Today I reached Springfield (at last!) and another capitol. I also sheltered from the rain twice including a tornado warning. However, I am getting ahead of myself so lets start from the beginning… I was carefully watching the air quality … Continue reading →
Hooray, nice to reach my next state capitol. It has taken 15 days of riding the Erie Canal, Lake Erie shoreline and ETOT since Albany so nice to reach this point. The first two thirds of today were easy cycling … 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →