It is wonderful to ride for hours a day with Gloria. She can talk the entire way as she motors along never short of breath. Well, almost the entire way. This evening as we entered the town of Albion - our stop point - her second battery died. She was a little winded but stoically … Continue reading D15 NE Close Contacts →

We spent the Sabbath watching conference and visiting the Joseph Smith family farm and the sacred grove - it was an uplifting day.

Most women would be thrilled to be taken on any of the following trips: Beach time in Rehoboth, lunch in Manhattan (ok, sort of the Bronx), or seeing the autumn leaves in upstate New York. Maybe most would prefer doing it by car and likely my wife would too, but she has endured by my … Continue reading D13 NE Wedded Vows →

At about mile 45 each day, you stop and ask yourself why ride. With 15 - 25 miles left to go, your butt wants a new owner and your thighs feel like someone has pounded them, you need a reason to continue. Gloria doesn't ask that question because she has chosen to be with me. … Continue reading D12 NE Why Ride →

First a confession. We ate at McDonalds tonight. It was the only thing, other than a gas station, within walking distance of the motel. I don't even remember the last time I ate at McD's and that's likely because it was completely unmemorable. Likely it will be a long time before we eat there again … Continue reading D11 NE Amazing Erie →

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 →