Today was a day for cycling southbound roughly parallel to Lake Champlain. I wasn’t ever very close to the shore, but instead over and along hills along the lake. Again I was fortunate with mostly small back roads. I started … Continue reading →
It rained last night and rain is expected tonight. Fortunately dry cycling today. The weather and difficulty finding motels online made for a shorter ride today. I saw a variety of road conditions yesterday afternoon and today. Coming into Barre/Montpelier … Continue reading →
Today was a beautiful day of cycling through Vermont ending at the State Capitol in Montpelier. I had picked a route that followed the White River up one drainage and then crossed over to the Winooski River. So I expected … Continue reading →
It was cosy in the cabin last night. Overnight low was reported at 24F about 20F colder than average low temperatures. I waited until 9am to start when it had already warmed up nicely. There was still a wind from … Continue reading →
It was a cold ride today. 45F mid-afternoon but what made it particularly cold was a strong westerly wind. It wasn’t too bad in the woods, but somewhere open it felt cold. There were no other guests at my motel … Continue reading →
Today had some of everything: a train ride, the 8th state capitol, small hilly roads, busy roads and the 10th motel so far owned by a Patel. Last night I fixed the slowly leaking front tire. I also went to … Continue reading →
Today I bicycled to Augusta and the state capitol of Maine. This is the end of the line, so I rode without luggage. In particular, tomorrow I will take Amtrak further south before going across to Concord. Hence, I stayed … Continue reading →
A cold wind from the Northwest, makes me happy this area has trees. Today I made a very easy Sunday ride to Brunswick including stopping in at the LL Bean in Freeport. The fire engine and fire station looked all … Continue reading →
Maine is one of my favorite states. However, the coast south of Portland and US 1 highway are my least favorite parts of Maine. The state becomes more interesting in the small hamlets inland or further up the coast than … Continue reading →
A great cycling day in three states. What I seem to notice most about Massachusetts are the cemeteries and the lawn care people. Perhaps it is because Massachusetts has been around for a while, but I notice more cemeteries in … Continue reading →