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Cycle NC 2014 Ride in Oriental
1100 Cyclists, Many Wheels, One DragonApril 10, 2014
Close to the top, where the view can be taken in at its widest.
While the bridge was new to many cyclists, it was familiar ground to Oriental resident Rosalie Hollings at right, who says she tries to walk two laps on the bridge every few days.
Pedalling away.
… in bunches.
.. or a few at a time.
One visiting cyclist opted to leave the bike behind and take a walk and run on the bridge.
Meanwhile, at a significantly lower elevation a few blocks away… The north wind that came in Saturday night and Sunday morning presented the visitors with Oriental’s “wind tide” phenomenon, in which north winds blow water up our creeks. This of course did what it always does to the Hodges Street near the harbor. Some cyclists zipped thru the brackish waters, others took the salt-free route along the sidewalk.