{"id":946,"date":"2021-06-10T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T19:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?p=946"},"modified":"2021-08-19T07:41:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T11:41:16","slug":"rails-and-rail-trails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?p=946","title":{"rendered":"Rails and Rail Trails"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Planes and cars and bikes and boats<br>These things will all take you to places remote<br>And if you&#8217;ve a minute, I&#8217;ll now you regale<br>A journey once taken, by rails and rail trails\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1243-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1243-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1243-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1243-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1243-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1243-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1243-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A chug and a choo, a woot and a clang<br>All now make way for the oncoming train!<br>&#8220;Step up, this way sir &#8211; you&#8217;ll notice in back&#8221;<br>&#8220;A bay and some bungees, fix your bike to that rack!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li 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