jprines76Jul 24, 20192 min read We reach the endJuly 23 Day 52 3860 miles This is our last day. It is with mixed emotions that we face the reality that this is...
jprines76Jul 22, 20191 min readWe Enter New Hampshire- Our Last StateJuly 22 Day 51 76 miles We rode directly to the Connecticut River and crossed into New Hampshire in the first...
jprines76Jul 21, 20191 min readThen in to VermontJuly 21 Day 50 75 miles Today we rode into New England! That is, Vermont, to be more specific. We rode over the...
jprines76Jul 20, 20192 min readAlong the Mohawk RiverJuly 20 Day 49 76 miles We crossed the Mohawk River first thing in the morning and then rode along the river for...
jprines76Jul 19, 20191 min readFollowing the Erie CanalJuly 19 Day 48 80 miles There was a fairly level route today through farm country of Upper New York. I had one flat...
jprines76Jul 18, 20191 min readThe Finger Lakes of New YorkJuly 18 Day 47 70 miles We are riding straight east over the top of the New York Finger Lakes. It is dry today,...
jprines76Jul 17, 20191 min readRainy Day in Upstate New YorkJuly 17 Day 46 90 miles Rainy weather was expected, and arrived. We rode in a steady rain most of a long day...
jprines76Jul 16, 20191 min readSidetrip to Niagara FallsJuly 16 Rest Day We got a van ride to Niagara Falls for our rest day, and spent the morning exploring. We had good weather and...
jprines76Jul 15, 20191 min readThrough the Vineyards of PennsylvaniaJuly 15 Day 44 96 miles The route today followed the Lake Erie shore, along vineyards and farms, with occasional...
jprines76Jul 14, 20191 min readWe Have a Day and a Night in Pennsylvania July 14 Day 43 100 miles We were able to continue on back roads with light traffic almost all the way to Erie, PA,...
jprines76Jul 13, 20191 min readTo Youngstown with More of Michael's TribeJuly 13 Day 42 89 miles We were joined this morning by Bill, who runs the local bike shop. He gave us some pointers on...
jprines76Jul 12, 20191 min readOhio Hill CountryJuly 12 Day 41 104 miles The weather has been blissfully cooler, topping out at about 80, and with less humidity as...
jprines76Jul 11, 20191 min readOhio is Our Ninth State on the RouteJuly 11 Day 40 106 miles We are having slightly more temperate days. There was a little fog as we left Richmond...
jprines76Jul 10, 20191 min readThrough Knightstown IndianaJuly 10 Day 39 74 miles We left Indianapolis under cloudy skies, competing with traffic on suburban streets....
jprines76Jul 9, 20191 min readIndianapolis Rest DayJuly 9 Rest Day We are all glad for a rest day. It gives us a chance to clean and oil the bikes, buy supplies, get...
jprines76Jul 8, 20192 min readThe Indianapolis Speedway and the Velodrome July 8 Day 37 65 miles We rode a zig zag path to Indianapolis, via the Indy Speedway, and later, the Indy bicycle...
jprines76Jul 7, 20191 min readWe Enter the Eastern Time ZoneJuly 7 Day 36 81 miles We had fairly flat riding all day, through more cornfields and towns. Mid-day we crossed the...
jprines76Jul 6, 20191 min readBack Riding Flatlands into Champaign, ILJuly 6 Day 35 99 miles Today, at last, we have left the big hills behind us ( at least until Ohio). This made it a...
jprines76Jul 6, 20191 min readSpringfield Illinois July 5 Day 34 106 miles We started out on the Illinois border, riding east to Springfield the capital most famous...
jprines76Jul 4, 20191 min readWe Cross the Mississippi River on the Fourth of JulyJuly 4 Day 33 90 miles Our last day of riding in Missouri was much like the days before. The temperature hit...
