Today I left Manhattan, cycled through urban streets, a good stretch of “service road” along I-495 and then local roads of varying pleasantness… Yesterday I hemmed and hawed trying to figure out whether to go out Long Island or along … Continue reading →
The goal for today was to get to New York City, Times Square in particular. The first 31 miles were in suburban New Jersey, a lot of it along NJ 27. Now I wouldn’t describe NJ 27 as a place … Continue reading →
Today I reached another State Capitol, this time Trenton, New Jersey. Otherwise had an easy day of cycling to end at a friend’s house near Princeton. I also tried a few parts of the D&R canal. 13 miles of mixed … Continue reading →
The theme for today was crossing Philadelphia. While I still expect to be in urban/suburban areas for a while, I did make it into and out of the center of America’s sixth largest city today. Overall, navigation worked fairly well. … Continue reading →
Today I added Dover as my second state capitol. Otherwise a not very difficult day with a variety of landscapes. Delaware is not a very big state, but still enough to spend two days cycling. Smyrna is 10 miles from … Continue reading →
I saw a variety of Delaware roads today. Some beautiful country lanes, some residential subdivisions and some busy highways with mostly reasonable shoulders. I also saw a little too much of the Hatem Bridge due to an oversight I made… … Continue reading →
Highlights for today were crossing Baltimore and cycling 30 miles along a busy highway in the rain. While it might have been tempting to take a rain day, I’m happy to have gotten in the ride today. In particular, I … Continue reading →
Today the ride started with a visit to Annapolis. It was almost ideal cycling weather, cool around 50F to 60F. It wasn’t a very difficult route, with about 2300 ft climbed but after 58 miles I was ready to stop. … Continue reading →
The photo above is at the US Capitol, which I consider the start of the trip. It is cold and raining and not particularly pleasant, but nice to get a start. Tomorrow the weather forecast is for more rain, but … Continue reading →
A shout out to my father who celebrates his birthday on the day I departed Austin. The photo below was taken in Ontario in 1997 when I was cycling across Canada. My parents came up from Vermont and joined me … Continue reading →