Category: Bicycling Outer Banks

  • OBX Cycling:  Bike trippin’ – As good as it gets

    The Hatteras Ferry… Two lines of cars waited in formation, and we tucked our bicycles behind a Hummer and in the lee of a cement truck that partially blocked 30 knot winds from the south.  A Hatteras Island Ferry official approached wearing a jacket with the words ‘Security’ and asked us for ID’s.   Satisfied…

  • OBX Cycling:  Bike trippin’ OBX turn by turn

    More adventures filled day 4 of bike trippin’ along the Outer Banks in off season.   We continued to ride without paper maps or GPS guidance to decide where to ride – opting for more of a ‘get lost’ strategy.   It’s very easy to ride the Outer Banks without a map: Ocean is east,…

  • OBX Cycling:  Bike trippin – 5 reasons to bike Corolla in February

    1-It’s the off-season! Lodging is cheap in Corolla NC; free hot cookies are available at the hotel, roads are empty, bicycle trails are empty and the routes for riding are unlimited.  We began our ride 5 miles north of Duck, and headed north along Route 12 following what appeared to be a bicycle trail.  …