Cycling-name provinces/states, countries

[7rider]

Name the areas where you've cycled as a resident/local there, as a tourist, etc.

Hmmm....
I think my list is shamefully short, and concentrated in the Northeast section of the U.S.

* Connecticut - I grew up in the Naugatuck Valley. Never really appreciated that it was truly a VALLEY, until I took up cycling!
* Massachusetts - Lived there for 10 years on the North Shore. Some awesome cycling there - on road and off. I'd love to go back. Oh...and once on Martha's Vineyard as a kid on a bike my sister rented during a family vacation. Got totally LOST...my family had the island's police out looking for me!!! I finally found my way back - about 2 hours later (was supposed to be a 5-minute spin b/f lunch).
* New Hampshire - Had the worst mtb accident ever on an easy trail up in the Whites. Required reconstruction of my knee. Still have the scars.
* Maine - Mostly southern, all coastal.
* Rhode Island - Puttering around Bristol with old college buds.
* New York - Some pretty rides around Dutchess County with my DH. His old stompin' grounds.
* Pennsylvania - How can you live in the Northeast and not cycle around Lancaster County??? A weekend at a B&B there was a wedding present from friends. Brought the bikes, lots of wonderful riding....just stay off the numbered roads!
* Maryland - Current location and site of most of my miles.
* Virginia - A bit, but not much here....I don't like to cross the river! I'm afraid of them over there!
* Hawaii - Okay....once mtb'ing on Kauai. Red dirt?? How about Red MUD!! How about red mud that sticks to the treads of tires like glue and builds and BUILDS until it won't pass through the fork of your bike!!!! Yeah.


I think that's it. Still dreaming of adding Colorado and California to the list. Washington and Oregon are high on the list, too. Then Italy, then France... then......Oh, the places I'd love to go on a bike!!!

[shootingstar]

Hmmm....
I think my list is shamefully short, and concentrated in the Northeast section of the U.S.

Northeastern U.S. offers alot and you've seen alot from the saddle already, 7th rider!

I did forget my very lst bike ride during the day..long before I met my partner.. that was in Jasper, Alberta. I was vacationing on my own after taking train from Edmonton. just after I finished university..just rode around town and felt so proud of my little foray.

I will add that after seeing Canada from the saddle..I am even more humbled to live in a big, beautiful country.

Collectively, TE forum members probably could cobble together an incredible list of where we've been by bike.. we have much expertise to offer of where we've been by bike.

so let's hear more!!!!!

[Zen]

Extremely shamefully short-

Germany

Fort Lauderdale

Mackinac Island

Maryland

Fort Monroe, VA

Anchorage, Alaska

[shootingstar]

Anchorage, Alaska

Now that we're living on west coast, some places don't seem so remote/unlikely in one's lifetime. Unfortunately Europe is way further away now.. but not Asia.

Some cycling trips, particularily shorter ones that were 1-5 days long, were tacked onto end of a business/conference trip. Others like Calgary/Rockies area were tied to my partner who was forced by his employer to relocate and live there for 2 yrs. So visiting him always included cycling everyday.

Where did you go cycling in Germany, Zen?

[Zen]

i was stationed in Erlensee, near Hanau.
There were cycling paths through woods and as part of a network where they connected town to town. Once in a while there would be a little parcours station thrown in.It was a nice little system.

[Fredwina]

helps to move around a lot
California
Nevada
Arizona
Missouri
Illinois
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
DC
Pennsylvania
New Jersey

[Aggie_Ama]

Extremely shamefully short-


Anchorage, Alaska

If all goes as planned I will be adding this one next year. Our good friend is working in Alaska for a few more years and we are planning a visit next summer.

Most of my biking is in Texas but I guess that isn't too shameful when you realize it takes us 8 hours to cross the state line. I would love to see more states and eventually countries by bicycle.