Today's trip from Little Falls to Albany, NY was 69 miles. I talked to Gil for awhile.....his 'posterior' was doing "ok" today, considering he has an abscess. They have the Green Mountains in Vermont and the White Mountains in New Hampshire to cross in the next two days, as well as the 12th and 13th state line crossings. That's all I have to pass on. Fortunately, he sent his cliff notes with some more detail of his ride today.
Gil's Cliff Notes (sent 3:25 pm today) Off at 8 AM. Warm but clear blue sky. Beautiful ride up Mohawk Valley. Route paralleled river most of the way with many scenic overlooks. A pretty, lightly rolling ride with less than 1500 ft elevation gain. A piece of cake! Took a number of pictures and some video. Upper New York State impressive. Roads continued to the the best we've encountered. Smooth with wide shoulders. It certainly makes it easier. Ate lunch at a little town near the 54 mile mark. Nice shady deck. Good burgers. Helped Randy repair 2 flat tires - my good deed for the day. His rear tire blew out just before lunch. Then no more than 20 yards down the road his front tire went. Then while eating lunch we hard this "bang". Randy moaned and sure enough it was his bike and his front tire. The tire had a cut in the side and the tube had done an aneurysm and blown. Got into Albany, Quality Inn at 2:20 PM. Nice hotel. Business office with computers, fridge in room as well. My laundry is out back on a picnic table with other cyclists' clothing drying in the sun. Shouldn't take long. It is in the nineties and we were happy to arrive at the hotel.
Today's trip from Little Falls to Albany, NY was 69 miles. I talked to Gil for awhile.....his 'posterior' was doing "ok" today, considering he has an abscess. They have the Green Mountains in Vermont and the White Mountains in New Hampshire to cross in the next two days, as well as the 12th and 13th state line crossings. That's all I have to pass on. Fortunately, he sent his cliff notes with some more detail of his ride today.
Gil's Cliff Notes (sent 3:25 pm today) Off at 8 AM. Warm but clear blue sky. Beautiful ride up Mohawk Valley. Route paralleled river most of the way with many scenic overlooks. A pretty, lightly rolling ride with less than 1500 ft elevation gain. A piece of cake! Took a number of pictures and some video. Upper New York State impressive. Roads continued to the the best we've encountered. Smooth with wide shoulders. It certainly makes it easier. Ate lunch at a little town near the 54 mile mark. Nice shady deck. Good burgers. Helped Randy repair 2 flat tires - my good deed for the day. His rear tire blew out just before lunch. Then no more than 20 yards down the road his front tire went. Then while eating lunch we hard this "bang". Randy moaned and sure enough it was his bike and his front tire. The tire had a cut in the side and the tube had done an aneurysm and blown. Got into Albany, Quality Inn at 2:20 PM. Nice hotel. Business office with computers, fridge in room as well. My laundry is out back on a picnic table with other cyclists' clothing drying in the sun. Shouldn't take long. It is in the nineties and we were happy to arrive at the hotel.
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Glad to hear your rear is improving. Only a few more days to go. What a great accomplishment! We're looking forward to any photos/video clips you may have at the reunion. Way to go!!
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