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Country girl to city slicker--some things don't change

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Country girl to city slicker--some things don't change

I moved to Santa Cruz County in 1986 to follow an old dream...moving to the country.  Songs like Jesse Colin Young’s “Ridgetop” and Neil Young’s “Are you ready for the country?” inspired me to search for that rural domicile within commuting distance of my workplace. Sound familiar? What could be better than living in the mountains near the beach in sunny California, surrounded by towering redwoods?

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Local adventures in alternative transportation

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Local adventures in alternative transportation

Not driving solo to work ... we've all heard about it, and maybe considered it, but increasing numbers of folks are actually doing it.

For a few devotees like Detlef Adam, Bike-to-Work Day is every day. For nine years, Adam, an electrician with the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, has commuted on his bicycle from his home in Santa Cruz to his job in Boulder Creek.

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