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 →
My goals for today were to visit the Massachusetts State Capitol and to stop past the fraternity where I lived for four years in college. I expect this to be my last one million plus city for a while, so … Continue reading →
Today I made a quick visit to Rhode Island. Enough to stop by the capitol and see the highest point in the state but not much else. Still had a few steep climbs but overall easier than yesterday. The morning … Continue reading →
I saw two bears today. Otherwise great riding with a forest trail and small roads with little steep hills. I expected today to have some climbing with a long climb in the morning and a bunch of short climbs in … Continue reading →
Today, I added Hartford to the list of state capitols. Half of the ride was along some nice bicycle paths. The other half was various streets. It was occasionally interesting to figure out the route. This was the first turn … Continue reading →
A shorter ride today as I crossed over via ferry from Long Island to bicycle along the Connecticut shore to New Haven I was ~10 miles from the ferry terminal. There is a 7:30 am ferry and a 9:00 am … Continue reading →