I’m a city boy now, or at least I’m a country boy who lives in the city. I grew up riding my bike over dirt trails, up impossibly steep inclines, and through tangled thickets unfit for two-wheeled travel. Recently, however, bike riding is done on side streets where I can encounter the least [...]

Quiz: What trail is eleven miles long, nearly flat, and perfect for pedestrians, bicyclists, inline skaters, wheelchairs, and cross-country skiers alike? Hint: It passes through the towns of Ayer, Groton, Pepperell and Dunstable (all in Massachusetts). Answer: You guessed it, the Nashua River Rail Trail. (Okay, maybe having the answer as the article title made [...]