I love riding along York's rail trail, but it can get monotonous if you pedal it so often you have every stone memorized.
Thing is, it's hard to find a place to ride where you don't have to worry about traffic running you down around every curve in the road. That's why, for the second year, I'm paying $15 to take part in the annual Tour de Belt, run by the Capital Area Greenbelt Association in Harrisburg Sunday morning.
It's a guided ride along a 20-mile loop along the Susquehanna River, Wildwood Lake and through the wooded outskirts of the city. Anyone can download a map from the organization's Web site and ride all or part of the loop. But it's fun to ride with a group and have volunteers posted at every turn or crossing to direct you and keep any cars at bay.
Here are six quick reasons why you should join me:
*Get outside and enjoy the nice spring weather
*Get some exercise
*Hang out with fun people
*They feed you lunch
*You get a T-shirt
*Your registration fee goes to a good cause (maintenance and upkeep of the trail)
It doesn't get any better than that.
My brother told me the other day he took a ride around the Greenbelt. I've lived in Harrisburg most of my life and never heard of it. Sounds like fun and I'm sure it's a beautiful trail!
It is. We should go riding on it sometime. I always forget you live up there!