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NYC Finally Gets What It Deserves: A Bike Sharing Program

London's bright blue Barclay's bikes

It may not be the most bike-friendly city in the world, but New York, NY has more than deserved a bike sharing option for years now. Finally, it's getting one!

As with anything involving NYC, there's good news and bad news. The good news is that the city has chosen Alta to run the program, a company that already successfully operates the bike sharing in Washington DC, Montreal, Melbourne and Boston. Further awesome news is that the bike share will be massive, with 10,000 bikes at 600 stations ranging from the Upper West Side to the gentrifying parts of Brooklyn.

Now, for the bad news: we've got to wait until summer 2012 to enjoy the first cycles, and there'll be a $100 annual membership fee involved. As with other bike sharing, you've also got to pay for the time you use with the exception of a free first half hour.

Now for the important question: what color will the bikes be? Hm hm hm?!

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How To Get Tickets To The 2011 U.S. Open (It's Not Too Late)

The U.S. Open is already underway in Flushing Meadows, but that doesn't mean it's too late to get tickets.

Ticket packages are sold out, but there are still individual tickets available to both the Arthur Ashe Stadium and the Louis Armstrong Stadium at USTA.USOpen.org, via Ticketmaster.

Tickets range in price from $20- $620 for Ashe Stadium and from $110 - $170 for Louis Armstrong Stadium. Most of the General Admission tickets are sold out, but there are still some tickets available in both stadiums depending on the day. The weekend matches are in highest demand but if you have a flexible schedule and can attend on a weekday, you will likely still be able to get tickets in one of the stadiums.

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Tweet of the Week: A New York Times Writer Takes on Cross-Country Cycling

We love Tuesdays. Why, you ask? Because the day brings many travel tips and quips as "Travel Tuesday" on Twitter, and we're going to share our favorite with you. Got an avid travel twitterer we should follow? Let us know.

There is a man out there right now, biking cross-country not on a motorcycle but on a regular road bike. Yes, we know people do this all the time, but this instance is special. The man is Bruce Weber (@NYTBruceWeber) and as you can probably tell from his Twitter handle, he's a writer at the New York Times.

His usual area of expertise at the NYT is obituaries, as we can see from his online archive, but lately he's been pursuing his passion of cycling (and writing about it) and making the long journey for the second time in his life.

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An Up-Close, Exclusive Look at London's Olympic White Water Rafting Course

It's almost exactly one year before the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics and what am I doing? Well, squeezing my butt into a wetsuit is the short answer, but the long answer is heading out on the manmade rapids that comprise the Lee Valley White Water Centre just outside of London, for a sampling of what the Olympians will be going through this time next year, and what the adventurous public can experience now.

Did you ever go to an amusement park with little rides for kids that involved a blue track of shallow water with a slow current that lazily propelled round floating rafts until time was up? The Lee Valley White Water Centre is that, for adults, times a zillion, with the addition of major adrenaline rush.

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Tis the Season for 'Moonbows' at Yosemite National Park

There’s rainbows and even double rainbows, but have you ever seen or heard about the elusive moonbow? Well, it’s kind of the same thing but instead of needing sun and rain droplets, moonbows develop thanks to moonlight reflecting off bits and pieces of the wet stuff during the night. This might not be something you can see everywhere, but if you want to go hunting for one Yosemite National Park is one place where to start.

The park is a good spot to begin your moonbow hunt, as here the park’s waterfalls provide the perfect amount of mist and water to allow moonbows to flourish on a moon-lit evening. Park officials report that the best time to see the phenomenon is during the spring and summer season, so if you’re still planning your summer national park road trip, add this spot to the list.

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No Sweat in the City If You Rent an Electric Bike from Hertz London

We know that there's plenty of spots to score a rental bike, rental car, or electric rental car, but there really haven't been too many options when it comes to finding and borrowing an electric rental bike. Hertz is about to change that, as they're moving from providing four-wheeled transportation options to two-wheeled as well.

