View from the Flume

A Boy and his Blue Bike

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October 10th 2006
I shelled out over $900 on a new bike before our vacation a couple of weeks ago. I’ve taken it on tons of rides, two of which were the best I’ve been on: the Flume Trail and High Meadows. The Flume Trail kicked off with what I thought was a brutal, four mile up hill ride, with a few wide switchbacks and less gradual inclines for the occasional breather. The payoff was an epic, lake view from ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more