To follow on the heel's of last Friday's membership post about our new profile on flickr, if you were a rider on Bikecentennial '76 (or know someone who was), you may want to check out our Bikecentennial group on flickr and add your photos from your experience on that ride. Greg Siple, one of the co-founders of Adventure Cycling and our art director, is keeping an eye on the group, and hopes to hear from cyclists that were part of the trans-continental summer tour that started it all. Please share with other Bikecentennial riders! Learn more about Adventure Cycling's history.
Next, check out the third segment of Biking Through Black History, WPXI-TV's 2007 special on the creation of Adventure Cycling's Underground Railroad Bicycle Route (UGRR).
In this 7-minute segment, learn about how "coded songs" were used to develop the routing for the UGRR and about Pittsburgh's pivotal role in helping freedom seekers escape to the North.
Learn more about the UGRR.
"after 5,000 miles"
photo courtesy of ddsiple on flickr, likely photographer: dan burden
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NEWS, NETWORKING, AND NEW MEDIA is written by Winona Sorensen, Adventure Cycling's media director, and appears weekly, highlighting cool media (articles, videos, photos, etc.) related to Adventure Cycling and bicycle travel.
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