Today would complete our crossing of the Adirondack Mountains, and return us nearly to sea-level. But even when going “downhill”, we still managed to do more climbing than any day since we left Chicago, and more than our days where we actually climbed up into the Adirondacks! Morning revealed that the incessant stake-hammering from our… Read more…

Now fully on top of the Adirondack plateau, we had a relatively flat morning of cool forest riding, and that inspired Rett to put the pedal(s) down and fly through the first fifteen miles without a stop before 90 minutes had passed. A tough 400 foot climb brought and end to the flattish, and took… Read more…

Temperature at our wakeup was 48 deg F, I guess that’s the way of noting that we’re up in the mountains! It was another quiet and peaceful night; we’re getting spoiled here, this was the second night in a row where we were “camping”, but had the whole place to ourselves. Ash and Benjamin met… Read more…

38.5 mi / 10.1 mph / 1349 ft. climbingHome: Camp Benjamin We awoke after a quiet night to see the Erie Canal’s Lock 21 in use a couple times! The first was so silent and fast that the boat had been raised nearly the full 26 feet by the rising water before I even realized… Read more…

Ken broke the routine in honor of our departure, getting up early to make a hearty breakfast for us, including the traditional Daddy Biscuits. The time spent with family has been fulfilling and restoring, so much so that it feels like we might have screwed up a bit by mashing the time with my parents… Read more…