2
of the roads along my route, causing me to make a wrong turn at
one of them. These pitfalls resulted in about 3 to 4 extra miles
each day, for a total of 37.5 miles Sunday afternoon and another 67
miles on Monday. Monday's ride was particularly challenging, following
an intricate route through Conshohocken and the suburban area north of
Philly, then back through Trenton. The many hills often had stop signs
or red lights near the bottom that served to kill my
momentum. But the various detours along the way took me to
some lovely secluded back roads and past some magnificent stone
mansions, so I can't really complain. All in all, it was a really
fun experience.</DIV></FONT>
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