Rally for Raliegh

Tess and I often watch North Carolina weekend on UNC TV we find ourselves saying we need to go there, we need to see that... so finally we made plans. Plans, as my friend John points out, are different than just talking about it. We set our sites on the bike friendly town of Duck in the Outer Banks with a stop over in Raleigh on the way out and Greensboro actually Advance, NC on the way home and set about making our plan: 2 days riding trails in Raleigh, 5 days in OBX and a Yadkin Valley Wine Tour on the way home.
Ever seeking bike trails we learned about the Capital Area Greenway Trail System in Raleigh.

We spent two nights and rode over thirty miles of the 100 miles of paved and protected urban to suburban trails. We stayed at the Hampton Inn & Suites Raleigh Crabtree Valley and even though it was right off beltway 440 I was less than a quarter mile from the trail and thanks to Jim @Hampton who showed us a side street, able to get on the trail, directly from the hotel parking lot to the trail side McDonald's parking lot in 2 minutes.

A quick Big and Tasty... 
And off we go!

 Passing Dog Runners and

 Dog Lovers

and well marked paths in all directions

We headed out to all parts of the city unencumbered by fear of traffic of four wheels or more.

We shared a Peaceful Easy Feeling through mile after mile of river and woods on the Neuse River Greenway Trail from Falls River Damn at the edge of Forest Ridge Park to the Wake County line south of Raleigh.

 The 28 Mile Neuse River Greenway Trail begins way out town in the country at "Rob" The Bike Guys shop at 9745 Fonville Rd Wake Forrest NC 27614. I suggest you put this address in your GPS if you want Google to lead you to the head of the trail. Also Rob can help you out with any last minute fixes or forget me nots.

This is a day we will not soon forget and hope to return again soon.