For the sake of butterflies: Quebec's vibrant eco-culture drives an effort to create a market for milkweed, the plant monarch butterflies need to survive apne.ws/O0bttw5

Obama and his surge of Congress-skirting directives post-election. theledger.com/article/201302…

An engaging journal of cycling Quebec's Route Verte, where the gang hopes to go this summer. canola fields here crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1&…

In federal budget fight, they say the sky is falling: bigstory.ap.org/article/spin-m…

Biking Route Verte in Quebec: Images from a week along the St. Lawrence and on P'tit Train du Nord flickr.com/photos/1008193…

2 great choices, out of so many choices, for cycling on Quebec's Route Verte bigstory.ap.org/article/findin…

A worthy detour from Quebec's Route Verte for those who like the sounds of silence huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/05/ile…

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Quiet cycling roads in valley/foothills between Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains, outside Staunton VA. flickr.com/photos/1008193…

If you ever bike thru Colo, best to avoid Sonny and Skin Walkers. A tale from my cross-country trip. sites.google.com/site/calameric…

Dealing with critters great and small and gross on x-country ride. sites.google.com/site/calameric…

300,000 more people biking to work these days. bigstory.ap.org/article/census…

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"I want rail-trails to be America’s main street.” - He helped create 22K miles of them washingtonpost.com/national/david…

Trump's truths grounded in instinct, TV chatter, even 1 word in a headline apnews.com/d8d9f82ca04f4d…