In response to London's mission to turn the city into one of the leading electric vehicle destinations in the world, Hertz has begun to offer up some electric bikes for one and all from their Marble Arch branch in the city. Just £20 will get you access to a bike for the whole day, and not having to pedal your way around the city will probably be quite handy during the warm summer months.

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Get Nude in New York During the 'World Naked Bike Ride' This Saturday

It's an event that's as sacred to the city as the No Pants Subway Ride or PillowFight Day—this Saturday is the infamous event known as World Naked Bike Ride. As the name hints, this gathering of nudists, cyclists, and nudes on cycles does happen in other cities around the world, but as with all things, it's so much better when it happens in the Big Apple.

The official rules are thus: ride a bike and "wear what you wish." And yes, there will be girls as well as guys, enjoying the feel of a sun-heated bicycle seat on their bare bits. Join the group or gawk, starting at 3pm under the Williamsburg Bridge, at 99 South 6th Street, to do some creative body painting and then head out across the city. This is a peaceful ride, a kind of hunger strike-turned-clothing-strike to draw attention to pollution, the environment and cyclist rights.

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Three Father's Day Trip Gifts for Your Outdoorsy Dad

You have less than two weeks left to get dad a Father's Day gift. Avoid going to the mall and picking out yet another tie and treat dear old pops to a vacation. We can help you out with some suggestions for some outdoorsy activities, but it's up to you to book these adventure travel packages before June 19.

Check out three adventure travel deals for dad:

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Five Golf Courses Easily Accessible to Both Fairways and Runways

If you’re looking for something to do between flights—and you always travel with your clubs—there might be a place convenient to both the fairways and the runways. Check out our picks for some of the best golf courses that are like only 10 miles from the airport or less:

· Colwood National Golf Club - PDX
There’s four courses that are within a short cab ride from Portland International Airport, but the easiest to access is Colwood National Golf Club. It’s so close to the airport—as well as the Air National Guard Station—that there are places where you can see the planes taxi and take off.

It’s a full 18-hole course, and this summer playing all the holes will set you back around $30. There are a lot of red-eye flights out of PDX back to the east coast—and beyond—so we recommend hitting up one of their twilight specials before heading to the airport. On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays it's just $9 to play 8-holes as long as you begin after 3:00pm.

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Hidden London: Walking the Regent's Canal Towpath to the River Thames

London is a city that lends itself well to bipedal exploration, whether via itinerated walking tour or aimless wandering. Of the many routes visitors can traverse, the Regents Canal towpath is not a particularly pretty or popular one among tourists. The canal itself is littered, its waters a muddy blue-green, the trail often buzzing on weekends as cyclists and walkers compete for territorial dominance.

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Why You'll Need to Bring Pepper Spray on Your Next Visit to Yellowstone

Spring has sprung in national parks across the country, but if you’re heading out into the wilderness just remember one thing. All the critters and creatures are also excited about the warmer weather, and they’re also kind of hungry after being cooped up indoors for the entire winter.

In Yellowstone National Park, the bears have started to come out of their dens, and they’re eager to snag a few pick-a-nick baskets or whatever us humans leave lying around the park. Officials say that loads of snow has forced the bears to stay put a little longer than usual, but they’re on the loose now and they really want a snack or two.

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Bixi Bike Share Arrives in Toronto Just in Time for Summer

We can’t get enough of different cities and their bike sharing programs. London and Boston are just two of the latest towns to get their two-wheeled act together in the last couple of years, and earlier this month Toronto joined the pedal powered party.

Canada’s largest city added around 1,000 bikes thanks to a little bit of assistance from around 80 different stations in and about the downtown area. The Public Bike System Company is behind the city’s new shipment of velocipedes, but for those looking to simply score a cheap ride it’s better known as Bixi. This is the same kind of system that’s already in use in spots like Montreal and Washington, DC, so it might look kind of similar—and that’s a good thing.

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