Napanee and Back. Oct. 26, 2011.

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North Kingston route approximate. Bikemap.net is a nightmare to make accurate in this area.

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Approximate location: One of the original milestones is here, and a sign notes the road opened in 1837, as a toll route.

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Babcock Mill. http://www.loyalisttownship.ca/discover-babcockmill "100 Bridge Street, Odessa Built in 1856 this historic mill is a must see when visiting Odessa. The mill combined woolen factory, grist, planning and saw milling operations. It has been restored as a fully operational water-powered mill and park site. "

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"Babcock Hall"? an outsized residence, as big as a 4-room school. Two-storeys, red brick, in good repair and for sale.

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Traffic circle or "roundabout". Rare in these parts and fairly new.

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Approximately here: a well-dented racing stock car is parked in the grass. This photographed well, I have seen the b&w negative and it is worth printing.

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My destination: an appointment with my nose specialist doctor, who moved his practice to Napanee.

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Approximate location of Avril Lavigne's pizza shop. My lunch stop. Pizza sub-standard and inexpensive. Link [see first item]: http://www.niemegker.de/napanee-ontario.htm

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North wind continued with steady rain and approximately 7C.

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Cold rain continued. Fresh, finely crushed limestone made a slurpy grey slurry, which soon covered my bike and shoe covers.

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Riding in mud, with a cold, steady rain, received cell-call from Amnesty International. Rather than have them call back, I asked them to continue taking my monthly money and not call back.

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West end of Switzerville Road: narrow, tree-lined, gravel. Almost like a rail-trail. Interesting old farms in various states of dilapidation.

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"Downtown Switzerville" Intersting old building: Link: http://www.loyalisttownship.ca/discover-profileswitzerville "This community was named after Peter Switzer in 1790. In 1820 a simple frame meeting house was built for 40 local Methodists and this building was used as the first Canada conference of Methodists in 1828."

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Paved shoulder here, nice and wide.

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Location from [fuzzy] memory: "Rosies"s Rodeo and Roast". A ten-foot long, six-feet high pink concrete pig is out front, near the road. Apparently the site of an annual Harley-Davidson riders' gathering. Warning: Pictures on the linked page contain tattoo content. http://www.chaeron.com/sightings/rosies99_memories.htm

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Paved road. Wide, with paved shoulder, a bit boring.

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Road narrows and becomes more interesting.

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Road very narrow, tarred gravel.

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Flat area, with mix of rural residential, farms, and Sopranos-esque waste-disposal businesses.

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Encountered first frozen precipitation of Fall 2011. THe soiund in the woods was as if lentils were falling from the sky.

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Boring, paved, wide road. Paved shoulder A-OK.

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K&P rail trail crosses road here.

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K&P Trail. Excellent. Smooth gravel.

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K&P Trail. Location approximate.

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Newest K&P bridge, opened August 2011.

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K&P Trail Eastern [and southern] trailhead.

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Urban worm-hole, 100 metres of sidewalk.

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Urban wormhole #2: foot path between subdivisions.

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Urban wormhole #3: city footpath between streets.