An easy ride today, mostly on bike trails with a short stretch of less traveled country roads. I took my time starting out. Partially because breakfast was at 6:30 and also because I expected a shorter ride. Over breakfast I … Continue reading →
Several things went better today than yesterday: One photo of Canton intersection leaving. If you look carefully on the light pole across are two yellow pedestrian buttons but also notice: no crosswalk, no sidewalk and no lights to tell pedestrians … Continue reading →
Today was a day for little Ohio roads. If it weren’t for Strava recording the twists and turns, I wouldn’t remember them. A lot of short micro-hills, just long enough to take extra energy but not more. I expected this … Continue reading →
Most of today was cycling along the Western Reserve Greenway, a paved rail trail that heads south from Ashtabula. After the last few days along Lake Erie, this was a pleasant and quiet ride. Early morning departure on the back … Continue reading →
Made it to Ohio today. Not far across the border, but happy to be in the state where I’ll find my next capitol. Today was a day for crossing Erie and mostly riding the same road parallel to Lake Erie. … Continue reading →
Made it just across the border into Pennsylvania. All day was following the same road (NY5/PA5) as it went along Lake Erie. There were a few small places (Silver Creek, Dunkirk, Westfield) but I was more surprised at how little … Continue reading →
My goal for today was to reach Lake Erie. Along the way, I had to cross a large orangish blob on my maps labeled “Buffalo”. As cities go, this wasn’t too difficult as my mapping programs do a reasonable job … Continue reading →
Today I cycled past Rochester along the Erie Canal and then headed more South West. The Erie canal continues on a rough circle more northwest before coming into Buffalo. The last bits also have more gravel sections. I decided to … Continue reading →
The name of this town is pronounced with a “c” as in “circus”. It took 20 miles but I found a clerk who clarified that is the first “c”. This morning I met Ron and Tina who were checking out … Continue reading →
New York State has done a good job with the Erie Canal. It also seems to be popular with bicycle tourists. This morning there were two at breakfast in my motel. This evening, the motel told me there was a … Continue reading →