Riding “Rails to Trails” routes is a favorite of ours. The trails are available for all to use and offer varied uses from bikes, walkers, equestrian, snowmobiles and so on. Yet we never really think about how the trails came to be. Sure they are on abandoned railroad beds, but what happened between the time the railroad left and the trails were opened? Continue reading
Sometimes you expect the same, only things are different. Our first experience with The Tammany Trace began from Fontainebleau State Park through wooded areas, quiet and relaxing. Today, beginning at the Covington trailhead was totally different. Hustle and bustle, traffic, workers, stores, and a mid-day market with people purchasing lunch. But with another perfect south Louisiana day and the trails calling, we began our second biking experience of the Trace by trucking our bikes to the Covington Trailhead and rode toward Abita Springs. Continue reading
“I hear the train a comin’, it’s rollin’ round the bend…”, we could image the chugging of the engine as it slowly moved along the tracks…the sound of the horn as the train approached an intersection… Continue reading
