"Pat" <
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>
>>> Here's a link to a small map of PART of the extensive bike path system
>>> here in Lincoln, Nebraska.
>>
>> =v= That's all well and good, but I ask you, does Lincoln have
>> a trail system that connects the birthplace of Malcolm X to
>> a certain tourist attraction[1] that Gov. George W. Bush took
>> his good friends in the oil industry[2] for a visit to?
>> <_Jym_>
>>
>
> Jeez, guys, he just wanted to offer some info for somebody who might be
> coming to Nebraska and want to go for a bike ride. Why all the vitriol?
>
> Pat in TX
Bike paths, like helmets, seem to be a very divisive topic in this here
chatrum. But I'm pretty sure Jym's post was lighthearted and not meant as a
dig... The other one was among the more bizarre rejoinders I've ever read
on usenet.
FWIW, I'm glad Harry posted the map... I travel *all over* the US and love
to hit those extensive bike path systems when I can... the loop around
Sioux Falls, SD; the extensive trail system in the Twin Cities, MN; and the
semi-loop trail in Springfield, MO are some of the nicer ones I did this
year.
My favorites are "touring routes" where you can take in much of the area via
trails that connect the parks... Sioux Falls does that nicely, it's about a
25 mile loop I think through forest, prairie, by creeks and rivers,
through/by downtown, among the suburban areas, through countless parks.
It's very thoughtfully made with many grade separations and bike/foot
bridges over water.
A common frustration though is these trail systems are often well-kept
secrets (inexplicably) and finding maps is a crapshoot online it seems.
Some park/rec departments do a great job of making info available, others
(unsurprisingly) can't seemingly be arsed to put up anything online. How
are you supposed to ride these trails if you don't know they exist or where
to find them?
So Harry, I've saved your map... I've got some friends in Lincoln and hope
to make the trip there in 2008, would love to hit the trail while I'm there.
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