The Erie Canal Trail is significantly different compared to the Hudson Valley Empire State Trail. Some of the communities along the ECT have truly embraced the idea of bicyclist coming through - and stopping - in their towns. From the 5 or so parties of long distance cyclist we saw just today, that's likely a … Continue reading D10 NE Still Good →

Everyday we get up early (at least by our usual time), get on the road quickly, and hope to arrive at our destination. It never happens. We pound through the first 30 - 40 miles in good form and quite quickly. Then stuff starts happening. Like I have to be on a zoom meeting. I … Continue reading D9 NE New Way →

Who is this Hudson guy? We crossed his river after leaving Poughkeepsie this morning. We pedalled up his valley. We are staying in a town named after him. He has a huge bay in Canada named after him. When I went to First Nation pow wows in Canada, one of the most prized giveaways was … Continue reading D8 NE Long but Lovely →

Having a year or more worth of geometry in high school is too much geometry. However, most people, having had that much geometry, would recognize that traveling along three sides of a rectangle is a lot further than traveling along one side. Apparently, my geometry teacher wasn't very good. It appears the people that built … Continue reading D6 NE City Escape →

Liberty Park and the Statue Miraculously, and literally answers to prayers, we woke, plugged in the batteries - at least 2 of the 3 - and the bike worked. Draining the water out of the "dry" bags we used for the batteries, and running the blow dryer most of the night, helped. We were on … Continue reading D5 NE Center of the World →

It was one of those storms that sitting in your kitchen, sipping cocoa, you stare out the window and say simply - wow! That is one really powerful storm. We were sitting, but without cocoa and on the wrong side of the window. There was very little left dry by the time we arrived at … Continue reading D4 NE Water World →

Where NOT to stay in Newark DE You could likely just read the reviews on Expedia (which I didn't), but I'll save you the trouble - don't stay at the Baymont in Newark, DE. It wasn't terrible, but when you check in and the clerk says they can't serve breakfast because they are short staffed, … Continue reading D3 NE Gritty Grind →

Good thing it was Red Roof "Plus" The Red Roof Inn in northern Baltimore necessitated our buying an air freshener. Fortunately, the dog barking in the nearby room stopped before I found antifreeze for it. The Inn was a little rough but we look pretty rough after a day on the bikes. The drain in … Continue reading D2 NE Rural Ride →

We were up early - at least by mountain standard time - and out the door by 0836 EST. The door, was attached to my brother-in-law's (Sal) and sister's (Colleen) condo in Rehoboth Beach, DE. They not only graciously let us use it for 4 days, to get ourselves sorted out and bikes put together, … Continue reading D1 NE Urban Adventure →