tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post4333020286204492770..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: Be Sure to Enjoy the Cherry Trees this WeekendSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-2599593693250335812014-03-15T19:39:51.913-07:002014-03-15T19:39:51.913-07:00Yes, I saw the cherry trees in bloom yesterday. L...Yes, I saw the cherry trees in bloom yesterday. Last Sunday they were barely in bud. Talking about cemeteries reminded me of the annual bicycle Tour de Graves around Halloween time in Boston, tracing eras and cemetery styles from colonial graveyards with faded tumbledown headstones to late 19th century garden-style cemeteries like Forest Hills with graceful landscaping and elaborate tombs and grave markers. Here's a link to photos of last year's Tour de Graves (if it works, sometimes links I post here don't show up). http://www.masspaths.net/photos/tdg2013/ <br /><br />Dick Bauer, the guy in the orange pumpkin shirt researches the graveyards and leads the ride. He organizes other history-themed bike rides too, like one for National Train Day in May. The commuter rail system around Boston has a couple of rail cars with two dozen or so bike racks used on summer weekends on routes to beach towns north and south of Boston. The MBTA puts one of these cars in use for National Train Day - cyclists take the train to an outlying station and bike back in town, stopping to see remnants of long-gone rail lines and old depots, some abandoned, some re-purposed. <br /><br />Sorry to be like a broken record here about Boston, but there are many interesting themed rides there.Laurie Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824401850721009298noreply@blogger.com