Four weeks on the road, though I am still east of where I started in Washington DC. If you look at a relief map from Wikipedia (below), yesterday I passed the skinniest part of that gap in the hills/mountains. Today … Continue reading →
Today was a nice ride almost entirely on the trail. Four miles were unpaved and the rest paved. I find the paved sections with bumpy tree routes to be slower than the gravel parts. Amsterdam has a steep hill with … Continue reading →
A shorter easier ride today with two distinct parts. The first half was cycling across suburban Albany to Schenectady. The second half was on trails along the river/canal. There weren’t too many hotel choices and the weather forecast suggested afternoon … Continue reading →
I reached another State Capitol today, the 10th of the trip. It was a much flatter ride as I was parallel to the Hudson Canal and there weren’t many small hills along the side. It was a pretty ride and … Continue reading →
The two halves from today’s ride were different. The route map suggested ~1800ft of climb in the first 26 miles and only ~600ft in the last 24 miles. The initial climbs were daunting, though a combination of a tailwind and … Continue reading →
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 →