Shots fired in parking lot of Lakewood apartment, cops say nj1015.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nj1015.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Following the Underground Railroad Route By Bicycle Megan Spurrell
, an online platform and community for avid cyclists. When his coffee shop of the same name closed due to the pandemic, he headed out on an epic bicycle trip to close that chapter in his life. He just completed the 42-day, 2,200-mile ride along a historic Underground Railroad route. Below, Cedeño tells us about the journey.
One of the things I wanted to do was pay homage to freedom seekers and people that traveled this same route prior to me. I started in New Orleans, but the route I followed from Adventure Cycling association actually starts in Mobile, Alabama. Obviously, the Underground Railroad had so many routes, but this particular one follows an old song [ Follow the Drinkin Gourd ] that was sung on plantations. It was the GPS on how to escape to freedom. The song literally says you follow the banks of the Tennessee River, that connects to the Ohio River, and then continue following the N