Old Rides around Monmouth County

Date
September 8, 2018
Distance
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Location
Monmouth County, New Jersey

When I was a “younger” man,1 I used to ride my bike around the county on idle afternoons. It made sense before I had my driver’s license, but even after I could drive, I still loved traveling around on my bike. I suppose I wasn’t as into the act of cycling then as I was just exploring; the bicycle was part of the adventure to me, and not the whole adventure. I sometimes rode to church, to the Hazlet library, or really wherever I fancied. I suppose it’s only natural to feel nostalgic for those carefree summers.

On one such trip, the day after my junior prom, I rode to the old Bell Labs building and then climbed up onto the roof. It was fairly fun.

Picture of rooftop Picture of rooftop
Some pictures taken from the roof of the former Bell Labs complex in Holmdel, NJ, June 9, 2018. (full resolution: left, right)

On another summer day, at the start of my senior year of high school, I rode aimlessly until I arrived at the beach.

Picture of beach pier
A picture taken on the “Jersey shore,” September 8, 2018. (full resolution)

On occasion I’d ride the local multi-use pathway, the Henry Hudson Trail. Looking back, those trails weren’t as nice as those near Pittsburgh, but they were nice enough.

Trees in front of water
Picture taken April 24, 2019. (full resolution)

Confession: I used to sometimes walk my bike up that steep part of Telegraph Hill Road! It’s funny to think that I’ve now become the sort of person who rides bicycles up mountains for fun.


  1. Well, at twenty years old, some would say that I have no right to use that phrase yet.↩︎