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jmowreader

(50,589 posts)
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 03:47 PM Mar 11

Vacation advice requested

This year I plan to take my bicycle on vacation - I already ordered a flight case for it.

I want to ride it in nice scenery and attend at least one MLB game. Maybe also go to an NASCAR race. And I do NOT want to go to a red state.

So…my thoughts are:

Drive to Seattle, take in a game at T-Mobile then fly to Maui
Drive to Seattle, take in a game at T-Mobile then drive to Portland
Fly to San Francisco, but that’s a very low choice because I went there last year. They have NASCAR but I’ve already done Sonoma twice and I’d like to do an oval.
Fly to Boston and do the race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway - I’ve seen Fenway from the outside but haven’t attended a game there. Maybe stay at the hotel in Devens, which would be sorta like old home week - when that was an Army base I trained out there twice.
Fly to New York on a week there are games at both parks; I’ve been to Citi Field three times but never Yankee Stadium. I’d want to rent a car to get out to Pocono Raceway.
Fly to Chicago. If I leave home on July 5 - you know there’s no fucking way someone who works at a newspaper will get off July 4 - I can do the Chicago Street Race. The Cubs play at home on the 6th and the White Sox play a home stand the next week, so that works.

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Vacation advice requested (Original Post) jmowreader Mar 11 OP
My advice would be MOMFUDSKI Mar 11 #1
I suggest Boston, New York, or DC/Baltimore area. elleng Mar 11 #2
Pittsburgh has many great bicycle trails in the city and near by with great scenery. You can ride doc03 Mar 11 #3
The problem with that... jmowreader Mar 11 #5
Come to Boulder Ohio Joe Mar 11 #4
That might work. jmowreader Mar 11 #6
Denver is also a great city Ohio Joe Mar 11 #7
Baltimore--Oriole Park at Camden Yards Tommy Carcetti Mar 11 #8
Seattle to Portland bike ride cbabe Mar 11 #9
I can't ride that far in two days jmowreader Mar 11 #10
Maybe follow the route in your own time. cbabe Mar 11 #11

doc03

(35,442 posts)
3. Pittsburgh has many great bicycle trails in the city and near by with great scenery. You can ride
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 04:11 PM
Mar 11

to DC if you want. You got MLB but no NASCAR.

jmowreader

(50,589 posts)
5. The problem with that...
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 04:26 PM
Mar 11

The week I'm thinking of going has the Pirates playing the Cardinals. I'm not really a fan of either team, so...well, it's baseball. It also looks like getting to and from the Pittsburgh Airport is a real joy. So...no Pittsburgh, sorry.

Ohio Joe

(21,776 posts)
4. Come to Boulder
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 04:22 PM
Mar 11

You can take in a Rockies game and we have Colorado National Speedway. And more places to ride then you can imagine. It’s great here, you won’t want to leave.

jmowreader

(50,589 posts)
6. That might work.
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 04:31 PM
Mar 11

That, or Denver. What I could do is fly into Denver on July 21, do a couple days there, Amtrak to San Francisco, take in the Saturday game at Oracle Park (which is against the Rockies) then fly out of SFO.

Ohio Joe

(21,776 posts)
7. Denver is also a great city
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 04:44 PM
Mar 11

Being originally from the Jersey side of the GW bridge and having lived in a number of different places, one of my biggest surprises about Colorado is that you can find a lot of really good pizza here.

cbabe

(3,552 posts)
9. Seattle to Portland bike ride
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 06:04 PM
Mar 11

Mid July

https://cascade.org › rides-events › seattle-portland-2024

Seattle to Portland ride 2024 - cascade.org

Event Description. The Kaiser Permanente Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic presented by Alaska Airlines is a 206-mile

jmowreader

(50,589 posts)
10. I can't ride that far in two days
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 07:18 PM
Mar 11

I could do it in five, but not two. A century is a no-shit bike trip, and they do two in two days?

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