New England, urban and rural, is perfectly suited for
bicycling. Whether biking along
Vermont’s roads during fall, along Maine’s fantastic jagged coast, or traipsing around compact Boston and Cambridge, watching locals navigating along New England’s streets left me seething green with two-wheeled envy.
Boston’s commuters deserve their reputation as horrific drivers, but the various bicycle paths throughout Boston and the nearby towns provide great opportunities for exploring the sights. While I briefly visited Cambridge, I was offered a 40 or so minute bike ride along the Charles River. The ride was a treat, especially for the view’s of Boston’s infrastructure. Old steel girders; bridges that spanned the Charles; landings for crew teams, kayakers, and boaters; and highway overpasses all made for a great late morning jaunt.
Biking throughout Boston is not only a great way to travel and see the sights, but to appreciate what it takes to hold a city together and to keep all that infrastructure functioning.
But as you can see in the photograph below, not everyone was impressed with what Boston has to offer via bicycle.
That ride along the Charles River was long enough!
Rusted old girders along the Charles River.
Sign pointing to the Fenway area and of course, the ballpark.
Highway overpass, Boston.
Ramp towards a Charles River bike pathway, Boston
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