I left my cousin Bill’s place in mid-morning. The GPS showed a route that was convoluted and long. I looked at the map and decided to ride up Transit Rd. from E. Amherst, NY, and head straight north to intersect with the Eire Canal Trail at Lockport, NY. This turned out to be an excellent decision. Transit Rd. is a heavily trafficked road, but there is an ample shoulder and the bike lane is pleasant enough riding. I arrived at the canal in about ten miles (16 km).
The next fifty miles of riding was on a gravel trail. The surface was actually very good and made for easy riding. The day was fine for riding; scattered clouds, warm, and, most importantly, not windy.
I decided to find a hotel for the evening, I was starting to feel dehydrated and overheated. In Brockport, NY, the first hotel I found was full and I snagged a room in the second one, their last room. Lady Luck was with me. The room was on the first floor, a big plus when you have an 85 pound (39 kg) bicycle.
Tomorrow’s weather looks good, but I’m not certain about the future. Hurricane Florence is wreaking havoc in the south and I suspect she will come up north to dump some rain. We’ll see.
Thanks for following along.
You timed your last big adventure to arrive at Nearfest and eat all available hamburgers. Can you do this again on October 12?
We could tell stories about 300 and 1200 baud modems…..
Rich
hi dennis-
its been interesting hearing about your biketrip
how far do you have to go now?
vermont is somewhere on the horizon?
peace***philip
Been following along daily. I guess I’m now living vicariously through your exploits. I remember last year you ended up doing a AAA ad after your accident. This year I reckon T-Mobile won’t be contacting you anytime soon! LOL.